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.
U.S., Russia, other big powers meet on Syria in New York
Hold – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The five permanent veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council met in New York on Wednesday to discuss plans to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control as Britain, France and the United States …
Mexico’s government willing to revise tax plan seen hitting middle class
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government said on Wednesday it was open to exploring alternatives to some of the more divisive proposals in a newly unveiled tax overhaul, faced with a growing chorus of resistance to measures that critics say hurt …
Satellite image suggests North Korea has restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor: U.S. group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Satellite imagery suggests that North Korea has restarted a research reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a U.S. research institute said on Wednesday.
Diplomatic efforts intensify on corralling Syrian chemical arms
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Diplomatic efforts toward placing Syria’s chemical weapons under international control intensified on Wednesday and U.N. investigators concluded Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsible for two May ma…
