UN chief sets out framework for Syria poison gas probeSuccess of a new international inquiry aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapons attacks during Syria's four-year-old civil war will require full co-operation of all warring parties, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. More… |
UN report confirms sarin used in Syria attackUN chemical investigators on Monday confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent in an August. 21 poison gas attack outside the Syrian capital in a long-awaited report that the United States, Britain and France said proved government forces were respo More… |
Deadly poison in letter to US senatorUS authorities on Tuesday intercepted a letter sent to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker that preliminary tests showed contained the deadly poison ricin, and the Capitol police, FBI and other agencies have launched an investigat More… |
Experts exhume Arafat body, seek evidence of poisonThe body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed on Tuesday by a team of international experts trying to discover if he was poisoned, as many Palestinians believe. French magistrates opened a murde More… |
Bahrain alerts on spider poisonBahrain’s residents have been urged to contact the Health Ministry if they come across mysterious insects after officials visited a house where poisonous spiders have reportedly been found. The delegation was led by officials from the envi More… |
US concern grows over Qaeda poison threatThe Obama administration is concerned that a dangerous regional arm of Al Qaeda is trying to produce the deadly poison ricin to use in attacks against the US, the New York Times has reported. Citing unnamed intelligence officials and class More… |