I joined National Cadet Corps (NCC) Air Wing, when I was in College. My unit was located at Safderjung Airport. Nestled in the middle of Delhi, the Safderjung Airport was a treasure trove of aviation history. On way to the NCC unit, which housed their gliders, I passed by hangars th...
In a remarkable display of vigilance and efficiency, Hong Kong customs intercepted a staggering 146 kilograms of gold, cunningly concealed within air compressor parts. The seizure, valued at HK$84 million ($10.7 million), occurred at the city’s international airport. Ingenious Concealment Techniques...
Other enclaves are often placed inside the customs, postal or telephone jurisdiction of the surrounding country. Switzerland tolerates a casino in the Italian tax-haven enclave of Campione d’Italia, on condition that Swiss citizens have a daily betting limit. Germany’s village of Büsingen, also...
“When the CIA began what it called an “increased pressure phase” with captured terrorism suspect Abu Zubaida in the summer of 2002, its first step was to limit the detainee’s human contact to just two people. One was the CIA interrogator, the other a psychologist. During the extraordinar...
By 1929, there was deep resentment against Americans for their roles in censoring the press, collecting customs duties, being the distributor of essentials like food and medicine, and for forcing a new constitution upon the Haitians which. Uprisings were commonplace, including a 1918 guerrilla war...
She took advantage of a government scheme in which anybody could buy a brand new taxi in affordable instalments. She bought herself a yellow cab and drove to Islamabad airport every morning to pick up passengers. In a perilous and unpredictable world, Zahida at first kept a gun in the car ...
Other enclaves are often placed inside the customs, postal or telephone jurisdiction of the surrounding country. Switzerland tolerates a casino in the Italian tax-haven enclave of Campione d’Italia, on condition that Swiss citizens have a daily betting limit. Germany’s village of Büsingen, also...