Biological and Chemical Weapons

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that the deployment of chemical weapons by the Syrian government was a "game changer" while noting that intelligence assessments proving that such weapons had been used were still...

 BEIRUT -- A top Syrian official on Friday denied U.S. and Western charges that Syria has deployed chemical weapons against rebels fighting to overthrow the government of President Bashar Assad.  “The U.S.-British and Western allegations in...

WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...

* Accusation brings Assad closer to Obama's "red line" * "Varying degrees of confidence" chemical arms were used * Washington mindful of faulty intelligence in Iraq (Adds details, background on chemical weapons evidence) By Phil Stewart and David...

* Ankara says reports of chemical arms use "very alarming" * Turkey cautious on military intervention in Syria * EU says still waiting for "definitive evidence" * Damascus denies its military possesses chemical weapons By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, April...

ABU DHABI, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday said the U.S. intelligence community believes the Syrian government has used sarin gas on a small scale against rebels trying to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad....

By Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul DAMASCUS, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. support for Syrian rebels may lead to more attacks on American soil like those of September 11, said a senior Syrian official who warned that Islamist fighters would spread "the...

* CRB index up 1.5 pct, largest daily rise since Nov 19 * Syria chemical weapons scare boosts oil, weak dollar rest * Damage to crops from weather and US stocks rally also help By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Oil and gold prices...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. intelligence agencies now believe that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons in its struggle to hold onto power, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. Hagel said that...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers quickly called for action after the White House informed members of Congress on Thursday that American intelligence agencies now believe the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels trying to topple President...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. intelligence has determined that embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad deployed chemical weapons to subdue the rebellion in his country, Obama administration officials said Thursday, a disclosure that could move...

* Accusation brings Assad closer to Obama's "red line" * U.S. has "varying degrees of confidence" that chemical arms were used * Washington mindful of faulty intelligence in Iraq By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The...