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Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry is making his case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel's willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration's internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad's foes and may change the way U.S.

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria

Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel's willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration's internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad's foes and may change the way U.S.

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian

Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again

Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger
By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger
By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. Footage