No EU nation candidate to destroy Syria gas
By RAF CASERT German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle takes his place at the podium during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Nov.…
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Assad gaining ground in Syrian civil war
By RYAN LUCAS FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, damages are seen in the town of Hejeira, which Syrian troops captured, in the countryside of Damascus,…
Army scrapping 4 US chemical weapons incinerators
By JAY REEVES In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, workers continue the process of demolishing chemical waste incinerator at the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Ala. The Pentagon…
Albanians back refusal to dismantle Syrian weapons
By NEBI QENA Thousands of Albanians in Tirana, Friday Nov. 15, 2013, greet the announcement by Prime Minister Edi Rama saying he turned down a request by the United States…
Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks
A Syrian soldier is passed by civilians carrying their belongings in the town of Hejeira in the countryside of Damascus which Syrian troops captured on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as…
Norway to send ships to Syria to ferry weapons out
By BRADLEY KLAPPER In this photo provided by the United Nations, Borge Brende, center, Norway’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaks across the table to United Nations Secretary General Ban…
Albanians oppose dismantling Syrian weapons
An Albanian student wears a gas mask and holds a sign during a protest against chemical weapons during a protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in…
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…