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May mulls Syria action despite cautious mood in UK
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's government weighed the possibility of military action against Syria on Thursday but faced growing scepticism from opposition leaders and deeper divisions in a country still haunted by its role in the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Algeria in mourning after its most deadly plane crash
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» ALGIERS (ALGERIA) - Algerians on Thursday mourned 257 people killed in a military plane crash the day before, the country's worst-ever aviation catastrophe, with no indication yet of the cause.
Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent used on Russian spy
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - The world's chemical arms watchdog on Thursday said it had confirmed Britain's findings on a nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy last month, which London said came from Russia.
Trump says Syria attack could be 'soon or not so soon'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday over when the United States might fire missiles at Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack, saying they could come at any time.
Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent used on Russian ex-spy
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - The world's chemical arms watchdog on Thursday confirmed Britain's findings on the identity of a nerve agent used against a former Russian spy, which London has said involved the Soviet-made Novichok.
Fire engulfs wood warehouse in Ayutthaya
Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 12/04/2018
» AYUTTHAYA: A huge fire engulfed a warehouse storing wooden pallets close to a petrol station in Bang Pa-in district on Thursday evening. No injuries were reported.
Trump on Syria attack: 'very soon or not so soon at all!'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday about when the United States might attack Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons assault, saying it could be "very soon or not so soon at all!"
'Political' Cannes film festival makes plea for dissidents
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» PARIS: The Cannes film festival made a dramatic show of support for dissident directors in Iran and Russia Thursday as it unveiled a highly political selection that mixed grit and glamour.
How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2018
» KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: Rehana Khatun dreamed her husband came home. He appeared without warning in their village in western Myanmar, outside their handsome wooden house shaded by mango trees. "He didn't say anything," she said. "He was only there for a few seconds, and then he was gone." Then Rehana Khatun woke up.
US Embassy in Cambodia warns of alleged bomb plot
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The US Embassy in Cambodia has issued a security alert over an alleged plot to set off a bomb during the country's traditional New Year holiday, which runs from Thursday through Monday.