Politics

WASHINGTON—Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries […] […]

A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said, and he did not rule out that Wikileaks founder Julian […] […]

In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the “junior partner” of the US, irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis […] […]

CANBERRA has announced sweeping new sanctions against Iran — among the most severe ever — to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. The tough measures unveiled yesterday were directed against Iran’s transport and energy sector and would […] […]

THE US ambassador to Japan will for the first time attend the anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6. The decision by the US to send John Roos to the annual […] […]

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is mired in a diplomatic row over comments made in India about the “export of terror” from Pakistan. Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain accused Mr Cameron of “damaging the prospects of […] […]

By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE Following the leak of thousand of documents relating to the Iraq Afghanistan war, and the subsequent fall-out there-of, should anyone lose their life as a direct result of the information that […] […]

THE FOUNDER of WikiLeaks was forced last night to defend his decision to publish tens of thousands of uncensored intelligence documents. The Times revealed that the names, villages, relatives’ names and even precise GPS locations […] […]

WASHINGTON — In a sign of Congress’ seriousness in passing legislation to shield consumers’ personal Web browsing history and other online information from misuse, members of a key Senate committee on Tuesday questioned representatives of […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran’s decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import. The new government initiative will pay families […] […]