Deadly toxins that were to have been removed from  Syria  by December 31 under an international effort to rid the country of its chemical arsenal have not yet been delivered to port to be put on ships, a Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Friday. The deadline will...

Russia will host an international meeting on Friday to discuss the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons, Interfax news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. Experts from Russia, the United States, the United Nations, the Organisation for the Prohibition of...

  The only way to be assured that Syrian chemical weapons will not be used in the future is not through a military strike but through a successful international effort. Regardless of the  postponed congressional vote regarding the use of military force...

  Chemical weapons being transported from Syria will be moved with the help of 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles sent by Russia, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. The toxins are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its...