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David Cameron 1hr 16min ago

Syrian crisis: David Cameron forced to fight from the margins

4 Sep 2013: Prime minister's influence hit by defeat in Commons and he will not be holding bilateral meeting with Barack Obama in Russia
US House of Representatives 1hr 17min ago

Syria: Kerry urges US senators to back military action – video

4 Sep 2013: Video (1min 55sec)
US secretary of state John Kerry addresses senators at Capital Hill on Wednesday as the the House Foreign Affairs Committee discuss US military intervention in Syria
Syria 1hr 22min ago

Syria: France debates military action over chemical weapon use - video

4 Sep 2013: Video (44 sec)
Members of the French parliament debate military intervention in Syria on Wednesday
France 1hr 23min ago

Syria intervention must be firm and fast, French prime minister tells MPs

4 Sep 2013: France has obligation to stop Assad regime using chemical weapons, says Jean-Marc Ayrault echoing François Hollande
G20 1hr 41min ago

G20 expects 'frosty relations' as Putin resists common cause with Obama

4 Sep 2013: Optimists hold out hope that war threat after Syria chemical weapons attack could spur consensus between west and Russia
Smartwatches 1hr 46min ago

Galaxy Gear smartwatch unveiled by Samsung

4 Sep 2013: Watch works with Galaxy smartphone and offers functions such as photos and hands-free calls
Australian election 2013 1hr 49min ago

Party divide: how Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott line up on the issues

4 Sep 2013: Looking at the main protagonists' policies on climate, asylum, mining and broadband ahead of 2013 Australian election
John McCain 1hr 55min ago

John McCain seeks Syria resolution amendment with eye on toppling Assad

4 Sep 2013:
Republican lawmakers seek tougher language in legislation as McCain insists 'conditions aren't there' for Assad departure
Neuroscience 2hr ago

Brain-training video games may help reverse cognitive decline in old age

4 Sep 2013: Older people who played a specially designed game improved their multitasking abilities, memory and attention
Syria 2hr 3min ago

UN report on Syria chemical weapons could take three more weeks

4 Sep 2013: UN secretary general asks inspectors to speed up work but US-led attack could take place before findings are published
Italy 2hr 6min ago

Hopes grow for VenTo, a proposed 422-mile cycle path in northern Italy

4 Sep 2013: Culture and tourism minister praises project that would tie in with Milan Expo and link Venice and Turin along the Po river
Europe 2hr 16min ago

Italy's 'bike motorway' to address European cycling imbalance

4 Sep 2013: Northern European nations lead way with multi-bike fast lanes, while few bike journeys are made in Italy, UK and Spain
G20 2hr 25min ago

G20 summit: states chase tax evaders with plan to swap data globally

4 Sep 2013: New treaties will require financial institutions to automatically disclose customer assets to overseas tax bodies
François Hollande 2hr 50min ago

Decision to withdraw unflattering photo of François Hollande is criticised

4 Sep 2013: News agencies find themselves in self-censorship row after removing picture of the French president grinning
Barack Obama 2hr 52min ago

Barack Obama raises possibility of new legislation to curb NSA powers

4 Sep 2013:
President defends NSA but acknowledges 'legitimate questions' about the agency's role, especially with advance of technology
Guinea 4hr 9min ago

Inquiry over Steinmetz Guinea mining deal extends to UK and Guernsey

4 Sep 2013: Serious Fraud Office joins FBI and Channel Islands investigation of BSG Resources after claims of bribery to secure ore rights
Zimbabwe 4hr 11min ago

Zimbabwe faces looming food crisis, says UN

4 Sep 2013: World Food Programme predicts one in four people in rural areas will need food assistance next year
Syria 4hr 13min ago

Obama insists Syria intervention would not be a repeat of Iraq - video

4 Sep 2013: Video (2min 43sec)
Barack Obama calls for the international community to act over Syria during a press conference in Stockholm on Wednesday

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Putin warns west against military action in Syria: 'We have our plans'

Live Russian president says it is too early to say what Russia will do but doesn't rule out supporting UN resolution if convinced by evidence
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- Draft resolution allows Obama 90 days for military action
- William Hague to meet Syria rebel leaders for talks on further aid
- Syria chemical attack: the intelligence dossiers
- Israeli test of anti-missile defence system causes jitters
Kidnapper Castro found hanged in jail

Ariel Castro, who imprisoned Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight for years in his in Cleveland home, received life sentence a month ago
Latest Baghdad bomb attacks kill scores

A string of deadly blasts rock Iraqi capital killing more than 60 in latest in series of suicide attacks by Sunni Islamist militants on Shia districts

Europe

Hopes grow for VenTo, a proposed 422-mile cycle path in northern Italy

4 Sep 2013: Culture and tourism minister praises project that would tie in with Milan Expo and link Venice and Turin along the Po river
- Italy's 'bike motorway' to address European cycling imbalance

United States

John McCain seeks Syria resolution amendment with eye on toppling Assad

Republican lawmakers seek tougher language in legislation as McCain insists 'conditions aren't there' for Assad departure
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Middle East

G20 expects 'frosty relations' as Putin resists common cause with Obama

4 Sep 2013: Optimists hold out hope that war threat after Syria chemical weapons attack could spur consensus between west and Russia

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Asia Pacific

Australia's heaviest drinkers are drinking more, study finds

4 Sep 2013:
Top 10% of heaviest drinkers found to be consuming 4-5% more alcohol than a decade ago, and women draw level with men

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Africa

Inquiry over Steinmetz Guinea mining deal extends to UK and Guernsey

4 Sep 2013: Serious Fraud Office joins FBI and Channel Islands investigation of BSG Resources after claims of bribery to secure ore rights

China

Chinese police hunt woman who gouged out boy's eyes

Reward offered for capture of woman who grabbed six-year-old off street before brutal attack
- Aunt suspected of gouging out Chinese boy's eyes
- Six-year-old Chinese boy in hospital after having eyes gouged out - video
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South and Central Asia

Afghanistan security forces' readiness for Nato withdrawal still a hard sell

4 Sep 2013: Army and police have their strengths but concerns about their weaknesses drive script that they are prepared and capable

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Americas

Power cut paralyses Venezuela

4 Sep 2013: President Nicolás Maduro cites sabotage by opposition for blackout, which left 70% of country without electricity
- Venezuela blackout - in pictures

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