Connecticut State Police on Saturday released names of the victims from Friday's shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. According to the police all the children killed at the school were between the ages of 5 and 7. Among the students there were 8 boys and 12 girls. The names of the adults, all teachers or staff at the school, were included in the list.  Police said all the victim ...

by Lucinda Marshall     The Sandy Hook massacre isn’t just about the need for gun control laws, it is about a culture that condones the killing of children and teaches children that killing is okay. It is about a country addicted to violence on television and movie screens. It is about cuts in education spending. It is about giving the military free access to our schools where they regale our children with ...

By Lisa Lundquist A newly reported insider, or green-on-blue, attack on a small command post in Afghanistan in October 2011 raises questions about the US military's approach to the security risks posed by Afghan partnering with US troops, as well as the military's reporting on such attacks. The hitherto unreported green-on-blue attack took place on the night of Oct. 8, 2011 at a temporary US tactical comman ...

By Finian Cunningham This story connects far-flung places. Kenya, Malaya, Northern Ireland and now Syria. The one over-arching theme is British counter-insurgency strategy, or more plainly, the use of state terrorism by British forces to achieve political objectives. The story came alive again this week with two seemingly unrelated news developments. First, we learn of deeper involvement of Britain’s milita ...

The ‘World Cup Kabaddi’ Indian men deserve exceptional appreciation  and more award than they got on this unmatchable victory now as the  Sikh Vichar Manch noticed till the end of show on PTC news   Observation by - Sikh Vichar Manch    Before finally ‘World Cup Kabaddi’ Indian men pulling out a hat trick  routing arch rivals (though looked friendly), the Indian and the  organizers were not sure about winni ...

By zaheerul Hssan PAF Air Base and Air Port came under terrorist attack on 15 December, 2012. According to ISPR Pakistan security forces successfully responded and killed five terrorists on the outer parameter. The terrorists failed to enter into the base and airport due to immediate and courageous action of the security forces. However, According to reports, four people have been killed while 42 have been ...

Asif Haroon Raja Afghanistan, one of the poorest nations of the world was crushed by Soviet forces for a decade but in the end had to beat a hasty retreat in utter humiliation. Najibullah left behind to protect Moscow’s interests in post Soviet exit era was brutally killed. The Afghan National Army trained and equipped by Soviet military disintegrated within one year of Soviet departure and got absorbed in ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Renowned Pakistani and Indian media anchors including retired high civil and military officials gathered on December 2, 2012 in New Delhi at a seminar to discuss practical solutions to the bilateral issues like Sir Creek, Siachen, Kashmir dispute etc. under the Aman Ki Asha initiative organised by The Times of India and Pakistan’s Jang Group. The move was part of the Confidence Building Me ...