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An emergency council meeting will be held to discuss the use of chemical weapons against civilians in the attack

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the comments at a regular press briefing

Alexander Solovyov was arrested and detained for taking bribes, and is to be held until June 4th

Beijing firmly opposes the visit by a man it labels a dangerous separatist

Moscow says it housed a warehouse making bombs, with toxic substances

The law would require companies and government agencies to receive certification that equal pay is provided

Organisers want to see a clear-cut champion, rather than a shared title

It was not immediately clear if there had been casualties or extensive damage from the quake

The suspect could have been inspired by IS militant links, said Russian law enforcement officials

Islamic State has suffered heavy losses over the past two years in both countries

The latest attack came as Trump's administration was already struggling to explain its policy towards Syria

Taiwan has never built a submarine before & will need to rely on foreign technology support to make an advanced vessel

Lawmakers from both parties have observed that the nuclear option will lead to fewer consensus Supreme Court nominees

Unidentified persons had been using spy devices that record telephone, internet and text messaging conversations

The dietary changes would also lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer in humans

The world's food production will need to increase by 70 per cent by 2050

YouTube Go is currently available in India, and will be released in other emerging markets soon

Scientists hope to learn if the rings are as old as Saturn itself

Indian lawmaker calls for Jinnah House to be labelled 'enemy property'

Pirate leader Aw Kombe said negotiations were under way with businessmen in the port city of Kismayu

Remaining in the global deal to combat climate change will give US negotiators a chance to advocate for coal

Xi will hope he is greeted by Trump the gracious host rather than the rhetorical bomb thrower

Pyongyang is barred under UN resolutions from carrying out ballistic missile launches

The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the attack

The parliament is likely to hold a vote on any final Brexit deal at the end of 2018 or in early 2019

Walakuluge said the cause of the fire was not known

Crowds of tourists and residents set off a flurry of selfie sticks and mobile phones in Tokyo's Ueno Park on Tuesday

Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes

Lawyer Qasim Rashid lists history of white terror groups for racist who questions why there is no Christian ISIS

Russian investigators said Kaverin had made the "right decision" by not stopping the train between two stations

The 14-year-old said she felt 'almost guilty' and was afraid of passing through Westminster bridge now

Man charged for animal cruelty after police discover attack video

Medics there had been treating victims of a suspected chemical attack that killed 58 people, including 11 children

Teenage boy was assaulted by group of 30 people at a bus stop outside a pub

He was asked "What matters to you, and why?"

Khan is the brains behind some of the world's most iconic buildings

The group announced in September that it planned to open three more in France this year

UK premier says she will stand up for both human rights and her country's interests in the Middle Eastern kingdom

Parcel included six venomous vipers, three ball pythons, nine large tarantulas plus Asian forest scorpions

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Beijing's resistance to THAAD anti-missile system put up south of Seoul becomes a thorn in bilateral ties with the US

This year's campaign is called the "Cadbury Egg Hunt"

Iran among top 10 most dangerous countries to drive in, says WHO study

In the last five months alone, the Turkish armed forces have killed 886 PKK militants

Study found widespread representations of Muslims in the news were contributing to lower acceptance

Heightened security measures in place amid fearful commuters

China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress in talks on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea

US Ambassador to UN says US administration is concerned about relationship between Pakistan and India

Saint Petersburg's Sennaya Ploshchad metro station has been closed

Syria's government has negotiated a series of "reconciliation deals" with formerly rebel-held towns