Syria chemical weapons
France orders military action in Syria with US, Britain
US President Donald Trump said earlier that he had ordered precision strikes targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons capabilities after a...
The White House said later that Trump and his national security team were continuing to assess intelligence and speak with allies, and that no final decisions had been made.
The United States plans to call for a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday on a proposal for a new inquiry into responsibility for use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Syrian state TV initially said the United States was suspected of carrying out a missile attack on the T-4 airfield near Homs.
A description of some of the chemical weapons that have been used in conflicts around the world.
North Korea has been under UN sanctions since 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
US said it's very disappointed that Russia put what it considered to be political considerations over the Syrian people who were so brutally murdered.
The investigation was unanimously created by the 15-member UN Security Council in 2015 and renewed in 2016 for another year.
The report was circulated to members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, but was not made public.
State television quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Washington's allegations about an intended attack were not only misleading but also "devoid of any truth and not based on any facts."
Kurds battling Islamic State militants fear the group may have used an unidentified chemical weapon.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed 815 people have been killed.
The coalition had conducted 21 attacks on ISIS militants near the Syrian town of Kobani.
Australia has raised the alarm about the number of its citizens believed to be fighting overseas.
ISIS stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army.
The UN has confirmed Peter Theo Curtis was released to its peacekeeping force.
A UN report shows around 5,000 to 6,000 people are being killed monthly.
The group's advance in Syria has accelerated since it seized control of Mosul in June.
The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city.