Syria ships first quantity of chemical weapons

Damascus - A first shipment of material has been removed from Syria under a deal to rid the country of its chemical weapons arsenal, the joint mission overseeing the disarmament said on Tuesday....

US 'to drop military threat' on Syrian regime

Washington - The United States concedes that Russia will not allow the UN Security Council to authorise military strikes against the Syrian regime, senior White House officials said on Friday....

Diplomatic efforts intensify on securing Syrian chemical arms

Diplomatic efforts toward placing Syria's chemical weapons under international control intensified on Wednesday and U.N. investigators concluded Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsi...