Would US try to punish Syria?
US forces are readying to strike Syria, though the West insists its goal is not regime change but to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s government for unleashing chemical warfare on civilians.
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Chemical ‘substance’ used in Syria, says UN
Evidence suggests that some kind of chemical “substance” was used in Syria that may have killed more than 1,000 people, but any military strike in response must first gain UN
Cameron discusses Syria with US President Barack Obama
British Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken to US President Barack Obama on the situation in Syria before making a case to parliament for targeted military action to halt the
Chemical weapons used in Syria, says US
Asserting that chemical weapons were used in Syria by the embattled Assad regime, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday termed the last week’s attack that killed over 300
Violent crackdown on protesters in Egypt – 14 August 2013
Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi. On 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces launched an assault against two
Snowden is not a patriot, says Obama
Days after a US lawmaker compared Edward Snowden with Mahatma Gandhi, US President Barack Obama said the former CIA contractor who leaked to the world the secretive internet and phone
Surveillance overhaul in US, announces Obama
Shaken following the leak of secretive data by former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, President Barack Obama has announced a series of reviews of US surveillance programmes so as to bring
Kerry launches talks with Russia in Snowden shadow
Meeting his Russian counterparts in the backdrop of the Edward Snowden affair, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday said “diplomacy, like hockey, can sometimes result in the occasional
US President Obama cancels meeting with Putin after Snowden snub
In a rare snub, US President Barack Obama cancelled his plans to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum by Moscow. “Following
Kremlin disappointed by Obama cancellation of Moscow visit
Russia is “disappointed” by US President Barack Obama’s decision to cancel a planned visit to Moscow in early September for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.