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Positions. Party leaders agreed earlier this month as part of the deal to end the Government Shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Lawmakers approved a bill two weeks ago to reopen the government and avoid a default. And the approved a stop gap budget through the middle of january. Panel members have until the middle of december so agree on a longer term plan and have to work towards easing automatic spending cuts that started in march. The chairman of the house of representatives budget committee, paul ryan and the chair of the Senate Budget committee, patty murray, called for compromise. But ...

Hello there, welcome to newsline. It is tuesday, february 12th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Millions of roman catholics around the world are coming to terms with an announcement that is both surprising and rare. Pope benedict xvi says hes too old to do his job. Hes 85. Spokespersons for the vatican say the pope cited his advance age and felt he could no longer fulfill his responsibilities. German Cardinal Joseph ratzinger was 78 years old when he became pope in april 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul ii. He was the oldest person to become pontiff in 275 years. Benedict xvi was a ...

The civil war in syria will be at the top of the agenda. Leaders from 193 Member States are scheduled to attend when the annual general debate opens later on tuesday. Theyre expected to focus on the use of chemical weapons in syria. Many believe Government Forces used poison gas last month to kill hundreds of civilians in a suburb of damascus. U. S. President barack obama wanted to bypass the u. N. , and carry out punitive strikes on the regime of syrian president bashar al assad. Now hes expected to call for a united response. The syrians entered a Strategic Alliance with iran and many are wa...

U. S. russia agreement to eliminate the countrys chemical weapons arsenal. Members of the u. N. Security council have been discussing a resolution the make that agreement legally binding. Western leaders want to include possible military action and other sanctions if the administration of syrian president Bashar Alassad doesnt comply. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry met with officials from egypt and the United Arab Emirates to drum up support for the resolution. Russia and china are expected to oppose it. U. S. Leaders accuse forces loyal to assad of carrying out a poison gas attack last m...

He was the first german to take over the role since the 11th century. Pope benedict faced a string of challenges during his term from sexual abuse scandals involving members of the clergy to an investigation into Money Laundering in vatican city. In addition, a court convicted his former butler last year of stealing and leaking classified documents that alleged corruption in the vatican. The pope pardoned him over christmas. Its rare for a pope to resign. They usually die in the job. Top members of the Catholic Church will now start planning their conclave. The meeting they hold to choose a su...