Kerry presses the case for punitive action against Syria after what the United States says was a chemical weapons attack by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad near Damascus, despite a lingering deep split among global powers.Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
Syrian government forces are trying to push fighters out of the capital Damascus. Rebels are hoping that potential US strikes will weaken the army's defences in the city. But a limited intervention is unlikely to end the war.Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.
The opposition Liberal-National Coalition is expected to trounce Labor and become the new government of Australia.Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas gives the latest Australian election updates from election favourite the Sydney electorate of opposition Tony Abbott.
Millions of Australians have voted in the country's federal election.Conservative challenger Tony Abbott was heading for a thumping victory over Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday.Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas has the latest from the polling booths in Sydney.
The G20 summit has wrapped up in St Petersburg with no consensus on what to do about the crisis in Syria. Barack Obama has struggled to get international backing for military strikes - and his biggest opponent is still Russia. Vladimir Putin says the U-S has failed to produce evidence that Assad's forces used chemical weapons. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from St Petersburg.
Emerging markets are having a tough time the world over, but who is to blame? Is it the rich world's monetary policies or have more deep-seated problems merely been masked for years by stellar economic growth? Plus: Will the wars of the future be fought over water? Will these types of conflicts become more widespread and serious? It is World Water Week, so Counting the Cost decided to take a closer look at a potential source of conflict. Also on Counting the Cost: Africa's aviation hub: could Nigeria fulfil this role for Africa? Analysts say previous governments have not been committed to improving the aviation sector, but that this administration is investing heavily in infrastructure and training to get its ambitious ideas off the ground. So, will the Nigerian government achieve its goal? And if it does, how could this impact the Nigerian economy?
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