A global effort is underwayto head off a dangerous attack in Syria pitting Russia against the West. British ministers are meeting today to discuss whether to join the United States and France in a military response to a poison gas attack by Syrian government forces on civilians in the formerly rebel-held town of Douma, just east of the capital Damascus.
Syrian government forceshave raised their flag over the last rebel bastion in eastern Ghouta, taking full control of the town of Douma as insurgents withdraw, Russian news agencies reported today, sealing a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad.
World stocksedged down further as anxious investors stayed wary of risky assets, seeking protection against a threatened clash between Western powers and Russia in Syria.
Two months ago, @Reuters revealed how 10 Rohingya men were shot and hacked to death by Myanmar security forces and Buddhist villagers. Here is the story of the families they left behind. http://reut.rs/2qp0y5D
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg fielded 10 hours of questions over two days from nearly 100 U.S. lawmakers and emerged largely unscathed and considerably richer.
While Facebook’s privacy troubles are recent, users have known about its other shortcomings for years. That Facebook can make us miserable is old news. Writer Jess Kimball Leslie looks at why we’re still using the service. What do the experts studying our behavior on Facebook have to say?
Reuters covers dozens of high-profile Congressional hearings each year, but few draw the intensity and urgency of Zuckerberg’s visit to Capitol Hill this week. Read the latest Backstory on how at least 70 Reuters journalists covered the hearings from every angle and across all platforms.
