Syrian War: Missiles Intercepted, Government Says

Syrian state media says its air defences have intercepted missiles fired at the Shayrat airbase near the city of Homs. There are also reports a base near Damascus was targeted.

Scientists have found and improved an enzyme in a rubbish dump in Japan that could solve the world's plastic problem.

In Turkey, over a dozen students from one of the country's most prestigious universities have been arrested over an anti-war protest that they held on campus.