Asif Haroon Raja The US obsession for North Waziristan (NW) started in early2010. It was described as the major problem area for the ISAF where supposedly theentire leadership of al-Qaeda including Osama bin Laden (OBL) was headquarteredand involved in cross border terrorism. After the emasculation of al-Qaeda anddeath of OBL, threat perception suddenly shifted towards Haqqani Network (HN).It was all ...

HAARP is a congressionally initiated programme jointly managed by US Air Force and US Navy. The programme’s purpose is to provide a research facility to conduct pioneering experiments in ionospheric phenomenon and to assess the potential for developing ionospheric enhancement technique for communication and surveillance uses. Ever since the existence of HAARP became public, a number of independent researche ...

Professor Ali Sukhanver Sometimes silence becomes a serious crime whether it is on the part of the crushed ones or on the part of those who claim to be the caretakers of the crushed ones. Sometimes a long silence pops up into the form of a disastrous protest and a catastrophic reaction ultimately giving birth to a large scale bloodshed and massacre. Same is the etymology of the Naxalite movement in India. " ...

Ian Sample and James Randerson Named after Peter Higgs, an Edinburgh University physicist, the Higgs boson is crucial to understanding the origin of mass. Shortly after the big bang, it is thought that many particles had no mass, but became heavy later on thanks to the Higgs field. Any particles that interact with this field are given mass. The Higgs boson is the signature particle of the field. What exactl ...

By Derek Reveron There are roughly 900 days to go until NATO plans to shift responsibility for combat operations to Afghan forces in December 31, 2014. This is a long time and the timetable could shift through progress or frustration, but the force that will assume the lead for combat is being built today. While there is a steady stream of bad news coming from Kabul--corruption, the insider threat, and hero ...

Akiva Eldar American business magnate Sheldon Adelson.Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson reportedly is attempting to influence the results of the upcoming U.S. election in accordance with what he believes is Israel's interest. Adelson’s moves remind me of a joke sometimes told in Washington: A few days before the elections, President Obama invites the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to the White ...

For 22 years this contested region has endured a regime of torture and disappeared civilians. Now a local laywer is discovering their unmarked graves and challenging India's abuses Cathy Scott-Clark   One sodden evening in April 2010, an Indian army major from the 4 Rajputana Rifles arrived at a remote police post where the mountains gather in a half-hitch around Kashmir, India's northernmost state. Major O ...

Andy Murray suffered more grand slam final heartbreak as Roger Federer ended Britain's hopes of a first home men's singles champion at Wimbledon for 76 years. Murray was the first British player to reach this final since Bunny Austin in 1938, two years after Fred Perry's last title, and he looked on course for a stunning victory when he won the opening set. Murray was on top for much of the second set as we ...