The head of the team tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says he is concerned about accessing some sites in rebel-controlled areas. Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, renewed calls for both sides
MOSCOW — Western nations that are calling for military action against Syria have no proof the Syrian government is behind the alleged chemical weapons attack, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimeswo
11 October 2013 Last updated at 10:33 BST The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the body overseeing destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said it was in honour of the OPCW&a
Syria's government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year conflict.
UNITED NATIONS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.N. chemical weapons investigators will not explicitly blame anyone in their forthcoming report on the August 21 poison gas attack in Syria, but diplomats say their
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. experts are ready to move into Syria immediately to investigate reported chemical weapons attacks but President Bashar Assad's government still has not approved their entry, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sa
August 23, 2013 -- Updated 0845 GMT (1645 HKT) Damascus (CNN) -- United Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Friday that allegations the Syrian regime used chemical weapons should be investigated immediately, saying such a "crime against humanity s
MOSCOW - The Syrian regime has handed Russia new materials implicating rebels in a chemical attack outside Damascus on August 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday after talks in Damascus. "The corresponding materials
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad has probably used chemical weapons on a small scale in the country's civil war, but insisted
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts will give “overwhelming” confirmation that chemical weapons were used in Syria, UN leader Ban Ki-moon predicted on Friday, as he blasted President Bashar al-Assad as a war criminal. Ban did not say that Assad's forces ca
The US has said it will act in its "best interests" in dealing with the Syria crisis, after British MPs rejected military intervention. "Countries who violate international norms regarding chemical weapons need to be held accoun
The US has said it will act in its "best interests" in dealing with the Syria crisis, after British MPs rejected military intervention. "Countries who violate international norms regarding chemical weapons need to be held accoun
In the short term, the White House's decision to strike a deal with Russia over Syria's chemical weapons bailed President Barack Obama out of a Syria use-of-force vote that he was likely to lose. But in the medium term, what has transpired
August 21, 2013 -- Updated 1722 GMT (0122 HKT) Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is likely to come under new pressure to take more decisive steps in Syria following opposition claims that Bashar al-Assad's government used chemical weapo
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts will give “overwhelming” confirmation that chemical weapons were used in Syria, UN leader Ban Ki-moon predicted on Friday, as he blasted President Bashar al-Assad as a war criminal. Ban did not say that Assad's forces ca
AUBURN, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama says a possible chemical weapons attack in Syria this week is a "big event of grave concern" that has hastened the timeframe for determining a U.S. response. However, Obama said the notion that the