Sep 16 UN Secretary-General: Syria findings “beyond the pale” "The results are overwhelming and indisputable. Eight-five percent of the the blood samples tested positive for sarin, while a majority of the environmental samples confirmed the use of sarin. A majority of the rockets or rocket fragments recovered… Continue reading
Sep 16 U.N. report confirms chemical weapon use A newly released report from the United Nations gave the first official confirmation that deadly sarin gas was used in Syria on Aug. 21, but did not say who used it. The report says the use of chemical weapons is… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch U.S. and Russia Disagree on Consequences if Syria Doesn’t Comply With Arms Deal The United Nations confirmed that chemical weapons were used against Syrian civilians, but did not assign responsibility. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris to rally support for a U.S.-Russia agreement that would force Syria to remove or destroy… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Gauging Israeli Reaction to the Syrian Crisis Today Secretary of State Kerry was in Jerusalem offering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assurances that the United States will insist on full compliance by Bashar Al-Assad's regime. NewsHour Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher reports from Israel on what’s been on… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Will the Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal Work? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the deal between the US and Russia on Syria's chemical weapons and what effect the removal of such weapons may have on the Syrian civil… Continue watching
Sep 14 U.S. and Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons GENEVA (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov say they have reached agreement on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons. The announcement comes on the third day of… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Shields and Brooks on Kerry’s Role in Syria Talks, Financial Crash Anniversary Shields and Brooks on Kerry's Role in Syria Talks, Financial Crash Anniversary… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Verifying the Extent of Syria’s Chemical Arsenal Could Be Big Challenge Verifying the Extent of Syria's Chemical Arsenal Could Be Big Challenge… Continue watching
Sep 13 FROM THE WIRE Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he believes there will be "an overwhelming report" from the UN showing chemical weapons were used in Syria on Aug. 21. (AP)… Continue reading
Sep 13 Kerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks Secretary of State John Kerry, left, United Nations-Arab League special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images GENEVA -- U.S. Continue reading