Osama Bin Laden's son claims his father tested chemical weapons on dogs
The 41-year-old, who now lives with his wife Zaina in Normandy, France, recalls Bin Laden telling him that he was the son chosen to carry on his work. He, however, chose to leave Afghanistan in April 2001, just months before the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.
Dec 02, 2022, 09:34 AM ISTRussian forces have killed thousands in Mariupol, could use chemical weapons, warns Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
"Mariupol has been destroyed, there are tens of thousands of dead, but even despite this, the Russians are not stopping their offensive," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers without providing more details.
Apr 12, 2022, 06:51 AM ISTUS providing Ukraine with supplies in case Russia deploys chemical weapons
A senior U.S. defense official said that there were no concrete indications of an imminent chemical or biological weapons attack in Ukraine.
Apr 02, 2022, 06:31 AM ISTVladimir Putin weighing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, warns US President Joe Biden
Russia`s defence ministry has accused Kyiv, without providing evidence, of planning a chemical attack against its own people in order to accuse Moscow of using chemical weapons in the invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24.
Mar 22, 2022, 06:19 AM ISTNavalny poisoning: UK, US impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents
Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday (August 20) on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives.
Aug 20, 2021, 23:51 PM ISTPakistan using chemical weapons to silence voices of activists in Balochistan and Sindh, alleges Baloch leader Dr Nazar Baloch
Hundreds of young Sindhi and Urdu-speaking local workers from Sindh have been abducted by Pakistani agencies.
Oct 09, 2020, 20:13 PM ISTRussia not producing chemical weapons, Kremlin says after OPCW findings on Navalny
The Kremlin said on October 7 that Russia was not developing any chemical weapons and was fully complying with its obligations under an international arms control treaty that outlaws their production.
Oct 08, 2020, 17:54 PM ISTIndia rejects anti-chemical weapons draft, says consultations were incomplete
India claimed that decision violates the Chemical Weapons Convention's (CWC) finely crafted balance and instead gives unchecked powers to the OPCW DG.
Jun 28, 2018, 09:48 AM ISTRussia says West's diplomatic push on Syria is 'untimely'
International investigators of the OPCW were on Tuesday on the ground in the Syrian town of Douma, where dozens were killed in a suspected chemical weapons attack on April 7.
Apr 17, 2018, 23:18 PM ISTUse of nuclear weapons inevitable if World War 3 breaks out, warns former Russian general
Russia said on April 16, 2018, that it still hopes for dialogue with Washington despite US-led strikes on Moscow's ally Syria.
Apr 17, 2018, 18:54 PM ISTSyria strikes and World War 3 threat cast a shadow over North Korea denuclearisation talks
Rising tensions between the US and Russia over military strikes in Syria appears to have jeopardised the North Korean denuclearisations talks.
Apr 15, 2018, 18:39 PM ISTPope Francis condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Apr 08, 2018, 17:08 PM ISTSarin used in March Syria attack, finds chemical weapons watchdog: Sources
An inquiry by the global chemical weapons watchdog found sarin was used in a March attack in Syria on an opposition-held town, just days before the banned nerve agent killed dozens in a separate attack nearby, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Oct 05, 2017, 06:51 AM ISTIsrael raids inside Syria since 2013
Syria`s army said Israeli warplanes were again responsible Thursday for an early morning strike on a military site in an area where the regime has been accused of producing chemical weapons.
Sep 07, 2017, 20:48 PM IST
Syrian government dropped sarin on Khan Sheikoun: UN
Syrian forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during the country`s civil war, UN war crimes investigators said on Wednesday.
Sep 06, 2017, 16:07 PM ISTDon't blame Syria for chemical attack without visit: Russia
The attack sparked outrage around the world as photos and video of the aftermath, including quivering children dying on camera, were widely broadcast.
Jul 27, 2017, 08:51 AM ISTSyria warns of allied response in case of US attack
The United States carried out its first direct military action against Syria in April, firing 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Shayrat military airport.
Russia accuses US of plotting chemical weapons 'provocation'
Russia is accusing Washington of preparing a "provocation" in Syria, which would then be blamed on President Bashar Assad's government as alleged use of chemical weapons.
Jun 29, 2017, 17:54 PM ISTRussia brands US warning to Syria over chemical weapons 'unacceptable'
Russia denounced a US warning that the Syrian leadership will pay a heavy price for any chemical weapons attack, and dismissed White House assertions that a strike was being prepared as "unacceptable".
Jun 27, 2017, 21:25 PM ISTUS sanctions ISIS leaders involved in chemical weapons development
The United States has announced sanctions on two Islamic State (IS) chemical weapons experts, in the first such effort to specifically target the terrorist group`s chemical weapons leadership.
Jun 13, 2017, 11:40 AM IST