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MPs at special recall of parliament to debate pros and cons of military intervention in Syria.

Three hundred people gather in Downing Street to voice opposition to UK military action over Ghouta gas attack.

UK foreign secretary William Hague says military action will be swift and rejects Iraq invasion comparison.

Chemical weapons 'threat to US national security' White House spokesman Jay Carney says.

World leaders split into camps over action with Arab League blaming Assad and Russia mocking Western intentions.

Obama prepares declassified report to justify attack on Syria while military buildup reported at UK airbase in Cyprus.

MPs return early from summer holiday to discuss West's response to chemical weapon attack on Ghouta.

Bashar al-Assad demands evidence of nerve gas attack and warns US against military strike

MPs demand early recall of parliament to discuss Ghouta gas attack response as Cameron convenes National Security council.

UN inspectors visit Ghouta sites of chemical attack

Cameron and Obama discuss Syria strikes as UN inspectors on way to Ghouta chemical attack site.

Amnesty International urges US President Barack Obama to release convicted soldier.

Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa says government will 'forcefully confront' protesters.

Move comes one day after approval of 1,200 new settlers' homes and ratchets up tension at Palestinian peace talks.

Leading UK tax reform campaigner Richard Murphy tells IBTimes UK G20 is committed to moving in right direction - but it's not enough.

1967 ceasefire line agreement believed to be at centre of peace deal offer by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Cuban foreign ministry admits sending soviet-era weapons, including two anti-aircraft missile batteries, to North Korea for repair.

Evo Morales vows to close US embassy in La Paz and says European apologies are not enough.

Controversial IVF treatment could prevent mothers passing on genetic diseases to their children.

Philip Hammond admits up to 85 Afghan nationals being held at temporary MoD facility in Afghanistan.

Turkey is still brutally repressing the Kurdish language - but the bravery of the oppressed speaks louder than words, says Uzay Bulut

Levada Centre targeted by prosecutor under Putin's sweeping law against NGOs and foreign funding.

UN Refugee Agency says 250,000 Syrians flee strife-torn country every month.

United Nations said Kremlin's legislative changes have "obstructive, intimidating and stigmatizing effects"

The death of İrfan Eskibağ can be laid at the door of the supposedly independent Istanbul Institution of Forensic Medicine, claims Uzay Bulut.

Science superstar Stephen Hawking pulls out from conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres

Israeli officials confirm its air force carried out raid targeting "game-changing" weapons.

BlackBerry's UK chief says there is insatiable demand for its new smartphones and it plans on meeting that demand.

While US and British governments had earlier said Assad regime may have used nerve gas sarin, Obama in no hurry to intervene in Syria.

The deal is part of a number of France-China agreements signed in Beijing during President Francois Hollande's visit.