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Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East
January 27th 2012
By:  poojashah
Categories: News & Politics

By Craig Whitlock
The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other threats.
In response to requests from U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Navy is converting an aging warship [...]

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Why Gingrich would lose in a debate with Obama
January 27th 2012
By:  poojashah
Categories: News & Politics

27 January, 2012
By John Pitney Jr.
Newt Gingrich is basing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, in large part, on one premise: He is the candidate best equipped to debate President Obama.
If he becomes the nominee, Gingrich asserts, he will challenge the president to seven Lincoln-Douglas-style debates, three hours apiece. He says the president’s ego [...]

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Meghalaya, India: Where women rule, and men are suffragettes
January 21st 2012
By:  rakeshmittal
Categories: News & Politics

By BBC
By Timothy Allen
Meghalaya, India
In the small hilly Indian state of Meghalaya, a matrilineal system operates with property names and wealth passing from mother to daughter rather than father to son - but some men are campaigning for change.
When early European settlers first arrived here they nicknamed it "the Scotland of the East" on account [...]

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Pakistan: a political timeline
January 20th 2012
By:  newslink
Categories: News & Politics

Pakistan has alternated between eras of civilian rule and decades under the control of its powerful military.
For just over half of its 64 years of independence, Pakistan has been ruled by its powerful military. Democratically elected governments have struggled to complete their terms, being alternately dismissed by presidents or removed from power by army chiefs.
Indeed, [...]

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India joins war against the virtual world
January 18th 2012
By:  newslink
Categories: News & Politics

Google India, along with 20 other major websites, is facing criminal case for allegedly hosting ‘objectionable content’.
New Delhi, India -  "No country, no continent, no geography, just IDs. It lured people in with promises: of faster communication, of networking, of quicker access to information. And after attracting a critical mass volume, it started wielding its [...]

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Back in bed with Rihanna: Singer seduces fans for second time in new Armani lingerie and jeans campaign
January 17th 2012
By:  larajaitely
Categories: Music, News & Politics

Her lingerie advertising campaign for Armani was voted the sexiest set of 2011 so it’s no surprise to see her back showing off the latest line.
Rihanna is taking her second stab at being the brand’s face and body and is looking as seductive as ever.
The singer showed off a cropped blonde look in her first [...]

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Iceland makes fledgling recovery from its economic meltdown
January 17th 2012
By:  roshansharma
Categories: Others

By Brady Dennis, Published: January 16, 2012
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — On the snowy streets of this capital city, the economic panic of 2008 has mostly faded. The trendy cafes along Laugavegur brim with customers. Restaurant menus feature $40 grilled minke whale and $60 racks of lamb, and hardly a table goes empty. Boozy youths line up [...]

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Why we need to stop SOPA and PIPA
January 17th 2012
By:  rakeshmittal
Categories: News & Politics

Internet and technology experts discuss why current anti-piracy legislation in the US must be stopped.
Cambridge, Mass - SOPA - the Stop Online Piracy Act - and a sister bill, PIPA - the Protect IP Act - seek to minimise the dissemination of copyrighted material online by targeting sites that promote and enable the sharing of [...]

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Is Pakistan heading for disaster in Balochistan?
January 15th 2012
By:  newslink
Categories: News & Politics

Pakistan must end its policy of killings and kidnappings of Baloch people and recognise the importance of the region.
Washington, DC - The behaviour of the powerful elite of Islamabad reminds me of the captain and crew of the RMS Titanic sailing into the night, heading straight towards an iceberg. The civilian, military and judicial authorities [...]

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Nepal begins reintegration of Maoist fighters
January 15th 2012
By:  roshansharma
Categories: News & Politics

Thousands of former fighters will be asked whether they want to join army or accept up to $11,500 to start new lives.
Government monitors have reached seven camps spread across Nepal to begin asking 19,000 former fighters whether they will join the army or leave with cash to start new lives, five years after ending their [...]

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