Negotiations at the UN to achieve a landmark treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade have ended without agreement.
The US, followed by Russia and China, said they needed more time to consider the issues.The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN said it was a disheartening end to a month of intense negotiations.
However, the conference chairman said he was confident a treaty could be agreed by the end of the year.
Some delegates accused the US of bowing to domestic pressure from the powerful gun lobby in the run up to presidential elections, our correspondent says.
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