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    • Today in History: October 18, U.S. gets Alaska

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago was officially opened (it could ...

    • Ethnic Karen rebels attack key town in eastern Myanmar

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      Rebels belonging to Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority have launched an anti-government offensive in a rare effort to seize a town in the eastern part of the country, the guerrillas and military ...