Syria's president said his government approved of the U.N.-backed plan.

Syria will cooperate fully with U.N. inspectors charged with securing and destroying the country's chemical weapons stockpile, the nation's prime minister said Saturday.

Landmark unanimous decision would secure and destroy stockpile.

The U.S. and its international partners declared that a "window of opportunity has opened" to peacefully settle their nuclear standoff.

Inspectors will face tight deadlines and work in the heart of a war zone.

U.S., Russia had been at odds on how to enforce resolution requiring Assad regime to dismantle chemical weapons.

The U.N. says better livestock feedin, breeding can curb gases by 30%.

Displaced Palestinians are losing out to Syrians in desperate need of aid.

Foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday in high-level talks.

Intent on easing crippling economic sanctions and using new moderate president to open up backchannels.