WHO: 500 Douma patients had symptoms consistent with toxic weapons exposure
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria last weekend, in which it said an estimated 500 patients went to health facilities with “signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic…
Rescue teams search for German retail magnate missing in Alps
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss and Italian police continued their search on Wednesday for German retail magnate Karl-Erivan Haub who has been missing since Saturday when he failed to return from an off-piste skiing tour in the Alps.
Military plane crashes near Algiers, scores feared dead: media, witness
ALGIERS (Reuters) – An Algerian military plane crashed near an airport outside the capital Algiers, killing several people on Wednesday, local media and a witness said.
Russian envoy to Lebanon: Any U.S. missiles fired at Syria will be shot down
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to Lebanon said any U.S. missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, a step that could trigger a major escalation in the Syrian war.
China keeps delaying talks on letting Liu Xiaobo’s widow leave the country: source
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is repeatedly postponing discussions with Western governments on the possibility that Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, be allowed to leave the country, according to a source with direct kno…
Water hazard: Thailand rolls out ‘Seven Deadly Days’ road safety campaign
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The video opens with revelers throwing water by the side of a road as they celebrate Songkran, the festival that ushers in the traditional Thai new year.
Yemen’s Houthis say launched drone attack on southern Saudi Aramco facility
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s armed Houthi movement said on Wednesday it launched a drone strike on a facility belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia, the group’s TV al-Masirah said.
French public sector unions call for another strike
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s seven main public sector trade unions have called for a one-day strike next month, broadening the scope of discontent and protest President Emmanuel Macron faces over his reforms to reshape the French economy.
Myanmar judge rejects request for dismissal of case against two jailed Reuters reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday rejected a request for dismissal of a case against two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar after being accused of possessing secret government papers.
Anyone could be a terrorist: the security challenge for Harry and Meghan’s wedding
LONDON (Reuters) – When more than 100,000 flag-waving, cheering royal fans gather for the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle next month, British police will be treating every one as a potential terrorist, prankster or royal obsessive.
