Russia will cope with latest round of U.S. sanctions: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will cope with the latest round of U.S. sanctions, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
WHO: 500 Syrian patients show symptoms pointing to toxic weapons exposure
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Wednesday around 500 people had been treated for “signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals” after a suspected poison gas attack in a Syrian rebel enclave just before it fell…
German spy chief: high likelihood Moscow behind hack on German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Wednesday said there was a “high likelihood” that the Russian government was behind a cyber attack on German computer networks, although he conceded it was difficult to be 100-per…
Philippine air and ground assault kills 12 Islamist militants in south
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops killed about a dozen members of a pro-Islamic State group in air and ground assaults this week on the southern island of Mindanao, the army said on Wednesday, in what it called preemptive moves to thwart militant at…
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.
