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Obama sets Tuesday speech; big challenges on Syria

YoopyaSep 7, 2013April 7, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a

President Obama pushes G20 leaders for support on Syria

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

US President Barack Obama is using his final day at the G20 summit to continue pushing for foreign support for a US military strike on

African mediators in Congo conflict call for talks in three days

YoopyaSep 6, 2013June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – African leaders trying to end an 18-month-old uprising in Congo called on Thursday for stalled talks between the government and eastern rebels to restart within

India’s big business want Modi to be next PM

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – – Nearly three-quarters of Indian business leaders believe the government has mismanaged the economy and want opposition leader Narendra Modi to lead the

Emerging market pain dominates G20 economy talks

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 13, 20240

(Reuters) – Emerging and developed G20 powers struggled to find common ground on Thursday over the turmoil unleashed by the prospect of the United States reducing a

Rebels fight Syrian army in Christian village

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 13, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Government troops battled al-Qaida-linked rebels for a Christian village in western Syria for a second day Thursday, while world leaders gathered in

China says Syria strike would hurt world economy

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that a military strike on Syria would hurt the global economy, in particular by causing oil prices to rise, and reiterated its calls

China’s grinning and corrupt ‘watch brother’ gets time

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – A Chinese provincial official was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for corruption after pictures of him grinning at the scene of an

U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor,

Analysis: Surprise or not, U.S. strikes can still hurt Assad

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – It would hardly be a surprise to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his military if American missiles start hitting Syria soon. With weeks to prepare