World news: US and Russia head for UN over Syria, Moscow move mo...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday September 11 2013     World News   US and Russia head for UN over Syria   US president said the initiative, first proposed publicly by Moscow this week, 'had the potential to remove chemical weapons without the use of force'       Moscow move more a matter of prestige     US targets NY property used in Russian scam     Brussels concerned over France pensions     Kenya vice-president's trial starts at ICC     Fencing medallist picked to head IOC     Norway's centre-right parties start talks     Mugabe appoints old-guard cabinet     Protests as Bank of Cyprus board elected     ECB executive warns on US taper fallout         The World   Obama should grab the Lavrov offer   Sergei Lavrov (Getty) Anybody offered a gift by Sergei Lavrov would do well to inspect it rather carefully before unwrapping it. The Russian foreign minister is a tough nationalist who is not in the habit of doing the US any favours. Nonetheless, the Lavrov proposal that Syria’s chemical weapons should be placed under international supervision should be grabbed by the Obama administration for several reasons. Continue reading »           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.