9.1.13

» Analysis: Putin sees chance to turn tables on Obama at G20
01/09/13 13:51 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on Barack Obama. 

» Iran ex-president says Syria government launched gas attacks: news agency
01/09/13 13:50 from Reuters: International
DUBAI (Reuters) - Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the Syrian government, a strong ally of Tehran, had carried out chemical weapons attacks against its own people, the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency report...

» US Secretary of State Says Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack
01/09/13 13:38 from Voice of America
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing has confirmed the use of sarin gas in last month's attack on civilians in the Syrian capital of Damascus.Kerry told CNN's State of the Union Sunday that hair and blood samples...

» Kerry says sarin used in Syrian chemical attacks
01/09/13 13:37 from Reuters: International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that tests proved positive for use of the chemical weapon sarin in Syrian chemical attacks. 

» Syria hails 'historic American retreat' as Obama hesitates
01/09/13 13:34 from Reuters: International
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Syria hailed an "historic American retreat" on Sunday after President Barack Obama delayed an imminent military strike by deciding to consult Congress.