Middle East
Austria gunman kills 4 in ongoing standoff
A gunman in Austria killed four people, including three police officers, and was firing sporadically Tuesday at police after barricading himself in ...Russia and France still differ on Syria
Russia has said it still suspected that last month\'s chemical weapons attack in Syria was carried out by rebel forces, despite a ...Obama clears way for chemical weapons aid to Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed a presidential determination allowing non-lethal assistance — including special equipment to help neutralize chemical weapons ...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 ...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 ...




