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28/08/2013
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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
91热爆 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?
US Syria strike 'plan'
US 'intends to degrade Assad forces'; London building melts cars; Syria's refugee crisis.
Kerry puts Syria case before US Senate
Senators hears case for Syria strike; Syrian refugees exceed 2 mln; Book recommendations
US calls for action on Syria
Obama heads to G20 and Jordan's prime minister offers tentative backing for intervention
Obama warns against Syria inaction
Obama on Syria; 50 years since tectonic plates; a 'new' Agatha Christie novel.
US and France debate Syria action
French MPs call for Syrian intervention; can the US get Russia on side? Tastes of the Tube
G20 Meet in Russia
G20 discuss Syria options, Kenyan MPs to vote on international court, Tokyo's Olympic bid
05/09/2013
05/09/2013 (2000 GMT)
G20 leaders split over Syria; Pakistan activist seeks plot inquiry;Woody Allen on new film
06/09/2013
US, UK crack encryption
US, UK hack encryption technology, UN says Syria needs more help, Moscow mayoral race
06/09/2013 (2000 GMT)
Russia and US no closer on Syria at G20; last Hitler bodyguard dies; the largest volcano
Australia's new government
Australia's election landslide; 2020 Olympics runners. Remembering Ibrahim Moothana.
Olympics winner announced.
Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics, Australian elections and Philadelphia Soul.
Syrian crisis special edition
A special edition on the Syrian crisis. Will US lawmakers authorise military intervention?