U.S. to look at Russia’s idea, but says must keep pressure on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will take “a hard look” at Russia’s proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, but Congress should still approve a military action to keep pressure on Damascus, a top White House aide …
U.N. floats plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stocks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – In a bid to help the U.N. Security Council overcome its “embarrassing paralysis” on Syria, the U.N. chief said on Monday he may ask the council to demand that Damascus move its chemical arms stocks to sites where they can be …
Kerry, Russian foreign minister discuss Syria chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria’s chemical weapons in a phone call on Monday, a State Department spokeswoman said.
U.S.’s Rice: North Korea, Iran must know U.S. will respond to gas attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Monday that the United States cannot allow countries like North Korea or Iran think that Washington would not react to a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Religious riots kill 31 in India, political parties trade blame
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – India’s political parties blamed each other for religious riots that killed at least 31 people and forced hundreds to flee their homes this weekend, in a sign of rising tension between Hindus and Muslims ahead of a general el…
Nigerian police say armed men kidnap archbishop in Delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Armed men in Nigeria’s southern Delta region have abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country’s second most senior Anglican cleric, police said on Monday, in a rare case targeting a religious leader.
U.S. should ‘expect everything’ in response to any Syria strikes: Assad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned of possible reprisal attacks if the United States uses military force against Syria, saying that if there were strikes, Americans could “expect every action.”
Russia urges Syria to cede control of chemical arms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia urged Syria on Monday to put its chemical weapons under international control in the hope that this would avert U.S. military strikes over an alleged gas attack, and President Bashar al-Assad’s government said it welcomed the …
U.N. rights team aims to probe chemical weapons in Syria: del Ponte
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights investigators hope to get into Syria soon to try to find out who carried out apparent chemical attacks and other war crimes, Carla del Ponte, of the U.N. commission of inquiry on Syria, said on Monday.
UK’s Cameron joins calls for Syria to surrender chemical arms
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that Syria should be encouraged to place its chemical weapons arsenal under international supervision, but said the world needed to ensure that discussion of such an idea did not be…
