SYRIA CLAIMS TO HAVE PROOF THAT REBELS USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS

   Syria has given Russia new "material evidence" that rebel fighters in the Syrian conflict have used chemical weapons.
   Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the U N inspectors report on the alleged use of chemical weapons was politicised, biased and one- sided. That the inspectors had only looked at evidence of an alleged attack on August 21, not three previous incidents.
   The U N inspectors report however, did not apportion blame for the attack but Western nations blame the Government forces of Syrian President Bashar al- Assad.
   Meanwhile, five permanent U N security council members- France, United Kingdom, United States, Russia and China- met in New York to discuss a resolution on Syria's chemical weapons. However, there have been key disagreements over the wording. France, U K, and the U S want a resolution containing the threat of military action but Russia opposes this.