Authorities say the fire that raged for eight hours destroyed four blocks of boardwalk, most of which had just been rebuilt after superstorm Sandy.

At least four people are dead and hundreds are being evacuated from remote mountain towns.

The attack underscores the perilous security situation as U.S.-led troops reduce their presence.

Like other countries, the United States has found that complying with the Chemical Weapons Convention that banned such weaponry isn’t easy to do.

Kerry and his Russian counterpart haven’t made substantial progress on the weapons issue, even as evidence mounts that Syria gassed its own people.