Setting aside considerations of political expediency, India should act to stop the bleeding. If nothing else, the humanitarian crisis demands a response.
North Korea considers Assad's Syria an ally, so it views Donald Trump's decision to strike Syria as a message to Pyongyang as well.
The Sea Tigers seized two fast attack crafts of the Sri Lankan navy and dismantled all the armament including a 23 mm canon and an AGL gun before destroying them.
Security sources believe that the killings may be linked to the island's Tamil separatist conflict.
The Borisoglebsk also launched a successful ballistic missile test on Saturday, hitting a target on Kamchatka, the Defence Ministry said.
The successful launch came after three previous unsuccessful tests.
As many as 2,128 people have been arrested on the second day of a nationwide anti-terror crackdown, police said, adding 48 of them belonged to various militant outfits.
The BrahMos systems for the two ships are estimated to cost Rs 25 billion, making it the world's most expensive anti-ship missile.
Naval gunboats intercepted the Tiger boats leading to the battle, which lasted for six hours, it said.
A powerful House of Representatives committee has voted overwhelmingly to block Dubai Ports World from managing six US ports, moving closer to a showdown with the White House over the deal.
The Sri Lankan Air Force this evening destroyed an artillery gun position of the Tigers at Pooneryn, just south of the Jaffna peninsula.
The White House has ruled out sending Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a key suspect in the attacks at the United States consulate in Benghazi in September 2012, to the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center and asserted that he would be tried through the federal court system.
Diplomats expressed fears that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam could resort to more guerrilla attacks in the coming weeks as the peace process ground to a halt.
Remittances to India have gone up in the festive season of Diwali and Eid despite the Indian rupee gaining in strength.
the Navy exchanged fire with a flotilla of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after the rebels attacked naval gunboats.
North Korea on Monday pledged to give up nuclear weapons and nuclear programs and also return to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and submit to International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
Egyptian police have detained a suspected mastermind behind last month's deadly attacks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, an Interior Ministry official said on Friday.
Some of the Sri Lankan Tamils, who arrived on Saturday, said they were 'second-time refugees.'
Egypt: 70 arrested in hunt for attackers
The State Department last week issued a worldwide travel alert warning Americans that Al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East.
As many as 18 soldiers were killed in Puloly in two similar attacks early in December.
In a bid to boost their bilateral ties, India and South Korea on Wednesday decided to step up efforts to take their economic partnership to a higher level by utilising synergies in trade, investment and hi-tech areas.
The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday.
US has sent out a warning bell to India for carrying out business with Russia.
Office rentals in Mumbai are going over the top indeed. Even suburban localities like Goregaon have seen rentals going up by more than 100 per cent, from Rs 75 a sq ft last year to Rs 175 this year.
European governments have stepped up diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, encouraged by Russian President Vladimir Putin's assurance that his country has no intention to annexe the Crimean peninsula or to wage a war against its neighbour.
"This escalation of violence must stop," Haley warned.
India plans to buy more liquefied natural gas from Qatar and will expand the capacity of its Dahej LNG terminal to 10 million tonnes a year from the present five million tonnes.
Cancer patients are at most risk and may die sooner if they follow the advice on commercial websites, warns Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the Peninsula Medical School.
The 50-share NSE Nifty, however, was little changed, ending 1.20 points down
Egyptian police launch massive hunt for terrorists in Sinai
In a relief to Indian expatriates in Qatar, air tickets from the country to all destinations back home are expected to become cheaper by at least Rs 3,600 with the beginning of the off-peak season from Tuesday.
'The Chinese navy is large and expanding both in numbers and capability by the day.' 'India too must take measures to safeguard its own interests, now and in the future.'
Jaffna police Superintendent Charles Wijewardene was killed by a mob after a soldier's gun went off by accident at a barber shop, killing an employee.
