News Archive - 8 September 2013

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pressed its case on Sunday for military action in Syria but faced an uphill fight in Congress, where several prominent lawmakers said they have not been persuaded to approve strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. With a crucial test vote planned in the...

>After more than two years of civil war, U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to drum up support for limited strikes on Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that Washington blames on the government of Bashar al-Assad.The Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad has sought to maintain a...

>HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - The United States would notify Israel hours in advance of an attack on Syria, an Israeli official said on Sunday. While formally on the sidelines of the Syrian crisis, Israel fears coming under reprisals from its northern foe should the United States launch strikes to punish...

>WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that he was behind a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, as the White House on Sunday pressed ahead with the uphill effort of persuading Congress to approve a military strike to punish Assad. The Obama administration faces a crucial test...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and his fiance nervously awaited word Sunday on wh ...

President Obama will begin an intensive public and private lobbying push this week to win congressional support for a limited missile strike against Syria, but even some of the strongest supporters on Capitol Hill for military action are pessimistic that the White House will succeed.

Optimists hold out hope that war threat after Syria chemical weapons attack could spur consensus between west and Russia In terms of table placement at least, the Russians are trying to avoid a fight. When world leaders file into St Petersburg's imperial Constantine Palace on Thursday, with the nightmare of...

Kerry. I would like to commend both your energy and your ability to convince as well as your very reliable judgment or point of view. Together with the Secretary of State we discussed a number of topics, including, of course, Israel and Palestine and as ...

Hello, everyone. Good morning from the plane. We are doing a background briefing here which is – all comments can be attributed to senior State Department officials.

THE ISSUE: The United States is considering a missile attack on Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons. OUR VIEW: Just say no.

Buenos Aires -- Wrestling had good reason to enter Sunday's vote on its Olympic future with great confidence. The past seven months, the international and U.S. governing bodies mobilized an impressive and pricey campaign to save its sport from a crippling outcome.

Iran's foreign minister denied reports Sunday that his country could be planning a retaliatory strike against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad if the United States launches a military strike against Syria.

Iran's foreign minister denied reports Sunday that his country could be planning a retaliatory strike against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad if the United States launches a military strike against Syria.

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2013 (AFP) - Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews Monday, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader's push for air attacks on Syria.

The United States and Russia must settle into a nice, stable, transactional relationship. Both Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin seem to realize this – but they’re having trouble getting there.

It's time for a sport that was forced to re-examine itself to work harder than ever.

Army remains a fragile bulwark against communal conflict

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will comment briefly on the debate over potential U.S. military action in Syria when she's at the White House on Monday, according to a Clinton source.

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad denied that he was behind a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, as the White House yesterday pressed ahead with the uphill effort of persuading Congress to approve a military strike to punish Assad.

Threats of an intervention in Middle East have raised concerns and memories of the 2003 Iraq War when oil prices soared globally after the American invasion brought production in the country to a halt. However, comparison of the Syrian situation with Iraq may not be too accurate.

Wrestling, a sport as ancient as the games themselves, is back in the Olympics after seven months in limbo and is determined to keep its place for centuries to come.        

Anti-Israel rants and 9/11 conspiracy theories often made Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's fiery speeches to the U.N. General Assembly a cue for many Western delegates to leave the chamber.

As the White House chief of staff appeared on Sunday morning news shows to make the administration's case for an airstrike, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in a CBS interview that his government was not behind a chemical attack.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday that an impending U.S. attack on Syria would send a message to Iranian leaders that they should not feel free to develop nuclear weapons.

Vienna (AFP) Sept 07, 2013 World powers are expected to give Iran a rare break at a UN atomic agency meeting starting Monday, in order not to jeopardise diplomatic efforts with Tehran's conciliatory-sounding new government. But diplomats said that if there was no real progress by the next quarterly gathering...

The plan, which will be discussed by Putin and the Iranian FM on Monday, moots democratic transition in stages and expedited elections without Assad.

ANTAKYA, Turkey – On a recent sweltering day in a market maze of fragrant spices and “Hello Kitty” back-to-school supplies, Turks in this southern border town expressed anger over possible United States military strikes against neighboring war-torn Syria.

Baseball / softball, squash hope further changes could clear room for them BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Making a solid case for its modernity despite being a core sport of the ancient Olympics, wrestling saved its place on the Summer Games program Sunday.        

RICHMOND — In just 57 days and a wake-up, Virginia voters head to the polls to decide who will govern them for the next four years.

Several lawmakers argued Sunday that President Barack Obama has a steep uphill battle ahead in persuading Congress to support U.S. military action in Syria. Citing concerns about funding, fears of escalated U.S. involvement and skepticism of the president’s plan, Republicans …

My friend Suresh arrived in Australia in August 1986. Unlike me he was on an Indian Government scholarship, which was at least five times smaller than my Australian postdoctoral fellowship. On a meagre eight hundred dollars a month Suresh had to support his wife and a five-year old daughter.

Lindsey Graham intimated the United States could suffer a nuclear attack if it did not contain Syria's chemical weapons programs. "My fear is that it won't come to America on top of a missile, it'll come in the belly of a ship in the Charleston or New York harbor," Graham...

Sept. 9, 2013, 5:58 a.m. Washington: The White House pressed its case on Sunday for military action in Syria but faced an uphill fight in Congress, where several prominent lawmakers said they have not been persuaded to approve strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Wrestling, a sport as ancient as the games themselves, is back in the Olympics after seven months in limbo and even more determined to keep its place for centuries to come. The International Olympic Committee fixed what it admits was a big mistake Sunday, voting wrestling...

(CNN) – Several lawmakers argued Sunday that President Barack Obama has a steep uphill battle ahead in persuading Congress to support U.S. military action in Syria. Citing concerns about funding, fears of escalated U.S. involvement and skepticism of the president's plan, Republicans and Democrats alike said they're not...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry continues a diplomatic offensive in Europe on Sunday to win backing for military strikes in Syria, after Washington and Paris said support for action was growing.

A potential US-led military strike against Syria would be "illegal" based on the United Nations charter, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javed Zarif said in Baghdad on Sunday.

LONDON [MENL] -- The European Union has again rejected U.S.-sponsored sanctions on Iran. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iran has expanded the use of lasers for uranium enrichment, a report said. The Institute for Science and International Security asserted that Iran has increased its enriched uranium stockpile through lasers, one of three non-nuclear states to be using such a method.

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Meeting with Arab League foreign ministers, Secretary of State John Kerry said other declarations of support will come soon.

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States will ignite a fire across the Middle East if it attacks Syria, Iran's new foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on a visit to Iraq on Sunday, warning Western powers against warmongering. After more than two years of civil war, U.S. President Barack...

Sept. 8, 2013, 10:54 a.m. | World — by New York Times While countries around the world condemned Syria for adding to its arsenal as most nations were eliminating their own, few challenged the buildup, and some were eager to profit from it.

Ivo Daalder, who was U.S. ambassador to NATO during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, says the United States should conduct military strikes against Syria, even if it can't get the backing of the United Nations. He argues that Syrian President Bashar Assad would interpret inaction as an invitation...

The two nations enjoy not only tactical cooperation, but a convergence of strategic interests as well.

President Barack Obama has asked Congress to authorize U.S. military strikes in Syria, where the government has evidently used chemical weapons in its ongoing civil war with rebels. Obama, who plans to address the nation Tuesday on Syria, says international norms against chemical weapons use must be enforced, but...

The horrific use of chemical weapons in Syria is a crime against humanity and demands an international response.

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