which hosts diplomats via helicopter pads, was one of the capital's last free communes. "The risk of the capital falling under gang control is palpable," O'Neill said. "There is not a day to lose." ...

gigantic ocean-going passenger ships — or ocean liners — emerged not just as a way to travel, but also as a source of national pride. The age of aviation made these great ships virtually obsolete, ...

Before World War II, this ocean liner carried tourists through the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. The ship was first transformed into a medical ship in 1939 and then into a floating barracks.