UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on chemical attacks probe in Syria

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2017 shows the United Nations Security Council voting on a resolution extending 30 days for mandate of mechanism investigating chemical attacks in Syria at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN Security Council failed to adopt the resolution extending 30 days for mandate of mechanism investigating chemical attacks in Syria on Friday. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to adopt Japan's draft resolution extending 30 days for mandate of mechanism investigating chemical attacks in Syria.

Russia vetoed the resolution.