Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning there will be retaliation against the U. S. for any military strike launched in response to a chemical weapons attack.

President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince war-weary Americans that strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad are needed for the United States' long-term safety.

The White House is making a big push to rally members of Congress and the American public behind President Barack Obama's plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria.

European foreign ministers have endorsed a "clear and strong response" to a chemical weapons attack that they say strongly points to the Syrian government. But the ministers, meeting in Lithuania, are urging the U.S. to delay possible military action until U.N. inspectors report their findings.

Syrian anti-regime activists say government shelling has killed 16 people, mostly rebels, near Damascus.

Republicans are using their weekly radio and Internet address to focus on health insurance costs under President Barack Obama's health overhaul while the President continues his push for military action against Syria.

He's headed back home from the G-20 summit in Russia, but President Barack Obama will have little time to rest up from his overseas trip.

Ten members of the Group of 20 international economies joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month and called for a strong international response against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Even at the G-20 summit in Russia, President Barack Obama has been working the phones, trying to gather up support in Congress for taking military action against Syria for the regime's alleged chemical attack on civilians.

President Barack Obama has arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, for meetings with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit.