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U.S. intelligence committees say they’re not properly consulted on Syria

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. congressional intelligence committee leaders believe the Obama administration has not properly consulted them as the president engages in final deliberations for possible

Analysis: Strike on Syria could trigger retaliatory attacks, cyberwar

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – It’s a truism often repeated in the Pentagon and across the U.S. security establishment: In war, the enemy gets a vote. A U.S.-led

UK’s Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron was forced on Wednesday to push back his plans for an imminent military strike against Syria in a humiliating climb-down for

Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year’s presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the

Son of Chinese general denies gang rape, inflames public anger

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general denied the charge of gang rape on Wednesday, inflaming public anger in a case that

West readies attacks after Syria gas ‘obscenity’

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. allies were drafting plans for air strikes and other military action against Syria on Tuesday, as President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies vowed to punish a

As Bo trial ends in China, prosecutor demands severe punishment

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai as his divisive, dramatic trial ended on Monday, saying his “whimsical”

U.N. experts in Syria head to site of poison gas attack

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – U.N. inspectors left central Damascus on Monday to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital,

Police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape

YoopyaAug 24, 2013April 21, 20240

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested a second man in the gang rape of a young photojournalist in the Indian financial hub of

U.S. repositions naval forces, no decision on Syria strike

YoopyaAug 24, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – The United States on Friday was repositioning naval forces in the Mediterranean to give President Barack Obama the option for an armed strike on Syria, although