Jolly Joseph: Mom, churchgoer ... suspected serial killer
For years, Jolly Joseph talked about how her house was cursed, neighbors said.
biological and chemical weapons
India: 10 dead from medicine, religious offerings laced with cyanide
A man has been arrested after allegedly killing 10 people in India by giving them cyanide-laced religious offerings or medicine and then stealing their cash, gold or silver, according to police.
US says Assad regime used chlorine in May attack
The United States has concluded that the Assad regime carried out a chlorine attack on Syria in May, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday.
Lawmaker petitions Pompeo on delayed Russia sanctions
The chairman of a House Oversight subcommittee is seeking answers after it took the Trump administration nearly nine months to impose legally mandated sanctions on Russia for its use of chemical weapons.
EPA reconsidering decision to allow 'cyanide bombs' to kill pests
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its recent decision to continue allowing so-called cyanide bombs to kill pests like coyotes and foxes.
EPA reauthorizes use of 'cyanide bombs' to kill wild animals
The US Environmental Protection Agency has begun reauthorizing
Trump slaps new sanctions on Russia over chemical weapons use
Under sustained pressure from Congress, President Donald Trump has imposed long-overdue, legally mandated sanctions on Russia for its poisoning of an ex-spy in the United Kingdom.
Lawmakers call on Trump to implement required Russia sanctions
The top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday called on President Donald Trump to impose congressionally mandated sanctions on Russia for its poisoning of an ex-spy in the United Kingdom in March 2018.
Kremlin critic blames Russian authorities for allergic reaction
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday questioned whether Russian authorities were to blame for a mysterious allergic reaction that left him hospitalized.
Pentagon to look into past tick research
The US House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into whether the Department of Defense experimented with ticks and other insects as biological weapons.
US warns Syrian regime following allegations of chemical weapons use
The US State Department issued a warning to the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria on Tuesday, saying the US is closely watching the regime's military operations against a rebel enclave in northwest Syria and is looking into allegations that Assad's troops have used chemical weapons in recent days.
EU sanctions four Russians accused in Skripal poisoning
Russia has threatened "retaliatory measures" after the European Union slapped sanctions on senior members of its intelligence agency, the GRU.
Japan executes 2 more prisoners, reaching 15 for year
Two death-row inmates were hanged in Japan on Thursday, taking the number of executions in the country this year to 15 -- the highest annual total since 2008.
UK regulator says Russian broadcaster RT broke its rules
RT faces potential penalties after Britain's media regulator ruled that its coverage of the Skripal poisonings breached impartiality rules.
US and UK point to Russia, Assad forces for Aleppo attack
The US and UK dismissed Russian and Syrian claims that opposition forces launched a gas attack on Aleppo in late November, saying that pro-Assad forces were responsible.
UK intelligence officials: Putin approved Skripal attack
The UK has assessed that the brazenness of the attacks that killed one Briton and sickened a former Russian spy and his daughter — including the amount of nerve agent used — point to approval by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, two officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
Utah man charged for sending toxic letters to Trump, admin officials
Federal authorities secured an indictment on Thursday against a man accused of sending threatening letters to top US officials, including a ricin-related threat to President Donald Trump.
Ricin Fast Facts
Here's a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans.
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