UNITED NATIONS-SYRIA TALKS

UNITED NATIONS — There "seems to be no agreement" on two key issues just hours before the latest international conference on Syria is held Friday in New York, Iran's foreign minister said. 

SYRIA-IN RUSSIA'S HANDS

WASHINGTON — As the United States and world powers gather again in a bid to end Syria's civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. Nations meeting Friday in New York and the U.N. will essentially be negotiating a Russian plan for a "political transition," based on the Syrian government's consent and with no clear reference to President Bashar Assad's departure. 

GUANTANAMO-SLOW JUSTICE

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Five men accused in the 9/11 plot were back in cells after a hearing when the general in charge of prosecuting them delivered a somber message for families of people killed in the attack: It could be a very long time before the trial actually begins. 

REID-GUNS

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says his party has tried everything to get gun control legislation through Congress and still keeps losing to the nation's biggest gun lobby the National Rifle Association. 

ARGENTINA-DEVALUATION

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine peso falls sharply against the dollar as the government lifts deeply unpopular limits on buying foreign currencies, exposing Latin America's third-largest economy to international market forces in ways not seen in over a decade. 

CUBA-ONE YEAR LATER

HAVANA — The U.S. and Cuba have agreed to permit as many as 110 regular airline flights a day, allowing a surge of American travel to Cuba, officials announce on the anniversary of detente between the Cold War foes. By Michael Weissenstein.