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Obama's history-defying decision on Syria

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Obama's history-defying decision on Syria

Obama's history-defying decision on Syria

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:32 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks about Syria outside the White House in Washington, DC on August 31, 2013His decision to seek congressional approval represents a historic turning point not seen since Truman.

Kerry says Syria used sarin gas in deadly attack

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:01 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria on August 31, 2013US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday spearheaded a drive to convince Congress to approve a military strike on Syria, saying Washington has proof the regime used sarin gas.

Scornful Syria hails 'historic American retreat' as Obama hesitates

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:27 AM PDT

"The Wall For Peace" at the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in ParisFrance said on Sunday it could not act alone against Syria after the United States stepped back from the brink, making Paris the last remaining top ally in the Western coalition to hesitate over punishing President Bashar al-Assad. ...

David Frost's most memorable interviews

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:14 AM PDT

File - David Frost, left, talks with former President Richard Nixon in this March 1977 b/w file photo prior to the taping of his interview with the former President. Veteran broadcaster David Frost, who won fame around the world for his interview with former President Richard Nixon, has died, his family told the BBC. He was 74. Frost died of a heart attack on Saturday night aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, where he was due to give a speech, the family said. The cruise company Cunard says its vessel had left the English port of Southampton on Saturday for a 10-day cruise in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYLONDON (AP) — Veteran British broadcaster David Frost set a milestone in TV history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed with ambition, talent and a remarkable contacts book, Frost sat down with many other world leaders and the biggest names in show business over half a century. Here are some highlights from some of his most prominent interviews.

Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:07 AM PDT

An ambulance transporting former South African president Nelson Mandela arrives at the home of the former statesman in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Mandela has been in hospital for more than two months fighting a recurring lung infection. (AP Photo / Denis Farrell)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela went home in an ambulance on Sunday after nearly three months in a hospital that became the focus of a global outpouring of concern, but authorities said the health of the former South African president remained critical and sometimes unstable.

Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to faithful after reciting the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Francis is asking people to join him next weekend in a day of fasting for peace in Syria. The pontiff invited people of all faiths to join him Saturday evening in St. Peter's Square to invoke the "gift" of peace for Syria, the rest of the Middle East and worldwide where there is conflict. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace there on Sept. 7.

Sierra wildfire now California's fourth-largest

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:41 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, a member of the BLM Silver State Hotshot crew using a drip torch to set back fires on the southern flank of the Rim Fire on Pilot Peak, Calif., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 The blaze has scorched 343 square miles of brush, oaks and pines and 11 homes, as of Saturday Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in California history.

Egypt destroys homes for possible Gaza buffer zone

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:39 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military has bulldozed 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border and caved in tunnels beneath them as a prelude to the possible creation of a buffer zone to reduce weapon smuggling and illegal militant crossings, angering residents who said they were evicted with no compensation, security officials and residents said Sunday.

FAMU band back at football game after suspension

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:35 AM PDT

The Florida A&M University band performs at half time Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Orlando, Fla., during FAMU's season-opening football game against Mississippi Valley State, its first appearance in a football stadium in nearly 22 months after the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. All band performances were halted for FAMU's famed Marching 100 shortly after Robert Champion collapsed and died following a hazing ritual on a bus parked at an Orlando hotel in November 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University's famed band made its first appearance in a football stadium in nearly 22 months on Sunday after the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.

Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z's Philly festival

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 05:55 AM PDT

Luke Steele from the band Empire of the Sun performs on Day 1 of the 2013 Budweiser Made in America Festival, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z's second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and "Crazy In Love."

Kerry says case for US attack on Syria building

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:59 AM PDT

President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A top Syrian government official on Sunday dismissed the Obama administration as confused and hesitant, even as Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington has evidence of sarin gas use by Syria and that the case for a military attack is getting "stronger and stronger."

Indian spiritual leader arrested on rape charge

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 03:11 AM PDT

Controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, center, is brought for interrogation by police at Jodhpur airport in Jodhpur, India, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Bapu was arrested early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teen-age girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said. The case is the latest in a series of high-profile rape cases in India that have fueled public protests and raised questions about how police handle the cases and treat the victims. (AP Photo/Sunil Verma)JAIPUR, India (AP) — A controversial spiritual guru was arrested early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.

Debate begins on question of a strike on Syria

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:55 AM PDT

President Barack Obama talks about the crisis in Syria to media gathered in the Rose Garden of the White House as Vice President Joe Biden looks on from behind, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. Delaying what had loomed as an imminent strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, Obama announced Saturday that he wanted to put the matter before Congress first. He said, "I know that the country will be stronger if we take this course and our actions will be even more effective." His remarks were televised live in the United States as well as on Syrian state television with translation. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate is on as congressional lawmakers begin considering President Barack Obama's request that they authorize a military strike on Syria to punish the Assad regime for an alleged chemical attack on its own people.

Dubai dieters trade fat for gold

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:42 AM PDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dieters going for the gold in Dubai have hit the scales at the end of a five-week challenge — with the biggest loser dropping enough to earn him more than $3,200 worth of the precious metal.

Wildfire sends dense smoke into Yosemite Valley

Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:09 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, a member of the BLM Silver State Hotshot crew using a drip torch to set back fires on the southern flank of the Rim Fire on Pilot Peak, Calif., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 The blaze has scorched 343 square miles of brush, oaks and pines and 11 homes, as of Saturday Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time since a wildfire broke out around Yosemite National Park, dense smoke has begun to obscure the region's majestic mountain views, park officials say.

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