SYRIANS BRACING FOR POSSIBLE US STRIKE
By DAVID ESPO and ELAINE GANLEY In this image provided by The White House, President Barack Obama meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in…
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US SAYS SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACK KILLED 1,429
By DAVID ESPO and ELAINE GANLEY Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S.…
RUSSIAN, NORAD FORCES UNITE FOR EXERCISE
By MARK THIESSEN This photo made Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, over the Bering Strait near Alaska shows three Russian Federation Air Force SU-27s intercepting a passenger plane that was hijacked…
50 YEARS LATER, HOTLINE TO MOSCOW STILL RELEVANT
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – This Aug.30, 1963 black-and-white file photo shows the White House Kremlin “hot line” providing direct communication for emergency use by the Chief of Staff in…
BRITAIN PROPOSES SYRIA RESOLUTION; RUSSIA OBJECTS
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Ja’afari speaks to reporters after a meeting about Syria at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 28,…
ARTIST WHO PAINTED PUTIN IN UNDERWEAR FLEES RUSSIA
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, a visitor photographs the artwork entitled “Travesty” by Konstantin Altunin at an exhibition at the Muzei Vlasti in St. Petersburg, Russia.…
KERRY: SYRIA’S CHEMICAL ARMS — USE ‘MORAL OBSCENITY
By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACE Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, about the situation in Syria. Kerry said chemical…
WESTERN LEADERS MULL MILITARY RESPONSE IN SYRIA
By LORI HINNANT French President Francois Hollande, left, arrives with Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at a government seminar held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 19, 2013.(AP Photo/Remy…