BEIRUT -- Syrian opposition activists and rescuers said Sunday that a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital killed at least 40 people, allegations denied by the Syrian government.

JERUSALEM — Tear gas grenades were thrown into a Palestinian home on Tuesday in what Israeli police believe was an attack by Jewish militants angered by the detention of comrades suspected of killing ...

But the policy does have some notable exemptions. Here’s What You Need To Remember: It is vital that the Syrian Civil War not lead to a further breakdown in international norms against chemical ...

Shizue Takahashi, the wife of a subway worker killed in the March 20, 1995 sarin gas attack, lays flowers on the stand set up at Kasumigaseki subway station on Thursday in Tokyo. The Associated Press ...

Warning: Many of the photos and videos in this post will be disturbing to some readers. They feature numerous images of dead bodies and people in distress, including young children and infants.

We’ve all had that moment—maybe after a heavy meal or a stressful day—when a weird chest discomfort creeps in. Your brain immediately races: “Is this just gas? Or... could this be a heart attack?” ...

One day last summer David Kolata, an obscure researcher for the Citizens Utility Board, was sifting through mounds of boring documents on arcane energy matters when he found records he says suggest ...