Middle East
UN confirms sarin nerve gas used on civilians in Syria
United Nations inspectors have confirmed they found "clear and convincing evidence" that poison sarin gas was used in an attack near the ...Damascus calls US-Russia deal victory for Syria
A Syrian minister declared "victory" for his country on Sunday, thanking Russia for orchestrating a chemical weapons deal to avert U.S. military ...Al-Qaeda chief calls for US attacks, economic boycott
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri called for attacks on the United States in order to drain the country economically, in an audio message ...Obama welcomes Syria deal, warns action if diplomacy fails
U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the deal to strip Syria of chemical weapons but says much remains to be done and ...Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
Syria\'s main Western-backed opposition grouping has elected an interim prime minister as it seeks to boost its standing as a credible political ...Syria rebel chief rejects US-Russia chemical arms deal
The head of the opposition Syrian Supreme Military Council said on Saturday a U.S.-Russian agreement to eliminate Syria\'s chemical weapons was a ...Suicide bomber attacks Iraq funeral, killing 30
At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral for a member of an ethnic minority ...US-Russian talks on Syria chemical weapons deal enter third day
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, are meeting for a third day Saturday in Geneva for ...US, Russia start talks on Syrian chemical weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov started talks late Thursday in Geneva aimed at getting Syria ...Putin writes to Americans on US strike against Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday against a U.S. strike on Syria, saying such action risked escalating the conflict beyond that ...




