Obama rejects G20 pressure to abandon Syria air strike plan
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama resisted pressure on Friday to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria and enlisted the support of 10 fellow leaders for a “strong” response to a chemical weapons attack.
Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the United States threatening to attack Syria, U.S. and allied intelligence services are still trying to work out who ordered the poison gas attack on rebel-held neighborhoods near Damascus.
Iran releases Indian oil tanker detained in August
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Iran has released an Indian crude oil tanker that was detained last month over pollution concerns, an Indian shipping official said on Saturday, ending a dispute between the countries that have historically had strong trade ties.
Islamist rebels say they killed Syria’s Hama governor
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamist militant group the Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the governor of Syria’s Hama province last month, according to the U.S.-based SITE intelligence monitoring group.
Rodman back from North Korea, without jailed American
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman returned on Saturday from his second visit to North Korea this year where he again met the reclusive country’s leader Kim Jong-un, but did not come back with jailed American missionary Kenne…
Cambodia opposition rallies in push for poll probe
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Cambodia’s defiant opposition rallied on Saturday to demand an independent probe into July elections they say were rigged to prolong the rule of a prime minister now facing his biggest political challen…
Strong quake strikes Guatemala, no initial reports of damage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guatemala close to the border with Mexico on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no initial reports of serious damage or injuries.
Leftists protest Britain at Olympics meeting in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – About 250 leftist Argentines protested Britain’s presence at the meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Friday, burning the Union Jack and chanting anti-British slogans stemming from the 1982 Falkland…
U.S. resumes aid to Mali after new president takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday lifted aid restrictions to Mali after the West African nation’s democratically elected government formally took office.
Syria, Egypt turmoil nudges Israel, Palestinians toward peace
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Turmoil in Syria and Egypt is nudging Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, a U.S. official said on Friday as Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Europe for talks about that conflict and a possible U.S. strike on Syrian targets….
