France's president says a "body of evidence" suggests that chemical weapons were used during attacks on a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds, and that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime was most likely behind it.

The Liberal Party-led coalition's launch took place in the east coast city of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland state, a major battleground for the Sept. 7 elections.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd represents a Brisbane electorate and will officially launch his center-left Labor Party's bid for a third three-year term in power next weekend in the same city.