Syrian rebel leadership rejects Russian arms initiative
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Western-backed Syrian rebel leadership council has rejected a Russian proposal to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, the group said in a video statement.
Sanofi, Zealand hit by U.S. setback for diabetes drug
PARIS (Reuters) – French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it would withdraw its U.S. application for diabetes treatment lixisenatide in order to wait for results from an ongoing cardiovascular patient study.
U.N. report on Syria chemical attack “probably” out Monday, says France
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday that UN inspectors who investigated an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria would “probably” publish their report on Monday.
Israeli minister cautiously welcomes Syria chemical arms plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced cautious support on Thursday for a plan to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control.
After seeing Iraq up close, top U.S. general wary on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – America’s top military officer General Martin Dempsey has already seen one Middle Eastern civil war. He is much more cautious about involvement in another.
U.N. report may hint at source of Syria chemical attack
UNITED NATIONS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.N. chemical weapons investigators will not explicitly pin the blame on anyone in their upcoming report on the August 21 poison gas attack in Syria, but diplomats say their factual reporting alone could suggest whi…
Putin says U.S. strike on Syria could escalate conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday against a U.S. strike on Syria, saying such action risked escalating the conflict beyond that country and unleashing terrorist attacks.
White House pledges to work with Brazil on surveillance concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House tried on Wednesday to smooth over a diplomatic row with Brazil, pledging to address concerns caused by reports that the United States had spied on President Dilma Rousseff and hacked into the computer networks of …
Bomb damages Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – A car bomb damaged a Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. consulate in the country’s second largest city.
Mali army, rebels clash for first time since peace deal
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Three Malian soldiers were wounded in clashes with separatist Tuareg rebels on Wednesday, the army said, the first clashes since the two sides signed a ceasefire deal in June.
