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The United States and Russia have agreed on a plan to impose a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war and lay the foundation of a peace process, US Secretary of State John Kerry said, adding that if the truce lasts a week, the US would work with Russia military. SOUNDBITE
The United States and Russia will work in the next few days on a deal to curb fighting in Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Syrian rebels capture a strategic town in northern Hama province -- in a major offensive that threatens government loyalist towns populated by minority Christians and Alawites. Mana Rabiee reports.
Syrian rebels and the main opposition group cautiously welcome an idea proposed earlier by Russia for a weekly 24-hour pause in fighting to allow aid to reach besieged civilians in Aleppo, provided the United Nations can monitor and enforce such a truce. Diane Hodges reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).