Hard trail for Syria refugees desperate to reach Europe
PRESEVO, Serbia/SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Oliver Ivanovic’s patience paid off. Shortly before midnight, on a hilltop in no-man’s land between Serbia and Macedonia, dozens of grainy figures shuffled through the sights of his thermal goggles.
Pope asks other faiths to join day of prayer for peace in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday invited people of all faiths to join him and the world’s Catholics in a day of prayer and fasting on September 7 to end the conflict in Syria.
Netanyahu mum on Obama’s Syria delay but says Israel strong alone
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played up Israel’s ability to take on its enemies alone on Sunday after Washington delayed attacking Syria in a surprise move that prompted some Israelis to question their main ally’s resolve on I…
Obama’s Congress request marks U.S. ‘retreat’: Syrian media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval before going ahead with a military strike on Syria is the start of a U.S. “retreat”, Syrian state media said on Sunday.
Egypt arrests three after gun attack on ship in Suez Canal: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has arrested three people who opened fire with machine guns on a ship passing through the Suez Canal, an army source said on Sunday, playing down what the waterway’s chief described as a terrorist attack.
Pope calls international day of prayer for peace in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday urged the international community to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria and announced he would lead a worldwide day of prayer for peace in the country on September 7.
Allies concerned over UK opposition’s Syria stance: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and some European countries are concerned about the decision by Britain’s opposition Labour Party to vote down a government motion that could have paved the way for a strike on Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague…
France will not attack Syria alone, PM to meet parliament leaders
PARIS (Reuters) – France will not launch an assault on Syria alone and will wait for U.S. Congress to decide on whether to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s government for a gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians, Interior Minister Manuel Valls …
Two governments continents apart face defeat despite booms
OSLO/CANBERRA (Reuters) – Two center-left governments on opposite sides of the globe are likely to lose power this month, despite both presiding over commodity-fuelled booms while other economies sank into crisis.
China probes top official in latest anti-graft push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating the head of its state assets regulator, a former top energy executive, for “serious discipline violations”, the government said on Sunday in what appears to be a deepening crackdown on corruption and push for …
