#poisoning

8:48am, 11th March, 2019

Malaysia frees Indonesian woman accused of Kim Jong Nam's poisoning

An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 chemical poison murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed on Monday after a Malaysian court dropped the charge in a case that drew suspicions of being a political assassination.

Wrong spire: UK PM May's office gets wrong city on anniversary of spy poisoning

8:46am, 4th March, 2019

World

Wrong spire: UK PM May's office gets wrong city on anniversary of spy poisoning

British Prime Minister Theresa May's office posted a picture of the wrong English city when it sought to mark the anniversary of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent that London has blamed on the Kremlin.

Moldovans vote for new government amid talk of protests and poisoning

1:48am, 24th February, 2019

World

Moldovans vote for new government amid talk of protests and poisoning

Moldovans will vote in an election on Sunday that is likely to produce a hung parliament, splitting the eastern European country between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces at a time when its relations with the European Union have soured.

Mongolia to suspend KFC outlets for inquiry after food poisoning reports

4:16am, 19th February, 2019

Business

Mongolia to suspend KFC outlets for inquiry after food poisoning reports

A Mongolian regulator said it will suspend operations at KFC restaurants temporarily to conduct inquiries, as 42 people were hospitalized and hundreds showed food poisoning symptoms after eating at one of the outlets of the fast-food chain.

British investigators identify third man in Russian spy poisoning - sources

5:15pm, 15th February, 2019

UK

British investigators identify third man in Russian spy poisoning - sources

British investigators have identified a Russian military intelligence officer as a third suspect in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, two European security sources told Reuters.

5:17am, 15th February, 2019

World

British investigators identify third man in Russian spy poisoning: sources

British investigators have identified a Russian military intelligence officer as a third suspect in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, two European security sources told Reuters.

British police release video of Skripal poisoning suspects

3:18pm, 23rd November, 2018

UK

British police release video of Skripal poisoning suspects

British police on Thursday released more video footage of the two suspects they believe poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in March.

Second Russian blamed for Skripal poisoning named as GRU doctor: Bellingcat

3:24am, 9th October, 2018

World

Second Russian blamed for Skripal poisoning named as GRU doctor: Bellingcat

The second of two Russians who Britain blames for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was named by investigative website Bellingcat on Monday as a military doctor for Russia's GRU intelligence service.

Salisbury poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media

12:55pm, 26th September, 2018

UK

Salisbury poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media

The real identity of one of the men wanted by Britain for the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga, according to media reports on Wednesday which said he was a decorated...

Kremlin says Skripal poisoning suspects have nothing to do with Putin - Ifax

10:33am, 16th September, 2018

UK

Kremlin says Skripal poisoning suspects have nothing to do with Putin - Ifax

The two suspects in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal have nothing to do with Russian President Vladimir Putin or the Kremlin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Sunday.

Putin says Russia has found men accused by UK over poisoning

9:16am, 12th September, 2018

World

Putin says Russia has found men accused by UK over poisoning

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia had found the two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder ex- Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain, but that there was nothing criminal about them.

U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning

6:51pm, 17th August, 2018

Politics

U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning

Four U.S. senators on Friday urged the Army to detail the steps it is taking to safeguard children from lead poisoning, citing a Reuters investigation into hazards on military bases.

Russia calls new U.S. sanctions draconian, rejects poisoning allegations

4:43am, 9th August, 2018

UK

Russia calls new U.S. sanctions draconian, rejects poisoning allegations

Russia's embassy in the United States on Thursday called new U.S. sanctions draconian and said the reason for the new restrictions -- allegations it poisoned a former spy and his daughter in Britain -- were far-fetched.

Chemical weapons inspectors to collect new samples in UK nerve agent poisoning

7:27am, 7th August, 2018

UK

Chemical weapons inspectors to collect new samples in UK nerve agent poisoning

Inspectors of the world's chemical weapons watchdog will return to Britain on request of the government to take new samples of the nerve agent which killed one person and injured another in Amesbury, England, in June.

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects identified - Press Association

1:12am, 19th July, 2018

UK

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects identified - Press Association

UK investigators believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators behind the Novichok nerve agent attack on the Skripals, the Press Association reported on Thursday.

UK woman dies after poisoning by Soviet-era nerve agent

7:05pm, 8th July, 2018

World

UK woman dies after poisoning by Soviet-era nerve agent

A British woman died on Sunday after she was poisoned by the same nerve agent that struck a former Russian spy in March and triggered a crisis in relations between Western capitals and Moscow.

British woman dies after Novichok poisoning

5:01pm, 8th July, 2018

UK

British woman dies after Novichok poisoning

A 44-year-old British woman has died after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent in western England just a few miles from where Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were struck down four months ago.

Sajid Javid says risk from latest Novichok poisoning is low

10:19am, 8th July, 2018

UK

Sajid Javid says risk from latest Novichok poisoning is low

The risk to the public is low from the nerve agent Novichok, exposure to which has left two people critically ill, Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday during a visit to the town where they live.

UK police in protective suits investigate latest Novichok poisoning

10:19am, 6th July, 2018

World

UK police in protective suits investigate latest Novichok poisoning

Police wearing protective suits entered a hostel in the southern English city of Salisbury on Friday as counter-terrorism detectives stepped up their investigation into how two people were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.

UK police in protective suits seen at site of new Novichok poisoning

9:48am, 6th July, 2018

UK

UK police in protective suits seen at site of new Novichok poisoning

British police wearing protective suits were seen entering a hostel on Friday in the southwestern town of Amesbury where two people who are in a critical condition after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok were found.