Syria

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.

Pope Francis has urged leaders of the Group of 20 to abandon the "futile pursuit" of a military solution in Syria and work instead for dialogue and negotiation to end the conflict.

China is warning other world powers of global economic risks of a potential U.S.-led military intervention in Syria'a civil war.

President Barack Obama says the international community and Congress's credibility are on the line if a chemical attack on civilians in Syria goes unanswered. Obama is seeking congressional and international support for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.