China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices.
It is nearly certain that chemical weapons killed hundreds of people in the suburbs of Damascus in Syria.
Syria’s foreign minister will travel to Moscow to hold talks about the Syrian crisis with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, says Moscow.
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Russia has sent a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations as the US prepares for possible strike in Syria.
The Russian president says he has not ruled out the option of strikes on Syria if clear evidence of chemical weapons attacks can be provided.
President Jacob Zuma has praised national police commissioner Riah Phiyega and called on countries to rely on the UN to intervene in Syria.
President Barack Obama’s efforts to persuade the US Congress to back his plan to attack Syria has been met with skepticism.
As the US seeks approval from Congress for military action on Syria, President Jacob Zuma says the role of the UN in Syria must be respected.
Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic broke from their usual routine to voice their opposition to US strikes in Syria.
US President Barack Obama and his aides have attempted to convince a doubtful Congress that the country needs to intervene – with force – in Syria.
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The spectre of a US airstrike on Syria will loom over global markets as the uncertain implications of military action keep investors jittery.
Public opinion, like old generals, is always preparing to fight the last war.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that tests proved positive for use of the chemical weapon sarin in Syrian chemical attacks.
As Syrians flee their homes for new beginnings, Europe is struggling to cope with the influx of refugees at its doorstep.
Barack Obama decides force is necessary Syria, while seeking congressional approval to authorise it.
An expected US-led strike on Syria has not only put government forces on alert, it has also alarmed Islamist rebels – who worry they too are targets.
Syria awaits a military attack "at any moment", an official has said just hours after UN experts probing a suspected gas attack left the country.
Britain will not join any military action against Syria after a stunning parliamentary defeat of a government motion on the issue.
The rebels’ backers should use their influence to resolve the conflict around the negotiating table.
Nobody wants to see violations of the ban on weapons of mass destruction go unpunished but Syria’s civil war is no longer just black and white.
Canada has been convinced Western military action is needed against Syria after reports it used chemical weapons, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Any military action against Syria will have consequences beyond the region and leave Israel in flames, says Iran’s army chief of staff.
SA has criticised "the possibility of a military intervention" in Syria by the West, calling on all sides to negotiate a better solution.
Russia is sending two warships to the eastern Mediterranean, and has denied the deployment is linked to events in Syria.
US President Barack Obama has made the case for a limited military strike against Syria while China’s state media warned the West against an attack.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s friends and foes are headed for a showdown at the UN over his suspected chemical attacks.
Israel is bolstering its defence systems ahead of a possible US attack on Syria that could spill across the Jewish state’s northern border.
Britain’s David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have no doubt Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people.
Hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army has claimed credit for the Twitter and Huffington Post hacks in a series of Twitter messages.