BBC News with David Austin
The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has accused the Security Council of
emboldening
the Syrian government to launch what she described as an "all-out assault" to crush the opposition. Ms Pillay told the UN General Assembly that the longer the international community delayed action, the longer Syria's civilian population would suffer. Here's our diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall.
Navi Pillay's denunciation of the Syrian authorities was
ferocious
. Across Syria, she said, the pattern of attacks on civilians suggested approval at the highest levels.
"Credible information shows patterns of systematic and widespread use of torture by security forces. Extensive reports of sexual violence, in particular rape primarily against men and boys, are particularly
disturbing
."
In response, the Syrian ambassador to the UN, who backed by Iran and North Korea had tried to block her report, bluntly accused her of
bias
.
Israeli embassy vehicles have been targeted in two almost simultaneous bomb incidents in India and Georgia. A car exploded in Delhi, injuring the wife of an Israeli diplomat and their driver. In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, a bomb was planted on an Israeli car but failed to
detonate
. More from our security correspondent Gordon Corera.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
wasted no time in