Since Bosnia and Rwanda, it's been clear that the international community disgraces itself when it stands by and let's blood flow at the hands of murderous state thugs. Here are the arguments for and against intervention in Syria. You decide.
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World News Brief, Thursday May 16
US diplomat to be expelled from Russia on suspicion of spying; Philippine government apologises for Taiwanese fisherman's death; Japanese PM refuses to comment on envoy's surprise trip to North Korea; three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan; UN General Assembly approves resolution for political transition in Syria; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 14
Nawaz Sharif looks set to lead Pakistan; US and South Korea conduct joint naval exercise, provoke North Korea; Chinese authorities investigate corruption charges against top economic planning official; Taliban to release Turkish hostages; Cameron and Obama to meet; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 8
John Kerry in Moscow for talks with Putin; North Korea moves two missiles from launch sites on eastern coast; China targeting US government computers as part of cyber espionage campaign, says Pentagon; pre-election violence in Pakistan; Muslim Brotherhood' increases presence in Egyptian government; and more
Read MoreWorld news Brief, Tuesday May 7
Syrian rebels may have used chemical weapons; Palestinian and Israeli leaders meet Chinese president Xi Jinping; North Korea says it won't be using imprisoned American Kenneth Bae as bargaining chip in talks with US; EU urges Africa to open up its markets; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday May 3
American in North Korea sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for alleged "crimes against the state"; China warns US not to meddle in territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo; Syrian opposition denounces Hezbollah threat; Cuba to stay on US list of countries that sponsor terrorism; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 1
Israel launches attack on Gaza -- first since cease-fire; US and South Korea finish naval drills; US underlines committment to Japan in face of burgeoning missile threats from North Korea; UK to stop giving aid to South Africa; Queen Beatrix of Netherlands abdicates; and more
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Miscalculation by the inexperienced dictator of North Korea is a real danger, as he flails around in a sea of propoganda, desperate to prove to his starving nation that he's the Man. Actually he's an idiot.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 27
Syrian opposition leader takes seat on Arab League; North Korea says it is nearly combat-ready and threatens to strike US and South Korea; Vietnam accuses Chinese vessel of firing at fishing boat in South China Sea; Australia to shut down base in Afghanistan; Cyprus banks to stay shut; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 19
Cyrpus vote on bailout delayed; China now fifth-largest arms exporter; budget cuts won't affect military readiness, US assures South Korea; Australia pledges extra $20 million to Burma; new pope to meet Argentine president;
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 8
North Korea threatens US with nuclear attack; Malaysia rejects cease-fire offer; Pakistan launches naval drills with US, China; former Italian PM Berlusconi gets one-year jail term; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 5
Kenyans hope for non-violent election; standoff between Malaysian security forces and Filipino rebels kills 26; China to uphold judicial independence of Hong Kong; US pledges support for Egypt; cardinals want to be briefed on secret report; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 1
US to send food and medical supplies to Syria; Thailand signs deal with militant Muslim group; China signals new foreign policy focus; Tony Blair defends Rwanda's role in Congo; Bulgaria announces election; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 28
No breakthrough on Iran nuclear programme; prominent Chinese sign open letter urging government to ratify human rights treaty; Dennis Rodman and Harlem Globetrotters arrive in North Korea; six killed in suicide bomb in Mali; Chuck Hagel confirmed as US defense secretary; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 21
Japan's trade deficit at record high; South Korea and US hold defense talks; Bulgaria's government resigns; senior Taliban officer arrested in Pakistan; French troops to begin pulling out of Mali; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 8
Iran's Ayatollah rejected nuclear talks with US; Russian jets breach Japanese airspace; Chinese crackdown on self-immolations in ethnic Tibetan regions; Mercosur and Canada work towards free trade agreement; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday December 19
Syrian rebels take control of Palestinian refugee camp; US and China deeply divided by deeply divided over how to tackle North Korea's rocket launch; Philippines passes landmark bill to provide sex education in schools; Mexico to form new security force to police violent regions; UK withdrawal from EU 'imaginable' says Cameron; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday December 13
North Korea launches rocket, angering international community; Xi Jingping calls for reform of Communist Party; US formally recognises Syrian opposition; Mali appoints interim prime minister; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday November 15
France becomes first Western country to recognise Syria's new opposition coalition; China wraps up National Party Congress; Japanese Prime Minister would hold elections next month if opposition supports electoral reform bill; Sri Lanka denies intimidating UN staff; UN denounces US 50-year embargo on Cuba; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday November 9
China begins leadership transition; Julia Gillard refuses to meet Iranian leader; UN Secretary General discusses Mali crisis; Greece passes austerity bill; Puerto Rico votes to become an American state; and more
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