Middle East
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 ...Iraq officials say blasts at Shiite mosque kill 39
A suicide bombing against a Shiite mosque as worshippers streamed out was the bloodiest of attacks across Iraq that left at least ...Syria hopes rise as Russia hands weapons plan to US
Russia has now handed over to the US its plans for making Syria\'s chemical weapons safe, Russian media say.Suicide bombings kill 11 Egyptian troops in Sinai
Twin car bomb blasts on Wednesday targeting Egypt\'s army killed at least eleven soldiers in the restive Sinai peninsula, where the military ...Obama wants to keep pressure on Syria as diplomatic option pursued
U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to explore a diplomatic plan from Russia to take away Syria\'s chemical weapons, but voiced ...Syria says it accepts Russian chemical weapons proposal
The Syrian government accepts a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control, according to Russia\'s Interfax news agency.Obama says he prefers diplomacy over military action
U.S. President Barack Obama says he overwhelmingly prefers to use diplomacy rather than a military strike to make sure the Syrian government\'s ...Obama asks Congress to delay vote on Syria military strike
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to delay votes on authorizing military strikes against Syria in order to give Russia ...Thousands clash with police in Turkey after protester dies
Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic bullets at thousands of people who gathered in Istanbul Tuesday to protest the death of ...




