36 killed in terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• At least 36 have been killed in blasts followed by gunfire at Ataturk airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Security sources say scores of wounded people have been transported to hospital. One assailant is still believed to be hiding inside the airport.
• Iran marks the 29th anniversary of the chemical bombing in the city of Sardasht by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran. The city is located in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province. The chemical attack claimed the lives of over one-hundred people and severely injured thousands of others.
• Thousands of protesters have held a protest rally in Central London against last week's referendum in the UK to leave the European Union. They urged the law makers to take actions against the Brexit vote. The Protesters also called for another referendum over the issue.
• The French Senate has approved a controversial government-proposed bill, ignoring strong protest rallies staged across the country in recent months. The bill would make it easier to fire employees. The labor reforms, however, must be debated again in July at France's lower house of parliament.
• The White House has rejected the US Republicans’ accusation that the Obama administration and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton failed to protect American diplomats during the 2012 attack in Libya. White House Spokesman Josh Earnest also accused the Republicans of seeking political advantage out of a terrible tragedy.
• Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is quote-utterly determined to preserve Scotland's place within the EU in her Wednesday's meeting with European leaders. Sturgeon also said she is drawing up legislation for a new independence referendum to ensure the vote could be held within the timeframe of any negotiations for Brexit.
• Four policemen have been killed in the Pakistani city of Quetta in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Two officers were killed in an ambush in the city. In a separate incident two gunmen shot dead two police officers in a minority Hazara Shia community area.

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