Petrol shortage as French labour reform protesters block refineries

Petrol shortage as French labour reform protesters block refineries

Almost 150 people have been killed in seven near-simultaneous explosions claimed by Islamic State in northwestern Syria. The blasts targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in two seaside cities within President Bashar al-Assad's coastal heartland. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 100 people were killed in Jableh and another 48 in Tartus, including children.