U.N. rejects suggestion it’s pulling out of Syria to allow strikes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Saturday vehemently rejected suggestions that the world body was somehow stepping aside to allow U.S. air strikes on Syria over an alleged chemical attack, saying its humanitarian work in the conflict-ra…
War talk means more worry for Syrians living in United States
PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) – As President Barack Obama tries to persuade Congress that the time has come for military action in Syria, one slice of the population – immigrants from that war-torn country – has more cause to worry.
Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie in ‘good health’: Egypt ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday that the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, was in good health and denied reports that he had died from a heart attack in prison.
Analysis – Obama and Syria: The education of a reluctant war president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – He was the peace candidate who became a war president, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has regularly ordered executions by drone.
Car bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 12
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 other in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, police and medical sources said.
Kenya lifts coastal area curfew a year after clashes
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya lifted a curfew in a coastal region on Saturday about a year after it was imposed over clashes that killed 100 people and raised fears at the time of broader ethnic violence.
Islamist rebels go into hiding ahead of Syria strikes
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An anticipated U.S.-led strike on Syria has not only put government forces on alert, it has also alarmed rebels, in particular Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda who worry they too are targets.
Members of House of Representatives to get White House briefing on Syria Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will receive a classified White House briefing on Sunday on the situation in Syria, House Speaker John Boehner’s office reported on Saturday.
U.N. weapons inspectors arrive in The Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A plane carrying U.N. weapons inspectors who had been gathering evidence and samples relating to alleged chemical weapons use in Syria landed at Rotterdam airport in The Netherlands on Saturday, an airport spokesman said.
Merkel urges more market rules, co-opts challenger’s pet issue
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push the G20 to make more progress on regulating financial markets and crack down on tax evasion, co-opting signature policy issues of her main challenger in September’s elections.
