World | WPN World People News

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).

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers remarks at a ceremony marking the centennial of the Peace Palace in The Hague.

United Nations chemical weapons inspectors continue their investigation into reported nerve gas attacks in the Damascus suburbs last week and say they will need another four days to complete their inquiry. Born in Homs, Zaher Sahloul is a physician and president of the Syrian American Medical Society, which has been very active in supporting physicians and hospitals inside Syria, as well as refugees affected by the ongoing crisis.