King Harald and his wife Queen Sonja of Norway attend the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo
King Harald and his wife Queen Sonja of Norway attend the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2013. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a Hague-based global chemical weapons watchdog, working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria's civil war, won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize in October. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (NORWAY - Tags: HEALTH CONFLICT SOCIETY ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)
A woman holds an invitation card while arriving at the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo
A woman holds an invitation card while arriving at the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2013. The Hague-based global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria's civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize in October. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (NORWAY - Tags: HEALTH CONFLICT SOCIETY)
OPCW director general Uzumcu is pictured during Reuters interview in Oslo
Director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu is pictured during a Reuters interview in Oslo December 10, 2013. The Hague-based global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria's civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize in October and will be awarded today. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (NORWAY - Tags: HEALTH CONFLICT SOCIETY HEADSHOT)
U.S. defense bill boosts funding for missile defense to $9.5 bln
USA-DEFENSE/MISSILE :U.S. defense bill boosts funding for missile defense to $9.5 bln
UNHCR to boost Syria aid supply through airlifts from Iraq
As the harsh winter sets in, up to 12 cargo flights are planned to bring food and relief supplies to vulnerable people in inaccessible areas in north-eastern Syria.
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks with his weapon inside a damaged room in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks with his weapon inside a damaged room in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)