"Sri Lanka in its battle against terrorism has set examples and its successes has given other democracies hope that terrorism can be fought and overcome," Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said.
Iraq completed one of sport's great fairytales by beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Asian Cup football final.
The CIA's bleak assessment was in sharp contrast to the optimistic picture painted by President George W Bush.
The Guardian profiles the man who leads Iraq at its most troubled time.
The US and its allies must evolve a more comprehensive long-term plan to defeat the new danger that the caliphate poses to the world order. And India too must do its bit for course correction, says strategic expert Gurmeet Kanwal.
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'Islamist terror groups have never been challenged ideologically. As long as their ideology survives, like cancer, these groups will sprout somewhere else, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A Boston Globe report said said the undervover teams are searching for Iraqi Scud missile launchers, monitoring oil fields and marking mine-fields.
As Ankara's long-standing Kurdish conflict continues, its neighbour's breakup could create unexpected allies.
Sunnis have voted against the constitution.
This is Talabani's first visit since assuming office.
US offensive widens in western Iraq, 28 killed
Iraq's parliament speaker has announced a one day extension to the talks over the country's draft constitution.
Efforts to meet the August 15 deadline showed how determined Iraqis are to maintain political momentum under intense US pressure, but their failure to compromise was a clear sign that their sharp political divisions are far from over.
Wednesday's attack coincided with the swearing in of the new government led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari.
Another bomb hit Iraqi children plaing near an American military convoy in Baghdad, killing three and injuring 22.
Insurgents opposed to the election have threatened to kill anyone who visits the polling stations on Sunday, while three senior aides of Al Qaeda frontman Al-Zarqawi were arrested.
Petraeus said he will recommend reducing the number of American troops in Iraq by next summer.
The number of people killed in acts of terror reached a record high last year, with almost four in five of these deaths occurring in just five countries, new research shows.
Fans attending the Liverpool - Man United game would be subjected to rigorous security checks.
Squabbles over Islamic law and Kurd autonomy delayed the drafting of the interim constitution.
India will have to seriously think about its role anew as a new Iraq emerged in a new Middle East. Appointing an ambassador is a good, albeit modest, start, says Harsh V Pant.
In its citation, the academy said Pamuk, who lives and works in Istanbul, "in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures."
The ninth edition of the Global Peace Index, which ranks the nations of the world according to their level of peacefulness, has ranked Syria as the most dangerous country in the world.
Fear of Islam is not new to the West; 9/11 merely added fuel to the fire, writes Kavitha Rajagopalan in her new book Muslims of the Metropolis. The author argues that Westerners tend to look at Muslims as one entity, ignoring the fact that they are diverse and unrelated communities, and to associate Islamic identity with largely negative social stereotypes. The result is that Muslims live in the West under the constant scrutiny of the rest of society and of the government.
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The ceasefire agreement between the Naga faction and Myanmar was signed without India being informed. It is likely to have long-term implications not only for the ethnic politics of the Naga-inhabited regions, but also for India's northeast and Myanmar, says Rahul Mishra.
Striking a strident posture, the US defence secretary said disarmament is not an issue between Iraq and the United Nations, but between Iraq and the US.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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'That the Indian nationals have been sighted, they are unharmed, they are in captivity, and we know their captors. This is the sort of information I think everybody has the right to know and we would share it. Information beyond that we feel would be detrimental to the safety of those who are in captivity and it is not at all in the interest of our countrymen to share that information,' says MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
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