Burial Sites: President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: The latest UN figures on the civil war that has left hospitals and burial sites overflowing were released after U.S. President Barack Obama, in an emotional and hard-nosed speech, said the U.S. should take military action against Syria, but that he will seek approval from Congress when it returns to business Sept. 9. , according to Huffington Post. The United Nations has yet to release findings from its mission in Syria to determine if chemical weapons were used in an Aug. 21 attack in the war-torn country, but its refugee agency has determined nearly one-third of the population about seven million Syrians has been displaced since the uprising began in March 2011. - Watch as Canadian family mulls Lebanon departure over Syria fears (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.