DOHA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Chemical weapons have been found in Libya by National
Transitional Council forces and have been secured, a representative of the movement that
ousted the late Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday.
1.3.2. Syria
BEIRUT, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Nine Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in a
central town believed to have been carried out by army deserters, a Syrian rights group said.
PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will almost
certainly fall under the pressure of protests and sanctions, but it will take time due to the complexity
of internal and regional politics, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Wednesday.
embattled President Bashar Assad, a few hours ahead of a visit by senior Arab officials probing ways to start a
dialogue between the regime and the opposition.
1.3.3. Israel - Palestine
JERUSALEM (AP) — International mediators will be meeting with Palestinian and Israeli
officials in Jerusalem in the hope of finding a formula to restart deadlocked peace talks.
SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta branded North Korea a "serious threat" on
Wednesday, as the U.S. military cast a cautious eye on diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang that it fears could
be short-lived.
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