From the Wire

Syria is Said to be Hiding Weapons, Moving TroopsAs the Obama administration tries to prod Congress into backing armed action against Syria, the regime in Damascus is hiding military hardware and shifting troops out of bases into civilian areas.
France Waits on U.S. Vote Over Syria StrikesFrance will not carry out punitive missile strikes against Syria on its own and is awaiting a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action against Bashar Assad's regime, the French president said Tuesday.
Ban: Any Syria Strike Must Get Security Council OKU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday warned that any "punitive" action taken against Syria for an alleged chemical weapons attack last month would be illegal without Security Council approval or a sound case for self-defense.
Egypt's Sinai Emerges as New Theater for JihadAn Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt's Sinai to fight the country's military, as the lawless peninsula emerges as a new theater for jihad, according to Egyptian intelligence and …
Obama Gains Boehner's Support for Syria StrikePresident Barack Obama won critical support from House Speaker John Boehner for a punitive strike against Syria on Tuesday and dispatched senior Cabinet officials to persuade Congress that Bashar Assad's government must be punished for a suspected chemical weapons attack …
Nokia Stock Surges on Microsoft TakeoverMicrosoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to strengthen its fight with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to capture a slice of the lucrative mobile computing market.
Obama Seeks Support for Syria Strike at G-20Facing roadblocks at home and abroad, President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military action depend on the votes of a fractured U.S. Congress.
Who's a Victim of Human Sex Trafficking?Increasingly, experts in the field are applying the label human trafficking to homegrown prostitution.
Obama's Decision to Seek Congressional Approval In Syria Surprised His Foreign Policy TeamObama's abrupt decision to seek congressional approval before striking Syria also overshadowed what had been a surprising level of consensus among the second-term team members about how to respond to a deadly chemical weapons attack against civilians in Syria.
Obama Seeks Syria Support from Former Foe McCain President Barack Obama is inviting former foe Sen. John McCain to the White House, hoping one of Congress' most intractable foreign policy hawks will help sell the idea of a U.S. military intervention in Syria to a nation deeply scarred …
A Look at Syria Developments Around the World Here's a look at key Syria developments around the world Monday amid heightened tensions over potential military action.
BP Expands Challenge to Gulf Spill SettlementOn Friday, BP's lawyers argued in a court filing that Barbier's more recent interpretation of settlement terms has allowed businesses to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for inflated or fictitious claims.
U.S. Finds Itself with Only 1 Syria Partner: FranceThe United States found itself Friday with France as its only major partner in a potential strike against Syria, after a stunning rejection of military force in Parliament forced Britain, America's staunchest ally, to pull out of any operation.
Court Withdraws Ruling in BP Insurance DisputeA federal appeals court reversed course Thursday on its earlier ruling favoring BP in a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute, handing at least a temporary setback to the energy giant as it seeks to defray some of the enormous costs associated with …
Miss. High Court Upholds Open-Carry Gun LawThe Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld the state's open carry-gun law, allowing it to take effect after a circuit judge's order had kept it on hold about two months.