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The White House asserted Sunday that a "common-sense test" dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S. military response

Reports indicate that many G-20 leaders – including some allies of the US are uneasy about the idea of retaliatory strikes against Syria.

SAN JUAN, (AP):Tropical Storm Gabrielle was downgraded to a depression late yesterday morning as it lashed the United States territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and spun toward the Dominican Republic.The storm was located about 80 miles (125...

State media are reporting that Chinese authorities have recovered about 100 tonnes of poisoned fish from a river in central Hubei province.

NEW DELHI (AP)::One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes, indicating that the country's economic boom has made demands for dowries even more persistent, women's rights activists said.The National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP):The man who kidnapped three young women and repeatedly raped them in his Ohio home for nearly a decade, hanged himself in his cell, prison officials said on Wednesday.Ariel Castro, 53, had started serving a life prison term after...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP):Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has mounted a spirited defence of same-sex marriage only days out from Australian elections.Rudd announced in May that he had reconsidered his opposition to same-sex marriage...

President Barack Obama said he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria but is seeking congressional authorisation for the use of force in a vote expected after Congress returns to work September 9.Here's a look at...

US President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military action could depend on a fractured US Congress.

MOSCOW (AP):President Vladimir Putin hopes to send a delegation of Russian lawmakers to the United States (US) to discuss the situation in Syria with members of Congress, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.Russian legislators Valentina Matvienko...

The accusations relate to violence outside the presidential palace in Cairo last December when at least seven people were killed in clashes.

WASHINGTON (AP): The Obama administration yesterday confidently predicted congressional backing for limited military action in Syria and disclosed fresh evidence the Assad government used sarin gas in a deadly attack....