Kosovo Albanian mass grave found under car park in Serbia Belgrade confirms site near Kosovan border believed to contain some 250 victims of Slobodan Milosevic’s reign Julian Borger, diplomatic editor guardian.co.uk An aerial photo of the site of a mass grave in Serbia believed to contain the bodies of 250 ethnic Albanians. Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images The Serbian government today confirmed the discovery of a mass grave containing 250 bodies, believed to be ethnic Albanian victims of atrocities in Kosovo during Slobodan Milosevic’s reign. Serbia‘s war crimes prosecutor, Vladimir Vukcevic, said the grave had been discovered in the village of … Continue reading Mass grave found under car park in Serbia

ROVER’S DIARY: Is the media really free in Pakistan? —Babar Ayaz While the government and the establishment only tries to manipulate journalists, there are many extremist religious and ethnic groups who use intimidating tactics Is the Pakistani media really free? Is the Pakistani media managing its newfound freedom responsibly? Though seldom, honest journalists do indulge in introspection on these questions. In a series of interviews conducted by me for ‘Focus on Pakistani Media’, a programme of TV Southasia, which were also broadcast by a national channel here, I posed this question to some of the senior, credible journalists. By and … Continue reading Is the media really free in Pakistan?

COMMENT: Two faces of fear —Dr Mohammad Taqi We would not apologise for Faisal Shahzad’s actions — for we have stood against his ilk throughout our adult life, while Lieberman’s kind has financed, armed and trained the antecedents of such bigots Senator Joseph Lieberman’s call to violate section 349 (a) (7), of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, smacks of a desire to go back to the days of the Executive Order number 9066. The said order was used by Franklin Roosevelt during the Second World War for internment of the Americans of “Foreign Enemy Ancestry” (AFEAs), predominantly the ethnic … Continue reading Two faces of fear

JI deputy amir booked for beating cop By Imran Hafeez KARACHI: A case has been registered against five members of the Jamat-i-Islami (JI), including its deputy amir, on charges of assaulting the police. The deputy amir, Farooque Naymatullah, who is a former nazim of Gulberg Town’s union council 5, allegedly attacked the Gulberg Town SP at a JI rally on May 9, Sunday. He was arrested along with Sajjad Dara, JI central district amir Syed Muhammad Iqbal, two activists Altamash Khan and Naseem Mughal. According to the Yousuf Plaza police, SP Asim, who was patrolling the area, asked the JI … Continue reading JI mullah booked for beating cop – will Pakistani police still continue to take a soft line with mullahs?

200,000 Facebook fans want me back: Musharraf By Agencies/Jahanzaib Haquetribune.com.pk Former President Musharraf could face trial if he returns to Pakistan. (AFP) Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that he has 200,000 fans on the social networking site Facebook, and they want him to return to Pakistan. In a recent video message addressed to the members of his newly established party – the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML), Musharraf said he believed Pakistan has the potential to progress as a developed and prosperous country, and he promised not to let down his fans. Earlier, Musharraf also lauded his supporters for attempting to hold … Continue reading Facebook fans want me back: Musharraf

Falling through the cracks by Sehar Tariq dawn.com On April 13, Ishfaq Hussain, a second-year student at Aga Khan University committed suicide. No one knows why he died. He left a suicide note but this has been confiscated by the Aga Khan administration. All that is left of this young man is a few news stories. Those seem to be fading fast too because he wasn’t the son of anyone important or the popular guy friendly with savvy internet warriors on his side, fighting to keep his name alive online. As I tried to learn more about the life of … Continue reading Suicide at Aga Khan University

dawn.com ‘Starving yogi’ astounds Indian scientists Indian sadhu Prahlad Jani gives a traditional greeting as he takes part in a press conference at a hospital in Ahmedbad on May 6, 2010. – AFP Sci-Tech Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins AHMEDABAD: An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period. Prahlad Jani spent a fortnight in a hospital in the western India state of Gujarat under constant surveillance … Continue reading ‘Starving yogi’ astounds scientists

The 10 weirdest physics facts, from relativity to quantum physics People who think science is dull are wrong. Here are 10 reasons why. By Tom Chivers telegraph.cco.uk Albert Einstein, who pointed out that the faster you move, the heavier you get Photo: AFP/GETTY The double slit experiment Photo: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The curvature of space-time Photo: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS – ATAMARI Cherenkov radiation in the Argonne nuclear reactor. Photo: ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY The galaxy NGC-1097. A gargantuan black hole forms the eye at the centre Photo: NASA Events in the future can affect what happened in the past Photo: PHILIP HOLLIS Physics … Continue reading 10 weirdest physics facts, from relativity to quantum physics