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France

French police make several arrests in connection with a terror knife attack

*French parliament pays tribute to victims of knife terror attack Police make three arrests List of other possible targets found French police have arrested three men in connection with the murder

15/06/2016

France

"It was terrorism" - Francois Hollande

The French government says it is treating the killing of a police commander and his partner as a terrorist attack.

14/06/2016

Bangladesh

Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh

Suspected militants in Bangladesh have hacked to death an elderly Hindu priest.

07/06/2016

Ukraine

'Normandy Quartet' agrees on OSCE mission, says Poroshenko

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine — the “Normandy Quartet” — have agreed on deploying an OSCE police mission to Ukraine’s eastern r

03/06/2016

Czech Republic

Czech and Greek police break up forgery network

Czech police have released a video of a raid which took place at the end of May said to be targeting an international criminal network of migrant smugglers and document…

01/06/2016

USA

Situation contained at UCLA, 2 dead police confirm, investigating possible murder-suicide

The situation at the University of California in Los Angeles is now contained after reports of a shooting.

01/06/2016

Thailand

Thailand raids Tiger Temple removing big cats

Wildlife officials removed 40 of 137 big cats held at the privately-run attraction, and planned to return to take the rest and re-house them in state-owned sanctuaries.

01/06/2016

World News

Greece begins evacuation of Idomeni refugee camp

Greek authorities on Tuesday began a dawn operation to gradually evacuate the country’s largest informal refugee camp at Idomeni on the Macedonian…

24/05/2016

France

France PM Valls condemns violence during labour law protests

Thursday’s latest protests against France’s controversial labour reforms drew the most wildly varying turnout estimates yet: 90,000 in Marseille according to the organisers, 3,500 said the…

19/05/2016

France

'Cop-haters' attack police car in Paris

A French police patrol car came under attack in Paris on Wednesday (May 18), four people have been arrested.

19/05/2016

Venezuela

"Go, Maduro" chant protesters as opposition returns to Caracas streets

The pressure is mounting on Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, and it appears his Socialist party may be losing the streets as the opposition rallied in Caracas for a third day in a week, several t

18/05/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela: Caracas protesters hold third opposition rally in a week

Venezuela is in turmoil.

18/05/2016

France

A protest against protests: French police denounce violence during demonstrations

Police officers across 60 French cities have taken to the streets to vent their frustration at mounting violence during protests about contentious labour…

18/05/2016

USA

Missing Irish singer - Sinead O'Connor found in Chicago

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has been found safe after being missing for more than a day in the US city of Chicago. A search had been launched by a

17/05/2016

United Kingdom

Manchester Utd: Police carry out controlled explosion at Old Trafford

A bomb disposal team has carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package that was found at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. The

15/05/2016

Russia

Russia: three dead after mass ethnic brawl at Moscow cemetery

A large black car lay upturned in the street. The windows of others parked nearby had all been smashed. A body covered by a black plastic sheet lay

14/05/2016

Egypt

Egypt: Funeral for eight policemen shot dead in Cairo

Egypt has held a military funeral for eight policemen gunned down in an ambush in the capital. The minister of the interior attended the ceremony in Cairo.

08/05/2016

Egypt

Gunmen kill eight police officers outside Cairo

Eight policemen have been shot dead near Cairo, Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. It said a vehicle carrying the victims, in civilian

08/05/2016

Germany

Merkel at centre of refugee row in rival Berlin rallies

Far-right and populist protesters marched through Berlin on Saturday to demand that Chancellor Angela Merkel step down for allowing more than a

08/05/2016

Bangladesh

Sufi Muslim leader is hacked to death in Bangladesh

A Sufi Muslim leader has been hacked to death in Bangladesh in what may be another attack by Islamist militants there. The remains of Mohammad

07/05/2016