WorldAssad interview fires up HollandeSyrian President Bashar al-Assad seemed calm and was surrounded by only light security when he talked to a French journalist this week.04 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldObama gains support for Syrian strikesThe prospect of air strikes in Syria has grown with political developments driving towards military action.04 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldSo they wait - for ObamaThe graves had run into each other, mounds of red earth washed by the rain, blown by the wind.04 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessUS trade gap widens 13.3 percent in July to $39.1 billion, fueled by record auto imports04 Sep 12:36 PM
WorldNew Syria resolution in Senate expressly bars use of US ground forces for 'combat operations'04 Sep 12:30 AM
WorldUN: Syria 'humanitarian calamity'Syria's civil war has driven almost a third of the country's population from their homes, causing the humanitarian calamity of the century, says the United Nations.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldKerry and Hagel's big testAmid signs in Washington of deep anxiety about unintended consequences and unforeseeable outcomes.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldAussie heritage out of fashionShame' over colonial history is seeing valuable threads of the nation's story left to crumble into ruin.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldSense of foreboding palpable as refugees flood neighbouring statesThe lucky ones move in with relatives; the poorest sleep under bridges. Others find themselves crammed into the old Palestinian refugee camps of south Beirut.03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldPresident in bind as he builds caseWhy did US President Barack Obama delay planned air strikes on Syria after the chemical attack last month?03 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldObama tries persuading the sceptical on SyriaPresident Barack Obama, working to persuade sceptical lawmakers to endorse a US military intervention in civil war-wracked Syria, hosted two leading Capitol Hill foreign policy hawks for talks.02 Sep 10:02 PM
WorldRudd: Abbott not qualifiedThe Syrian crisis and Opposition leader Tony Abbott's competence to deal with international affairs have become a central issue in the fight for power in Australia.02 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldHeat on Cameron to revisit 'no' voteBritish defence figures admit evidence of Syrian gas attack growing stronger as US repositions military assets in Middle East.02 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Punishments risk eclipsing crimeWestern powers' best option for responding to regime's gas attacks in Syria is to arm selective rebels, writes Alexander Gillespie.02 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldBritain in strife over chemicals for SyriaThe British Government was accused of "breathtaking laxity" in its arms controls after it emerged that officials authorised the export of two chemicals to Syria.02 Sep 05:30 PM
