Articles By Vasudevan Sridharan

Alcohol

North Korean Diplomats in 'Illegal Liquor Trade' in Pakistan

North Korean consulate staffers in Karachi said to be importing liquor and selling it.

Obama on Syrian chemical weapons

Syria Chemical Weapons 'Use' a 'Game Changer' - Obama

While US and British governments had earlier said Assad regime may have used nerve gas sarin, Obama in no hurry to intervene in Syria.

Chinese soldiers exercise during a training session at a beach on the Xisha islands

China Orders Troops and Tanks to North Korean Border

Beijing 'mobilises' troops and tanks in region separated by Yalu River.

North-South Korea

North Korea Warns South Korea over Calls for Kaesong Talks

North Korea rejects talks and threatens tough action against southern neighbour.

Russia hospital fire tragedy

Moscow Psychiatric Hospital Fire Kills 38, Only 3 Survivors [VIDEO]

Fire reportedly caused by electrical short-circuit ravages hospital on city's outskirts.

North Korea nuclear test

North Korea Nuclear Test's Radiation Leak 'Detected'

But crucial detail of whether Pyongyang used plutonium or uranium in 12 February test still missing.

Lawmakers grill FBI officials

Boston Marathon Bombings: Lawmakers Grill FBI over Tamerlan Tsarnaev Probe

Senators question information sharing procedures among intelligence officials during closed-door hearing.

North-South Korea

South Korean Defence Minister Receives Suspicious Parcel

Packet, initially feared to contain toxic substance, turns out to be just wheat flour.

Canada train attack plot

Canada Train Terror Plot 'Driven by Al-Qaida in Iran'

Two arrested suspects received 'direction and guidance' from al-Qaida militants, say Canadian police.

Boston Marathon bombings

Boston Marathon Bombings: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Formally Charged

'Bomber Two' charged with using weapons of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property and will face death penalty if convicted.