North Korea Rescinds US Envoy Invitation
The U.S. State Department says North Korea has rescinded its offer for a senior U.S. envoy to visit Pyongyang to negotiate the release of a jailed Korean-American.
U.N. Security Council meets as Possible Western Intervention in Syria Draws Closer
The United Nations Security Council Permanent members from Russia, China, the United States, France and Great Britain are debating a resolution proposed by Great Britain today concerning the protection of Syrian civilians from chemical weapons.
World Leaders Continue to Gather in Agreement as Attack on Syria Looks More Likely
On Tuesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said there was "no doubt" that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack on rebel forces on Wednesday of last week, and stated that President Obama was meeting with his security team to determine the appropriate response.
Inspectors Reach Suspected Chemical Weapons Site as List of Countries Willing to Take Action Grows
As European governments are looking at possible responses to the killing of hundreds of Syrian civilians in an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government, Russia is warning the western states that any action without United Nations approval would be a "gross violation of International law."