The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program has several important international partners. Despite design problems with stealth capability, the production of battle-ready aircraft has begun. Israel, Turkey, Italy and Australia have made the largest purchase commitment at this time. Find out more, in the final part of Environmental Graffiti’s three-article series taking an in-depth look... »
After the U.S. initiation of hostilities in Iraq in 2003, Washington’s focus shifted away from the conflict in Afghanistan. Until recently, U.S. policy focused on winning the war in Iraq while securing an apparent coalition victory in Afghanistan. Although this policy yielded positive results in Iraq, it led to drift and a series of... »
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) Satellite imagery to monitor illegal constructions, authoritative translation of colonial-era Portuguese laws into English and stricter implementation of the doctrine of separation of powers are some of the recommendations made by the Goa law commission. Speaking to reporters in Panaji Wednesday, the commission’s chairman Ramakant Khalap said that the commission had... »
U.S. ground-based missile interceptors could take down a long-range North Korean missile before it reaches the U.S. mainland, an official of the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday, as American satellite imagery spotted suspected activity at a ballistic missile site in the North. “I believe we have a reasonable chance” of an intercept, Charles McQueary,... »
SEOGWIPO, South Korea — South Korea and Thailand criticized North Korea on Sunday, saying the country’s nuclear test threatens world peace and stability and harms efforts to prevent atomic proliferation. The two nations’ leaders discussed Pyongyang’s latest nuclear blast on the sidelines of a summit between South Korea and Southeast Asian countries being... »
The scale of the war damage to the main city in the Swat valley has become clear, as fears are expressed about the humanitarian situation in the region. Taliban rebels were driven out of Mingora on Saturday by Pakistan government troops. The defence secretary says operations in the whole Swat valley region should end in the... »