Washington has intensified saber-rattling rhetoric toward Russia, with US Secretary of State Kerry calling for a “war crimes” probe of Moscow’s anti-terror operation in Syria. The State Department downplayed Kerry’s words, saying he spoke of potential “violations.” Back in July 2016 US airstrikes killed 200 civilians in northern villages of Syria. Last month US broke Syria-ISIS peace... 

One of France’s top courts has thrown out a ban on genetically modified corn, which had been in place since March 2012, leaving the door open for Monsanto’s GMO seed to be introduced into the country’s farmland. The decision by the top administrative court on Thursday argued that the moratorium on the GMO MON810 corn, one of two types of genetically altered crops approved by the European Union,... 

The debate about the possible harmful effects of GM foods came roaring back after a French scientific research linked the appearance of cancerous tumors in rats consuming GM corn. The study caused an uproar and the French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, came to announce incentive measures for banning GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in all of Europe, if it confirms the result of the harmfulness...