In March 1974, a gaunt, uniformed figure walked out of the jungle on Lubang Island in the Philippines and handed over his ...

A Japanese soldier refused to believe WWII was over and hid in the jungle for nearly three decades. Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese Imperial Army intelligence officer who spent 29 years hiding ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Muslim militants have brought a Chinese tourist and a Filipino hotel receptionist to their jungle ...

The formal surrender of Japan was held in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945 — weeks after two atomic bomb blasts brought an end to years of carnage. Emperor Hirohito called on the Japanese to “endure the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on July 30, 2017 shows guerrillas of the New People's Army (NPA) resting among bushes in the Sierra ...

Reporting from Indanan, Philippines — A Norwegian man freed by militants after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines described the ordeal Sunday as “devastating,” carrying a backpack ...