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.
U.N. staff quit Syria, warning on travel to Lebanon
AMMAN/DOHA (Reuters) – Dozens of U.N. staff have left Syria and several countries have warned citizens to stay away from neighboring Lebanon as regional tensions grow over a possible U.S.-led military strike.
Palestinian shot in clash with Israeli soldiers dies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers in clashes in the occupied West Bank this month died of his wounds on Saturday, hospital officials said.
Putin names new envoy for far east region after floods
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Saturday named a new envoy to oversee Russia’s far eastern region, yet denied the switch was linked to his call for an inquiry into local officials’ handling of serious floods there.
