The history of chemical and biological warfare spans the Ancient Greeks, Leonardo da Vinci and WWI.
As foreign secretary cancels Moscow trip and heads to G7 summit, IBTimes UK looks at his recent remarks.
Senior Conservative MP and select committee chair Crispin Blunt spoke to IBTimes UK.
Boris Johnson working with partners to pressure Kremlin to end support for Syria regime.
Duo were joined by Canada PM Justin Trudeau and France president François Hollande.
Russia's FM Sergei Lavrov discussed the strike with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via telephone.
Sadr became the first Iraqi political leader to call on Assad to resign.
Fallon claims Russia were responsible for gas attack 'by proxy' for backing Assad regime.
The Scottish politician said investigations have to be carried out before military action is justified.
Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor is heading an anti-Taliban operation in his province in Afghanistan.
Isis have claimed responsibility for both attacks that have wounded more than 100.
US envoy to UN Nikki Haley said "Assad is not the leader that needs to be taking place for Syria".
The Carl Vinson strike group was instructed to sail north to the Western Pacific from Singapore on 8 April.
The US launched cruise missiles on a Syrian air base in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack on civilians.
It was stressed that unilateral American action increased the chances of terrorism.
Extremists attacked police to rescue fellow terrorists.
No independent assessments have been carried out to confirm who carried out the gas attack.
Demonstrators accuse Donald Trump's military action of inflaming Syrian civil war.
Thousands of residents attempt to flee city as fierce battles rage between Iraqi forces and jihadists.
'We are not terrorists', claims rebel group fighting for independence of oil-rich former Portuguese Congo.
Each Tomahawk missile costs $1.5m and the US army has been using them since the Gulf War in 1991.
Donald Trump can chart a new way forward after six years of failed Western policy in the Middle East.
The US strike on a Syrian air base after Assad's chemical attack was the right action by the wrong man.
President Trump ordered a US missile strike on Syria after Assad's chemical attack.
Attacks included bomb explosions at 52 electricity poles and several tyre-burning incidents.
Kabila "could either tame tensions or trigger an explosion" says Vava Tampa at Save The Congo.
Amid spate of attacks and kidnappings, Mohamed vows to help militants find jobs if they surrender.
US warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase, killing nine, including four children.
The US military fired around 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat airbase in western Syria.
The group has allegedly killed over 800 people over the past four decades in northern Spain and southwest France.