“We stress our absolute condemnation of the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people and we demand an independent international investigation to guarantee the application of international law against anyone proven to have used chemical weapons,” said a statement distributed to journalists.

Twitter: @JMorganTHE Is education effective in promoting “fundamental British values”? Not in the way the government expects, suggests new research showing that those with university degrees or with academic A levels show “significantly higher support” for such values than those with vocational qualifications.

Small cars such as Smart cars and Minis are most at risk from vandalism, new research has suggested. More than one in every 100 Smart cars falls victim to vandalism every year, while Mini owners are the second highest at-risk group, with one claim for every thousand each year.

Trump’s insistence on a ‘Mission Accomplished’ evinced memories of then-President George W. Bush speaking under a banner with those very words in May 2003. Labour leader calls for UN investigation into alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, as government weighs up options for military intervention.

"We wanted athletes to be part of and enjoy the closing ceremony. However, having them come in to the stadium in the pre-show meant the TV audience were not able to see the athletes enter the stadium, alongside flag-bearers. We got that wrong." Mr Beattie later told the ABC the athletes were brought....

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state auditor says Maine should stop following legal advice to use millions of dollars in federal funds for a psychiatric hospital that’s lost federal certification. Auditor Pola Buckley says the state keeps using such funds despite facing a $51 million penalty from the federal government for doing so.

China and Japan agreed to further consolidate the momentum of improvement in bilateral ties during a meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Tokyo on April 15. Wang said that bilateral relationship between China and Japan showed....

A youth has been killed during a clash between two groups at a mosque in Habiganj district over the distribution of sweets. Myanmar’s government said it repatriated on Saturday the first family of Rohingya out of some 700,000 refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military campaign,....

The government has taken a strong stand against corruption and extortion, even if these crimes are committed by policemen, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Sunday. He said if a police member is found guilty of extortion or corruption, the government will take immediate and tough action....

At least four people have been killed and 26 others injured after a train derailed in Tongi Railway Station area in Gazipur. The railway was closed for five hours before emergency services recovered the derailed compartments and hauled them back on track. Three of the deceased have been identified as Shahadat Hossain, Amir Uddin, and Khokon.

A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark near Gracetown, off the coast of Western Australia. Photograph: ScreenWest/PR IMAGE. A man has been bitten by a shark off the coast of Western Australia , prompting authorities to close down the nearby Margaret River Pro international surfing event.

In ABC TV interview, former FBI director says US president treats women like meat and was a ‘stain’ on everyone who worked for him. James Comey has lambasted Donald Trump in his first TV interview after the release of his book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership. Photograph: AP.

T rying to find your way to clarity through the fog of horror that surrounds the Syrian civil war, you could do worse than start with MSNBC television host Chris Hayes, who took to Twitter in the wake of the US airstrikes on Damascus: “They lie about everything all the time. Everything. Every single thing, big and small.

His comments came during a presentation to assist CARIFTA Games bronze medallist Sarah Belle to compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia at the Pinelands Creative Workshop Marcus Garvey Resource Centre last Friday. “We stand out in the region not because of our great politics or great economics.

The U.N. Refugee Agency says some 4,000 African asylum seekers have voluntarily left Israel for Uganda and Rwanda since 2013, reports both countries have continuously denied. Speaking to reporters Friday, Ecweru denied the existence of any so-called secret deals between Uganda and Israel on the matter.