WASHINGTON (AP) — Preparations for a highly anticipated strike on Syria could lead to an awkward decision on timing. Few doubt that President Barack Obama is preparing for a U.S.-led military action to retaliate for what the U.S. and its […]
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SAN FRANCISCO – Media companies including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post lost control of some of their websites Tuesday after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached the Australian Internet company that manages many major site addresses. […]
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama met on Tuesday with a five-member panel he appointed to review the privacy issues involved with U.S. government surveillance programs, the White House said, part of an effort to rebuild public trust after leaks by […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Momentum appeared to build Tuesday for Western military action against Syria, with the U.S. and France saying they are in position for a strike, while the government in Damascus vowed to use all possible measures to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Questions are already swirling about the endgame as the Obama administration prepares for a likely strike against Syria as punishment for an alleged chemical weapons attack in its civil war. National security experts and some U.S. officials […]
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AMMAN/BEIRUT – Western powers could attack Syria within days, envoys from the United States and its allies told rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, sources who attended the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday. U.S. forces in the region are “ready to go”, Defense […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used […]
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BY ALBERT AJI – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Aug 27, 7:21 AM EDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister said Tuesday his country would defend itself using “all means available” in case of a U.S. strike, denying categorically his government was behind an […]
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s foreign minister says a second trip by U.N. experts to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack has been delayed because of disputes between rebel groups. Walid al-Moallem says rebels in the capital’s suburbs known […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says there is “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, with intelligence strongly pointing to Bashar Assad’s government – a claim Assad calls “preposterous.” Kerry said Monday that international […]
LONDON | Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:38am EDT (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria was “absolutely abhorrent” and necessitated action from the international community with Britain considering a “proportionate response”. A spokesman […]
UNITED NATIONS – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any retaliatory strike they launch against Syria’s government for last week’s alleged gas attack […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A decade or so ago, Serena and Venus Williams ruled tennis together, swapping the No. 1 ranking and meeting in Grand Slam final after Grand Slam final. Serena, the younger of the two, still holds a […]
TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Crews were finally gaining ground by late Monday on a massive wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park as officials also expressed optimism that no water or power disruptions would come from the blaze burning along […]
NEW YORK — Serena Williams was so dominant in the first round of the U.S. Open, her opponent really wanted a hug. So midway through the second set of defending champion Williams’ 6-0, 6-1 victory Monday night, Francesca Schiavone wandered […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — U.N. experts collected samples and testimony from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a treacherous journey through government and rebel-held territory, where their convoy was hit by snipers. As U.S. […]
BY HOWARD FENDRICH (AP) TENNIS WRITER – Aug 26, 6:08 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) — James Blake rested his white baseball hat on the table at the front of the U.S. Open’s main interview room, smiled, and began speaking Monday about […]
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry laid the groundwork on Monday for possible military action against the Syrian government over a suspected chemical weapons attack, implicating President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in a “moral obscenity.” In the most forceful U.S. […]
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