It surely is comforting to know that the Parliamentary Committee on National Security has called for the parliamentary oversight of the operations of intelligence agencies. The issue of the missing persons that continues to linger is one of the sore points behind the demand. It has been proposed ...

Dinshaw MistryNorth Korea is preparing to launch a satellite in the coming days to coincide with the 100th birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung. Its satellite carrying rocket is based on a long-range missile, and world leaders have urged Pyongyang to scrap the launch, stating that it violates UN ...

GENEVA (AFP) - Major private security firms, including some operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Tuesday signed up to a US and British-backed code of conduct aimed at preventing abuse and excess violence. Diplomats and company executives said the international but voluntary code is designed to ...