The international chemical weapons watchdog says Syria has completed its efforts to destroy critical equipment for producing, filling and mixing chemical weapons. The announcement came one day before the deadline established as part of a deal to avert U.S. military strikes. The agency says the next deadline will be the approval by November 15 of Syria’s plan to eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons. Meanwhile, a new report by Amnesty International finds hundreds of people attempting to flee Syria into Jordan and other neighboring countries are being turned away at the border. The report says those being rejected include Palestinian and Iraqi refugees and people who lack ID.