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US cynical of Syria chemical arms declaration - Aljazeera.com Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:58:47 GMT

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US cynical of Syria chemical arms declaration Aljazeera.com The United States is sceptical about Syria's declaration of its chemical weapons to an international watchdog and is still checking its accuracy, a top US envoy said. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to destroy all his banned chemical arms by ... Inspectors Waiting on 2 Syria Chemical SitesABC News Syria wants its chemical arms destroyed elsewhereCBS News Deciding Where to Destroy Syria's Chemical WeaponsVoice of America Al Jazeera America -UN News Centre -Haaretz all 67 news articles »

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Syria conflict: No date for peace conference - UN envoy - BBC News Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:18:25 GMT

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Syria conflict: No date for peace conference - UN envoy BBC News The UN-Arab League envoy on Syria has said that a peace conference he had hoped to hold in Geneva this month has been delayed but he is still "striving" for a summit by the end of the year. Lakhdar Brahimi said after a day of meetings with senior ... Diplomats Fail to Agree on Details for Syria Peace TalksNew York Times US, Russia fail to agree on Syria peace talks dateReuters Brahimi in talks over Syria conferenceAljazeera.com Huffington Post -CBS News -GlobalPost all 294 news articles »

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Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria - CNN International Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:29:18 GMT

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Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria CNN International Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) -- Al Qaeda has swept to power with the aim of imposing a strict Islamist ideology on Syrians across large swathes of Syria's rebel-held north, according to a CNN survey of towns, activists and analysts that reveals an alarming ... How the war in Syria has become a terrible, tragic messGlobalPost all 8 news articles »

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Islamist rebels in Syria use faces of the dead to lure the living - Washington Post Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:37:14 GMT

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Islamist rebels in Syria use faces of the dead to lure the living Washington Post The Saudi fighter is one of hundreds of Islamist veterans of the Syrian conflict whose deaths are heralded in Web postings, many of which feature bloody — and, occasionally, smiling — portraits of the newly deceased. Although the images may strike ... and more »

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Vatican Embassy In Syria Hit By Mortar Shell - Huffington Post Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:26:23 GMT

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Vatican Embassy In Syria Hit By Mortar Shell Huffington Post Men wait to be searched by the Syrian military after they have crossed from the rebel held suburb of Moadamiyeh to the government held territory Tuesday Oct. 29, 2013 in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) ... Mortar round hits Vatican embassy in DamascusMiamiHerald.com Vatican Embassy in Syria hit by mortar fireJerusalem Post Diplomacy mission takes a hit in DamascusStuff.co.nz MassLive.com -UPI.com all 49 news articles »

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UN envoy says Syria peace talks delayed - Aljazeera.com Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:57:44 GMT

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UN envoy says Syria peace talks delayed Aljazeera.com Share article. Send Feedback. Brahimi says he hopes for talks by end of the year [Reuters]. The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria has said that peace talks between the Syrian government and rebel groups will not go ahead as planned in November.

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Few Eager to Talk Peace in Syria, but a Mediator Won't Stop - New York Times Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:36:54 GMT

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Few Eager to Talk Peace in Syria, but a Mediator Won't Stop New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Lakhdar Brahimi says he prefers to navigate by sight. By this, he means that to find ways out of war, he looks for a course while talking. It distinguishes his mediating style, those who have worked with him say, and it has worked in ...

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Polio outbreak in Syria as 10 cases confirmed - BBC News Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:41:14 GMT

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Polio outbreak in Syria as 10 cases confirmed BBC News The World Health Organization has confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria - the first outbreak in the country in 14 years. Before Syria's civil war began in 2011, some 95% of children in the country were vaccinated against the disease, but now an ... Syria Says Will Not Hand Over Power in GenevaABC News Polio adds one more heartbreak to a Syria wracked by warPublic Radio International Syria blames polio outbreak on foreign jihadistsCBS News TIME -NBCNews.com -U-T San Diego all 84 news articles »

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Iran Prepared To Call For Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops From Syria, Foreign ... - Huffington Post Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:56:46 GMT

Iran Prepared To Call For Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops From Syria, Foreign ... Huffington Post ... all non-Syrians from the Syrian soil." Zarif was responding to a question on whether Iran would be prepared to use its influence over Lebanese shi'ite group Hezbollah, which is fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria. Also on ... and more »

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Possible Syrian Peace Talks Pushed Back - Voice of America Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:00:28 GMT

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Possible Syrian Peace Talks Pushed Back Voice of America Brahimi again called the situation in Syria dire, saying the latest United Nations figures show nine million Syrians, nearly half the population, have been directly affected by the fighting either as refugees or internally displaced people (IDPs ...