France said on Thursday that the international community would need to respond with force if allegations that the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical attack on civilians proved true. “There would have to be reaction with force in Syria from

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Acting Undersecretary of State Rose Gottemoeller have discussed missile defense and disarmament issues in London, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Mali’s new leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita pledged on Wednesday to be a “president of national reconciliation” in his first public statement since his landslide election victory. Speaking a day after the constitutional court confirmed his win in the Aug.11 presidential