Tehran snubs U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s suggestion that it participate from the ‘sidelines’
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South Sudan: Ceasefire Can’t Paper Over New Nation’s Widening Cracks
In July 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the birth of South Sudan, a nation that emerged free of its northern neighbor after decades of war and millions of lives lost and ruined. “This historic achievement is a …
5 Things to Know About Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
The international organization entrusted with monitoring and destroying chemical weapons received a Nobel Prize for Peace today. But it has its work cut out for it still when dealing with Syria’s stockpile
U.N. Authorizes African, French Troops in Central African Republic
Security Council unanimously approved resolution
Russia Snubs UN Tribunal Probing Greenpeace Arrests
On Wednesday morning, a panel of 22 judges took their seats at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a UN-mandated court based in Hamburg, Germany, only to find the defendants’ table empty. The plaintiffs, …
An Angry Europe Faces Up to U.S. Spying and the War on Terrorism’s Legacy
After Snowden revelations, E.U. leaders question the rules of surveillance that emerged after 9/11
Saudi Arabia Rejects Seat on U.N. Security Council and Confuses Everyone
In an unprecedented move, the kingdom declines a seat on the coveted body
Newspaper Headline Sends Iran’s Foreign Minister to Hospital
Iran’s new Foreign Minister got a muscle spasm after being misquoted by a conservative newspaper in his own country, a curious illustration of the political tensions within the Islamic Republic.
Charles Taylor to be Imprisoned in the U.K.
Ex-president of Liberia’s wish to serve his 50-year war crimes sentence in Rwanda denied
Russia Celebrates a Triumph for Putin After Clinching Syria Deal
On Sunday night, the anchor of the main weekly news show on Russian state TV went on the air with a jubilant grin on his face. Only a week earlier, Dmitri Kiselyov had warned his viewers about the rise of “American fascism,” …
U.N. Report Confirms Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
A U.N. investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria concluded “with clear and convincing evidence” that the Aug. 21 attack involved chemical weapons. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the attack a “war crime” in an opening statement to the report, released Monday to the U.N. Security Council.
The U.N. report, per …
The Search for Assad’s Chemical Weapons: Lessons from Libya and Iraq
So, a Middle East strongman says he is ready to give up his chemical weapons, albeit under intense pressure from Western leaders, and the threat of being bombed. Can the West believe him?
In recent years, that question was …
West Poised for Syrian Intervention as Child Refugees Hit 1 Million
U.S. joins the U.K., France, Germany and Turkey in pushing for a military response in wake of poison gas allegations but Russia still voices opposition