Obama lobbies Congress on Syria

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• Obama lobbies Congress on Syria
• Paris reveals Syria intelligence reports
• Israel fears having to counter Iran alone
• IOC set for biggest meeting in generation
• The must-have warzone accessory – the gunfire app
• Italy’s parties contemplate generational shift
• Merkel and Steinbrück TV debate ‘a draw’
• Egypt constitution panel all but excludes Islamists
• Turkey begins trial of former general
• Banks face new set of capital rules

Obama lobbies Congress on Syria Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:25 AM PDT The president and his cabinet work to convince key figures to back strikes in Syria after the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons

Paris reveals Syria intelligence reports Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT In a move to fend off growing demands for a parliamentary vote, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault briefs party leaders ahead of a debate

Israel fears having to counter Iran alone Posted: 02 Sep 2013 05:12 AM PDT Perception that US is wavering on disciplining Syria over alleged chemical weapons use will mean it could fail to act if Iran develops a nuclear bomb

IOC set for biggest meeting in generation Posted: 02 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT Deep reservations about each of the three candidates for 2020 is causing the Olympic committee consternation, which is also in search of a new leader

The must-have warzone accessory – the gunfire app Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:23 AM PDT Smartphone programmes are mapping firefights, offer paths around roadblocks and even contact the army in case users are kidnapped

Italy’s parties contemplate generational shift Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:45 AM PDT Italy's voters returned from summer break to find a fresh political landscape, after Matteo Renzi, mayor of Florence, bid for leadership of the Democrats

Merkel and Steinbrück TV debate ‘a draw’ Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:59 AM PDT Neither candidate in the German election campaign came up with any new theme that might affect voting patterns, political scientists say

Egypt constitution panel all but excludes Islamists Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:43 AM PDT Politicians and activists criticise draft proposals produced by the technical committee as authoritarian and failing to break with the past

Turkey begins trial of former general Posted: 02 Sep 2013 08:54 AM PDT Former chief of general staff Ismail Hakki Karadayi and over 100 other suspects are tried over the country's so-called 'postmodern' coup of 1997

Banks face new set of capital rules Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT To ensure failed lenders do not need to be bailed out by taxpayers, some likely to be asked to ensure capital structures offer sufficient protection

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