Kerry, At Syria Talks In London, Says Peace Through Negotiations Is Still Possible -- Washington Post
LONDON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Tuesday that the leaders of Syria’s moderate opposition are still weighing whether to join a peace conference next month in Geneva, even as he added his voice to a chorus of 10 other nations calling for a renewed commitment to negotiations to end Syria’s bloody civil war.
“This war will not come to an end on the battlefield,” Kerry said at a press conference in London after talks on the crisis. “It will come to an end through a negotiated settlement.”
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MIDDLE EAST
UN, US and Russia to meet on Syria on Nov. 5.
Syrian opposition sets conditions for talks.
West pushes Syrian opposition to attend peace talks.
Kerry: Syria faces more war, implosion if Assad stays.
Syrian rebels battle army in Christian town.
Many dead in attacks on Iraq checkpoints.
Saudi spy chief says Riyadh to 'shift away from U.S.' over Syria, Iran.
Iran nuke overture: More a promise than an offer.
Israel to blame if peace talks collapse over borders: Abbas.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank.
PKK threatens to renew fight in Turkey. Kurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify.
Gulf States, Egypt back Saudi rejection of UN seat.
Saudi Arabia 'failing to address human rights concerns'.
Yemen: Police quell Sanaa prison riot.
ASIA
West criticizes, China defends human rights record at U.N..
Japan moves toward adopting tougher penalties for leakers.
U.S., NATO officials expect approval for Afghan troop deal.
Afghanistan says issues unresolved on U.S. security pact.
Communist rebels kill 9 Filipino troops.
China to appear before UN Human Rights Council.
Australia races to contain bushfires. Australia fire fighters back-burn to merge NSW fires.
Cambodia court races death, dwindling resources to rule on Khmer Rouge war crimes.
Brunei announces tough new code of Islamic law.
For Tepco and Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, toxic water stymies cleanup.
AFRICA
Nigeria military says killed 37 Boko Haram Islamists.
Libyan Islamists call for independent inquiry into American raid.
'Renamo attack' on Mozambique's Maringue police station.
UN says Congo Peace talks stalled again.
Tension, violence on the rise in Mombasa, Kenya.
Central African leaders discuss CAR crisis.
Ugandan ministers failing to tackle corruption, says HRW report.
US: 2.2 million Zimbabweans to need food handouts.
Abyei region key as Sudan, South Sudan leaders meet.
EUROPE
France wants U.S. spying allegations on European summit agenda.
Putin says foreign foes use radical Islam to weaken Russia.
Italy to demand action on migrant crisis at EU summit.
German NATO plan faces broad opposition.
Luxembourg's Juncker faces exit as rivals seek coalition.
Greek Parliament to vote on far right funding.
Greeks 40 percent poorer than in 2008.
EU revives membership talks with Turkey after three-year hiatus.
Spain orders Eta convict's release after European ruling.
E.U. pushes for stricter data protection after Snowden’s NSA revelations.
Bolshoi dancer Dmitrichenko on trial over acid attack.
AMERICAS
Civil liberties group sues Canada over spying.
Mexican diplomat says Obama promises NSA probe.
90,609,000: Americans not in labor force climbs to another record.
US unemployment little changed at 7.2% as recovery remains sluggish.
Obama acknowledges problems with Obamacare website — promises solution incoming.
Barack Obama calls François Hollande following NSA revelations in France.
Venezuela shoots down two 'hostile' planes.
Brazil oil-auction protests turn violent.
Panama says it will release most from ship to North Korea.
Honduras' Zelaya could bounce back as wife runs for election.
US high court to examine IQ threshold for death penalty.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
White House defends legality of drone attacks.
US drone strikes condemned in rights reports. US drone strike killings in Pakistan and Yemen 'unlawful'.
New revelations about Al-Qaeda’s North African network.
British fugitive Samantha Lewthwaite wrote 'love poem' for Osama bin Laden.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Apple's got it wrapped for Christmas! iPad Air is TWICE as fast, 20% thinner, weighs just 1lb and comes with a Retina display.
Microsoft gets its own answer to Google Glass ready and has a prototype in the testing stages.
Faber: Fed could up QE to $1 trillion a month.
Big Bank to be penalized big dollars.
Wall Street banks learn how to survive in staged cyber attack.
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