Reuters: Scores reported killed in gas attack on Syrian rebel area
A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.
The Syrian military denied responsibility and said it would never use chemical weapons.
The head of the health authority in rebel-held Idlib said more than 50 people had been killed and 300 wounded. The Union of Medical Care Organizations, a coalition of international aid agencies that funds hospitals in Syria, said at least 100 people had died.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack killed at least 58 people and was believed to have been carried out by Syrian government jets. It caused many people to choke, and some to foam at the mouth.
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MIDDLE EAST
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UN warns Syria refugee aid funds 'desperate'.
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Pentagon ramps up Yemen airstrikes.
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ASIA
House votes to move toward designating North Korea as state sponsor of terror.
Tillerson to chair North Korea Security Council meeting as US urges China to act.
North Korea draws concerns ahead of first Trump, Xi summit.
Senior Japanese and Chinese officials to meet to discuss Abe and Xi talks.
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Dalai Lama meets Indian guard from 1959 flight from Tibet.
AFRICA
South Sudan sinks deeper into civil war and famine.
Somalia al-Shabab Islamist militants kidnap aid workers.
UN urges new efforts to defeat Boko Haram and tackle hunger.
UN finds 13 more mass graves in DR Congo's Kasai region.
Trump says US will forge a ‘great bond’ with Egypt.
Zuma calls for calm after sovereign debt downgrade.
Allies abandon South Africa President Jacob Zuma.
EUROPE
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NATO chief urges European nations to boost defense spending.
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UN envoy: Stalled Cyprus peace talks to resume April 11.
EU-Turkey deal fails to stop refugee flow.
Lawmakers warn UK to assess impact of 'no deal' Brexit.
Gibraltar says Spanish patrol ship entered its waters.
Prosecutors seek to block release of Bosnian Serb Mladic for medical treatment.
AMERICAS
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Trump aides, lawmakers hold talks to revive healthcare bill.
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ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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