The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 17, 2017 Russia Vetoes Security Council Resolution on Syrian Chemical Attacks -------------------------------------------------------------------- In news from Syria, Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council measure to renew an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. .