Chuck Hagel: Quick Response Needed If Syria Used Chemical Weapons -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- If claims that Syria used chemical weapons this week are true, a speedy response will be needed to prevent another such attack, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
Hagel's comments Friday came after a senior Defense Department official told CNN that military planners have updated Syrian target lists.
And it was disclosed that a fourth U.S. ship armed with cruise missiles has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
A United Nations team is in Syria attempting to investigate a claim by the nation's rebels that a chemical weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad's forces outside Damascus killed more than 1,300 people.
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MIDDLE EAST
Obama's national security team to meet on Syria this weekend: official.
Initial Western intelligence finds Syrian forces used chemical weapons.
U.S., Russia at odds on who is blocking U.N. probe of suspected chemical attack in Syria.
Flood of Syria refugees to Iraq tops 40,000.
Suicide bombing in park, attacks kill 32 in Iraq.
Satellite images show alterations at Iran’s Parchin nuclear site.
Palestinians warn against settler expansion.
Abbas: Peace deal will mean end of Palestinian demands of Israel.
ASIA
Economic storm clouds shift from Europe to Asia
Japan's new military buildup seen as response to North Korea, China.
China, Japan, and India's Asian arms race.
Afghan villagers angered by Bales life sentence.
Two Koreas agree to revive family reunions in Red Cross talks.
Bo Xilai trial: Witness testifies on embezzlement.
Pakistan frees Indian fishermen amid Kashmir tensions.
AFRICA
Egypt braces for more mass protests; Obama voices concern.
UN troops in DR Congo shell M23 rebels near Goma.
Gunmen in Libya kill senior criminal investigator in latest of a string of targeted killings.
Swedish politician attacked in Somalia's Mogadishu.
Tunisian opposition demands Islamist government quit.
Mugabe rants against West and gays at 'robbers' party'.
U.N. appeals to Sudan to continue transporting South's oil.
U.N. says reconciliation needed in Mali.
Live-or-die dilemma for South Africa’s gold mines and workers.
EUROPE
Spanish-British ties rocked over flap over artificial reef off Gibraltar.
Paris suburbs shut late-night shops to fight rowdiness.
Belgium police raid '1.3bn-euro' Chimay drug pills factory'.
Russian President Putin bans any rallies in Sochi before and during 2014 Olympic Games.
Russia: No more luxury cars for officials?
Greece's only Ferrari dealership has had no sales for nearly two years.
AMERICAS
Huge California wildfire spreads into Yosemite.
Colombia's Santos calls negotiators home from peace talks in Cuba.
Police: At least 30 killed in Bolivia prison melee.
Argentina loses appeal in $1.33 billion U.S. bondholder fight.
Brazil's Rousseff's popularity rises in poll as economy stumbles.
Mexico City paralyzed by teachers' protests.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al Qaeda isn't dead yet, FBI director says.
Al Qaeda plan to 'change face of history' led to U.S. scare: Yemen.
Guantanamo war crimes tribunal in 'hot mess' over computer problems.
Is Al-Qaeda resurgent in Africa? Militant Islamist groups join forces in The Sahel.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Ballmer’s departure will follow years of missed opportunities for Microsoft.
Amazon may be building a wireless network of its own.
Emerging-market currencies fall to lowest since 2010 on Fed.
Gambling queen Pansy Ho primes business empire for a new Macau.
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