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Syria chemical weapons: US, Russia agree on UN resolution
Fp Archives •US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that the US and Russia have reached an agreement on a UN Security Council resolution about Syrian chemical weapons.

Syria chemical weapons: Opposition feels let down by US
Fp Archives •The Syrian opposition feels badly let down by Washington's decision to do a deal with Moscow to eliminate Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons but diplomats are warning the Syrian National Coalition that it risks losing Western support if it cannot adapt to new realities.

Huge shortfall in funding for Syria aid: Ban Ki-moon
Fp Archives •UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for global efforts to make up for the huge shortfall in funding for the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

UN chief urges for an 'enforceable' resolution on Syria
Fp Archives •Terming the use of chemical weapons in Syria as "tip of the iceberg", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for unity among Security Council members for an "enforceable" resolution to end the crisis in the troubled country.

China slams Syria for chemical attack
Fp Archives •China has condemned any use of chemical weapons while calling on the international community to beef up its efforts for a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

Syria: US will join UN in working out deal to avoid war
Fp Archives •Responding positively to a Russian proposal to secure Syria's chemical weapons, US on Tuesday agreed to join diplomatic efforts to work out a UN deal to avert a punitive American military strike.

Syria: Pope Francis urges world leaders to stop violence
Fp Archives •A sombre-looking Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal before 100,000 people on Saturday to avert a widening of Syria's conflict, urging world leaders to pull humanity out of a "spiral of sorrow and death".

Syria chemical attack: Samples shipped to Netherlands for tests
Fp Archives •Samples collected by UN inspectors from the site of an alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria have been shipped from The Hague in the Netherlands to designated laboratories, a UN spokesman said.

Syria: US hints at military action, top officials meet in Jordan
Fp Archives •The United States put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on notice on Monday that it believes he was responsible for using chemical weapons against civilians last week in what Secretary of State John Kerry called a "moral obscenity."



