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 ...

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 ...

By CHRIS LEHOURITES WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Once again, Roger Federer will be playing in the Wimbledon final. For once, it will be against Andy Murray. A few hours after Federer reached his modern era-record eighth final at the All England Club, Murray advanced to his first — and the first for a British man since Bunny Austin in 1938. "There is a lot of pressure and stress around this time of year," said ...

WIKILEAKS has begun publishing more than 2 million emails from the Syrian Government expected to not only embarrass the strife-torn country but also its enemies. Reuters reported that WikiLeaks spokeswoman Sarah Harrison said the emails were from Syrian political figures, government ministries and companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. She read out a statement from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assang ...