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Ban welcomes Syria’s letter on accession to treaty banning chemical weapons

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meeting with President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria in Sirte

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Russia Hands US Its Plan for Syrian Diplomacy

Russian news agencies report that Moscow has given the United States its plan for securing Syria's chemical weapons ahead of a meeting in Geneva between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart.

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Car Bombs Kill 6 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai

Twin car bombings killed six Egyptian soldiers and wounded 17 other people in northern Sinai, where violence by Islamist militants has surged.

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NKorea Nuke Reactor Likely Restarted: Group

A Washington-based research group says North Korea has likely restarted a plutonium reactor, possibly making good on a pledge to expand its nuclear weapons program.

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