World news - May - 7th - 2013

The US has disputed a suggestion that rebels in Syria may have used chemical weapons. A Whitehouse spokesman says it’s more likely that if they had been used it was by Syrian government forces. Earlier, a UN official has said there was strong suspicion that the nerve gas Serin had been used by the rebels.

Dock workers in Hong Kong have accepted a pay raise of close to 10% ending a 40 day strike. Strike, workers went on strike in late March, causing huge delays in the busy port.

Source: bbc.co.uk