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A shocked Saint Denis slowly returns to normality

Paris’s Saint Denis district is recovering after the police assault of a terrorist hideout on Wednesday. There is still a heavy security presence

Belgium

Belgium hardens anti-terror measures, rejects allegations of weak security

Belgium has stepped up action against suspected terrorist havens in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek. Belgian Police Carry Out Raids, 1 Person

Belgium

Belgium questioned 'terror brothers' before Paris attacks - but didn't tell France

Belgium says that before Friday’s massacre in Paris, police questioned two brothers at the centre of the terror plot but the pair were released

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Police camera captures dramatic stolen-car crash

A police bodycam video shows a woman in Oklahoma ramming a stolen car into a police officer.

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France

Gun battle in Paris suburb - how it unfolded

It was at around twenty past four this morning that the security forces descended on the Saint Denis suburb of northern Paris. They surrounded an

France

Police pay tribute to sniffer dog killed by terrorists

A police dog killed in raid on terror suspects in Paris has been honoured on Twitter. The Police Nationale paid tribute to Diesel, appararently the

France

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve praises 'courageous' police

Arriving on the scene of Wednesday’s police operation in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis some seven hours after it started, the French Interior

France

Two suspected terrorists dead, seven arrests in police raid on apartment in Saint-Denis, Paris

French special forces are conducting an operation in St Denis north of Paris. Officers are said to have surrounded an apartment where up to five

France

Paris attacks: Who is Abdelhamid Abaaoud?

The alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks that killed at least 129 people was the target of a police operation in the north of Paris. Abdelhamid

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Shots heard during police operation in northern Paris

Greece

Violence in Athens as Greece marks anniversary of key student revolt in 1973

A march marking the 42nd anniversary of a student revolt that signified the beginning of the end for Greece’s military junta has ended in violence

Turkey

High security alert for G20 summit in Turkey

The weekend’s events in Paris have overshadowed the G20 summit due to start on Sunday in the Turkish coastal resort of Antalya . Most world leaders

Belgium

Brussels arrests in connection with Paris shootings

The authorities in Belgium say they arrested three people on Saturday in connection with the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday night. The country

Germany

German police find seven dead babies in apartment

The bodies of seven dead babies have been found in an apartment in the southern German state of Bavaria, police said, adding that they wanted to

Greece

Greek 24-hour general strike as protesters demonstrate against austerity measures

Workers in Greece have responded to austerity measures and taken to the streets of Athens. Three separate rallies led to the centre of the city being

Greece

Street clashes in Athens as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces general strike

On the streets of Athens the crack of tear gas being fired echoed in the city. The clashes erupted between police and anti-austerity protesters many

Italy

'Jihadist network' dismantled in Europe-wide anti-terror crackdown

At least 15 people suspected of terrorism offences were arrested across Europe on Thursday. The crackdown in countries including Italy, Britain and

USA

Police shoot gunman on top of a San Francisco roof top

A gunman who robbed a sports wear store and then made his way on top of a San Francisco hospital construction site was shot by police and later died

USA

US charges three in massive hack attack

Three men, including two Israelis, have been charged in the US with offences linked to a computer hacking and fraud scheme dating back to 2007

Egypt

Egypt releases human rights activist

Egypt’s military have released a leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate who had been detained under accusations of spreading