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23/08/2013
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Bomb blasts in Lebanon kill over 20
Blasts at mosques in Lebanon; Syria chemical attack; Are we seeing a new TV golden age?
Forty killed in Lebanon bombs
Eyewitnesses report from Tripoli; Fort Hood shooter found guilty; British curry in India
Obama considers Syria options
US President meets top security advisors; lessons from Bo Xilai trial; Glass harmonica.
24/08/2013
Syria to allow UN inspection
White House official says 'very little doubt' a chemical weapon was used by Syrian regime.
25/08/2013
26/08/2013
Russia warns West against Syria attack without UN approval
Snipers attack UN convoy; Zurich introduces drive-in sex; London Black Music Festival
Syria Investigation
UN inspectors in Syria; Zurich’s drive-in brothel; how to tell if a panda is pregnant?
US 'ready' to launch Syria strike
US ready to strike; Darjeeling trouble brewing; crowed-sourced music
27/08/2013
Intervention in Syria?
The debate over Syria continues; Yosemite fire rages on; Ingushetia official murdered
28/08/2013
UK drafts Syria UN resolution
UK puts forward UN resolution; He had a dream; North Korea cyber war
28/08/2013 (2000 GMT)
US marks 50 years since Martin Luther King speech; and UK puts forward Syria UN proposal
UK Parliament debates intervention in Syria
UK Parliament debates intervention in Syria; is there a 'clear legal basis' for action?
UK Parliament debates intervention in Syria.
Extended coverage of and reaction to the UK parliamentary debate on Syria
UK Parliament debates intervention in Syria; main arguments and reaction.
British parliament debates Syria intervention.
UK discusses military action; Red Cross warns of humanitarian crisis; UN divided.
France backs US on Syria action
Â鶹ԼÅÄ witnesses a horrific incendiary bomb attack in Aleppo; views from around the world.
30/08/2013
US confident chemical weapons used in Syria
US case for military intervention in Syria; Cuban boxing goes pro; remembering poet Heaney
31/08/2013 (1300 GMT)
Putin challenges US on Syria claims; UN slams Sri Lanka on human rights;working for a meal
31/08/2013 (2000 GMT)
President Obama urges military action against Syria, but will seek congressional approval.
01/09/2013 (1300 GMT)
Syria hails US 'retreat'; remembering Sir David Frost; fairy tales for lost children
John Kerry says US Has Proof of Sarin Use
Kerry says US has proof that sarin was used in Syria; Michael Sheen on playing David Frost
Obama's mission to persuade
Obama seeks support for airstrikes; China's Syria stance; swimming from Cuba to Florida.
Obama seeks support for airstrikes; China's Syria stance; why swim from Cuba to Florida?
French Syria intelligence report
Report says Syria 'led chemical attack'; Brazilian Senator on US spying; is taller better?