Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SUSANNAH GEORGE U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group’s unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern…
Chemical weapons manufacturing
UKRAINE: TENS OF THOUSANDS MARCH THROUGH KIEV
By MARIA DANILOVA Demonstrators gather during a rally in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. As many as 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center…
Dozens hurt in Bangladesh garment factory protest
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi garment workers assist their colleagues injured during a clash with police in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thousands of garment workers demanding…
WAGE PROTEST CLOSES BANGLADESH GARMENT FACTORIES
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi security vehicle patrols on the second day of a four-day general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Opposition enforced a four-day general strike…
Syria peace envoy: No talks without opposition
By ALBERT AJI UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks in a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Brahimi urged during his days-long visit to Damascus…
Watchdog: Syria destroyed chemical arms equipment
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this photo released Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, samples brought back by the U.N. chemical weapons…
CHEMICAL WEAPONS INSPECTORS IN SYRIA MISS DEADLINE
By MIKE CORDER and RYAN LUCAS U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, center right, and Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrive to a hotel surrounded by security Monday, Oct. 28,…
SYRIAN FIGHTER JETS BOMB REBEL-HELD AREAS IN NORTH
In this Monday, Oct. 07, 2013 photo, opposition fighters prepare themselves for the battle during an attack on the Wadi al-Deef military post at the frontline in Maaret al-Numan in…