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 ...

Joyeeta Bhattacharjee Lieutenant General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan's appointment as the new Chief of Bangladesh Army on June 25 has evoked a keen interest in India and elsewhere. There are two reasons for this interest in an other-wise routine succession--General Bhuiyan succeeded General Abdul Mobeen on his retirement. General Bhuiyan, an Infantry officer, can play a key role in the next general elections likely ...

Olivia Olarte-Ulherr Have you ever found yourself lost inside a large shopping mall or campus premises without an idea as to where you are and no one to guide you? Worry no more. Finding your way around unfamiliar establishments would in future be as easy as clicking images, as discovered by an Emirati student at the Khalifa University. Buti Mohammad Al Delail, 21, a recent graduate of Computer Engineering ...