UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane (in blue) walks out of a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 26, 2013. The UN chemical investigation team headed to the eastern al-Ghouta countryside of the Syrian capital Damascus Monday to start an on-site probe into the latest incident of the alleged use of chemical weapons. The UN mission secured the permission after Syria reached an agreement Sunday with Angela Kane. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)