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Britain has definitively ruled out any involvement in military strikes against Syria even if further, more serious chemical weapons attacks take place, William Hague and George Osborne have said. In his first major interview since the…

PRESEVO, Serbia/SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria "I have a feeling we're going to get lucky tonight," the Serbian border patrol officer said with a grin. Among the 34 illegal immigrants netted that night trying to steal into Serbia was Mohammad Bakr.…

(Reuters) - Syria's opposition called on Sunday on the U.S. congress to approve military action against President Bashar al-Assad and said any intervention should be accompanied with more arms for the rebels. "Dictatorships like Iran…

(Reuters) - Syria hailed an "historic American retreat" on Sunday after President Barack Obama delayed an imminent military strike by deciding to consult Congress. As Obama stepped back from the brink, France said it could not act…

The United States has evidence that the chemical nerve agent sarin was used in a deadly attack in Damascus last month, Secretary of State John Kerry says. Mr Kerry said samples from hair and blood gathered after the 21 August attack…

President Bashar al-Assad has used the threat of a U.S. attack as an opportunity for a public-relations campaign that portrays him to Syrians as a steely commander-in-chief who, after limited strikes are over, will be the best guarantor…

The White House cites an intelligence report saying chemical weapons killed hundreds as it makes its case for missile strikes against Bashar Assad's government. Making its case for missile strikes against Syria, the White House released an…

Vladimir Putin has rejected US intelligence claims that Bashar al-Assad's regime used chemical weapons in Syria, saying it would be "utter nonsense" for government troops to use such tactics in a war it was already winning. "That is why I…

The Obama administration made public its case that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for a chemical-weapons attack outside Damascus, bracing Americans for potential strikes in the coming days. President Barack Obama said…

(Reuters) - Most French people do not want France to take part in military action on Syria and most do not trust French President Francois Hollande to do so, a poll showed on Saturday. The United States said on Friday it would punish…