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Negotiations will still be needed to find a permanent solution for Syria despite any military action that might be taken, warned Elmar Brok, the chair of the EP’s foreign affairs committee. On behalf of the committee, he also condemned the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country and criticised China and Russia for not doing more to help find a peaceful solution.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing confirms the Syrian military used deadly sarin nerve gas on civilians in Damascus last month.

U.S. President Barack Obama said he supports a U.S. military strike against Syrian regime targets in response to the regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people, but he called on Congress to debate and vote on how America should react to “the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century.”

A shell lays in the middle of the street in Homs, Syria, a remnant of the heavy attack on the city.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States will continue to seek an international coalition in response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, despite opposition by British lawmakers to any military action.

The government of Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo forces of shelling Rwandan territory.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States will continue to seek an international coalition in response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, despite opposition by British lawmakers to any military action.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) speaks to journalists in Vienna, Austria.

The government of Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo forces of shelling Rwandan territory.
Rwanda said that more than 30 bombs and rockets have been fired across the border in the last week by the DRC military. It said one bomb fired morning killed a woman and seriously injured her two-month-old baby in the town of Rubavu.

Thousands of people have been forced from their homes by fresh fighting in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).