Obama invites Russian rights activists to meeting alongside G20 summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama invited Russian human rights activists to meet him later this week, their groups said on Tuesday, a few weeks after snubbing Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling disputes over human rights and s…
Obama cites strategy to help Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he was confident that Congress would vote in favor of U.S. military action in Syria and said the United States had a broader plan to help rebels defeat President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Obama speaks with Japan’s Abe about Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke with Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as Obama sought to rally support for military action against Syria in response to an apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians that the United Sta…
Syria refugees top two million, U.N. sees worst crisis since Vietnam
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The number of Syrian refugees has passed the two million mark, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday, warning that the world faces its greatest threat to peace since the Vietnam war.
U.S. drug agents using vast AT&T database, New York Times says
(Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials investigating drug crimes have had access, using subpoenas, to a large AT&T Inc database that contains the records of phone calls dating back to 1987, according to a New York Times report.
Analysis: Obama lobbies personally for Syria vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After putting a decision to launch military strikes on Syria into the hands of Congress, President Barack Obama is doing what his critics have long accused him of failing to do: reaching out, personally and aggressively, to lawma…
Potential action against Syria reignites U.S. budget concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s decision to move an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea to help out with any “contingencies” underscores concerns a strike on Syria could evolve into another costly war as U.S. defense spending faces massive, ma…
Obama authorization for Syria too broad for some lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers began work on Monday on their version of an authorization of the use of military force in Syria, worrying that President Barack Obama’s draft could open the door to possible use of ground troops or eventual attacks…
Senator McCain: Congress’ rejecting use of force in Syria would be catastrophic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator John McCain said on Monday that a vote by the Congress against President Barack Obama’s proposal for using military force in Syria would be catastrophic.
As Obama pushes to punish Syria, lawmakers fear deep U.S. involvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s efforts to convince Congress to back his plan to attack Syria met with skepticism on Monday from lawmakers in his own Democratic Party who expressed concern the United States would be dragged into a new M…
