"...the [United Nations] Security Council let us down-where shall we go?"-President Abbas
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Read more...Syria will sign Chemical Weapons Convention, open storage sites to international inspectors.
Read more...A group of Syrian refugees make their way through a camp on the Turkish border (VOA via Wikimedia Commons)
The President sends mixed messages about the U.S.' role in the world.
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Read more...The world powers dropped two of their three demands.
Read more...Rebels doubt the possibility of a temporary truce.
Read more...Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Syrian government and its opposition should be forced to negotiate. (Creative Commons)
Russia says it will not sign new weapons contracts with Syria until violence in that nation calms down.
Read more...Iran will continue its production of uranium.
Read more...Syrian abuses continue to stir international debate.
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