Syria chemical plan can only work if U.S. rejects force: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian proposal for Syria to place its chemical weapons arsenal under international control will not succeed unless the United States and its allies reject the use of force against Damascus, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesda…
Russia calls U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday on Syria at Russia’s request, the U.N. press office said.
Concerned Israel sees some hope in Syrian weapons plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A skeptical Israel saw potential positives in Syria’s acceptance to surrender control of its chemical weapons to Russia, hoping the mooted deal would make Iran think twice about its nuclear project.
Child bride in Yemen dies of internal bleeding on wedding night: activist
SANAA (Reuters) – An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding on her wedding night after marrying a man five times her age, a social activist and two local residents said, in a case that has caused an outcry in the media and revived debate …
Turkish police fire teargas to disperse Istanbul protesters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired rounds of teargas to disperse a crowd of several hundred demonstrators rallying in central Istanbul on Tuesday against the death of a protester in the southern province of Hatay earlier in the day, witnesses sa…
Kenyan deputy president orchestrated post-election brutality: ICC prosecutor
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s deputy president played an important role in the post-election bloodbath that engulfed Kenya in early 2008, the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor told judges at the opening of his trial on Tuesday.
German police foil neo-Nazi model airplane bomb plan
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have thwarted plans by neo-Nazis to attach makeshift bombs to model airplanes and target a gathering of their political opponents, prosecutors in the southern city of Freiburg said on Tuesday.
Russia says U.N. resolution proposal ‘unacceptable’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia told France on Tuesday that a proposal to adopt a U.N. Security Council resolution holding the Syrian government responsible for the possible use of chemical weapons was unacceptable.
Russia ready to negotiate U.N. Syria resolution, rules out force
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to France said on Tuesday Moscow was ready to negotiate a U.N. resolution that foresees international control of Syria’s chemical weapons, but ruled out a recourse to use force to impose it.
Syria prompts Europe to question U.S. leadership will
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States’ uncertainty over how to respond to a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria has left close European allies wondering whether Washington remains ready to play the world leadership role it has long assumed.
