Syria crisis: US senators' draft backs limited action US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force in Syria. The measure to be voted on next week sets a time limit of 60 days on any operation. The... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) BBC News Chemical Weapons Photos Syrian Crisis Violence in Syria Wikipedia: Syria and weapons of mass destruction |
Israel and U.S. Conduct Missile Test in Mediterranean JERUSALEM — Israel and the United States tested a new air-defense system on Tuesday morning, launching a missile from deep in the Mediterranean Sea that caused consternation in Syria and Russia given... (photo: US DoD / D. Myles Cullen) The New York Times Mediterranean Missile Test Military Intervention in Syria Photos US Israel Military Exercise Wikipedia: Russia's role in the Syrian civil war |
Japan to fund ice wall to stop reactor leaks TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government announced Tuesday that it is funding a costly, untested subterranean ice wall in a desperate step to stop leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima... (photo: AP / Nuclear Regulation Authority) San Francisco Chronicle Fukushima Disaster Japan Nuclear Pollution Photos Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster |
UN refugee agency says more than 2m have fled Syria More than two million Syrians are now refugees, with the total going up by half a million in the past three months, the UN refugee agency has said. More than 700,000 have fled to Lebanon, and more... (photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon) BBC News Photos Syrian Crisis Syrian Refugee Violence in Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon |
France releases new, 'undeniable' evidence against Syria PARIS -- France says it has evidence gathered by its intelligence services to prove "undeniably" that Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces carried out a "massive and coordinated" chemical attack on... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) The Los Angeles Times Chemical Weapons French Intelligence Photos Syrian War Wikipedia: Syria and weapons of mass destruction |
Obama Just Challenged Pathology of Power Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Given the immensity and enormous power of the U.S. military with its advanced weaponry systems, the greatest threat to global security since the end of... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) WorldNews.com Mideast Photos Syrian War US Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
NSA 'spied on Brazil and Mexico' - Brazilian TV report Brazil says it will demand an explanation from the US after allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Brazilian government communications. The allegations were made by Rio-based... (photo: AP / Bebeto Matthews) BBC News NSA Spying Photos US Wikipedia: PRISM (surveillance program) Democracy |