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Obama clears way for chemical weapons aid to Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed a presidential determination allowing non-lethal assistance — including special equipment to help neutralize chemical weapons ...UN confirms sarin nerve gas used on civilians in Syria
United Nations inspectors have confirmed they found "clear and convincing evidence" that poison sarin gas was used in an attack near the ...Miss World organiser lashes out at government
The billionaire media mogul who brought Miss World to Indonesia lashed out at the government on Monday for bowing to Muslim hardline ...13 dead in US naval base shooting
At least 13 people including a gunman have been killed and a police officer wounded in a mass shooting at a US ...Damascus calls US-Russia deal victory for Syria
A Syrian minister declared "victory" for his country on Sunday, thanking Russia for orchestrating a chemical weapons deal to avert U.S. military ...Obama welcomes Syria deal, warns action if diplomacy fails
U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the deal to strip Syria of chemical weapons but says much remains to be done and ...Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
Syria\'s main Western-backed opposition grouping has elected an interim prime minister as it seeks to boost its standing as a credible political ...Syria rebel chief rejects US-Russia chemical arms deal
The head of the opposition Syrian Supreme Military Council said on Saturday a U.S.-Russian agreement to eliminate Syria\'s chemical weapons was a ...US-Russian talks on Syria chemical weapons deal enter third day
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, are meeting for a third day Saturday in Geneva for ...Twitter begins plans for Stock Market listing
Twitter has announced it has filed paperwork with US regulators ahead of a planned stock market flotation.