Middle East
Obama faces showdown with Putin at G-20 summit over Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from world leaders not to launch military strikes in Syria on Thursday at a summit ...US Senate panel approves Syria military strikes
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has authorised the use of military force against Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons.Russian President Putin warns West on Syria action
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned America and its allies against taking one-sided action in Syria.UN says Syria refugees top 2 million mark
The number of refugees fleeing Syria\'s bloody civil war has surged past the 2 million mark, with almost 5,000 people crossing into ...Egypt Brotherhood members sentenced to life
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced 11 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to life in prison after accusing them of "aggression" ...Dozens killed by car bombs across Iraqi capital
At least 56 people were killed and more than 170 others were wounded Tuesday when nine car bombs exploded in largely Shiite ...Obama gets key support for Syria strike
U.S. President Barack Obama won his first major victories on securing Congress support for strikes on Syria, with senior members on both ...Explosion near Turkish-Syrian border kills six
An explosion on the border between Turkey\'s southern province of Hatay and Syria killed six people on Tuesday, Turkish media said, but ...Syria tensions rise as Israel test-fires missile defence system
Israel on Tuesday announced the successful launch of a missile in a joint exercise with the United States, which came as Washington ...Brazil summons US ambassador over spying allegations
The US ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President ...