Australia backs action against Syria, with or without U.N. approval
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia, incoming chair of the U.N. Security Council, has endorsed possible retaliation against Syria over the use of chemical weapons, even if the council fails to agree on action.
China’s top paper says United States wants regime change in Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper said on Wednesday the United States and its allies were seeking to use the issue of chemical weapons to pursue regime change in Syria illegally and fan an already ugly and difficult conflict.
U.S. envoy to visit North Korea over jailed American
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) – The United States will send its North Korean human rights envoy to Pyongyang this week to seek the release of an imprisoned U.S. Christian missionary, the State Department said on Tuesday.
China leaders fear Bo comeback if sentence is not harsh: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Senior figures in China’s ruling Communist Party fear ousted politician Bo Xilai could stage a political comeback one day if he is not dealt a harsh sentence in his trial for corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power, acc…
Drug strategy unclear as Mexico pares back new security force
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Tuesday diluted plans for a new security force to fight drug gangs, as President Enrique Pena Nieto struggles to break with the military-led strategy of his predecessor.
U.S. envoy to visit North Korea over jailed American
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will send its North Korean human rights envoy to Pyongyang this week to seek the release of an imprisoned U.S. Christian missionary, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Obama called Britain’s Cameron again about Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called British Prime Minister David Cameron about Syria again on Tuesday, the White House said, part of a flurry of international consultations he and his top officials have had with foreign leaders about h…
U.S., allies preparing for probable strike on Syria
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States and its allies were gearing up on Tuesday for a probable military strike against Syria that could happen within days as punishment for last week’s chemical weapons attacks blamed on President Bashar al-Assad’s…
Son of Chinese general faces rape trial; raises anger over top families
BEIJING (Reuters) – The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general goes on trial on Wednesday suspected of involvement in a gang rape in a case that has inflamed public anger at the offspring of the political elite who are widely seen as spoilt and rec…
U.S. lawmaker says ‘compelling’ evidence of Syrian chemical attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House intelligence committee said on Tuesday that the evidence is “convincing, if not compelling” that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was behind the chemical weapons attack near Damasc…
