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Germany

Munich shooting: teenage German-Iranian believed to have acted alone

An 18-year-old German-Iranian is suspected to be behind a shooting rampage in Munich, opening fire in a busy shopping mall and killing at least nine people.

Germany

Ten dead after Munich shopping centre shooting, including suspect

Ten people have been confirmed dead after a shooting at the Olympia shopping centre in Munich, southern Germany, according to police.

France

Motorcycle hero of Nice: 'I was ready to die'

Footage of a motorcyclist risking his life to stop the Nice truck attack was seen all over the world.

France

French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims

Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice.

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France

France holds one minute silence for victims of Nice truck attack

Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined thousands packing the Nice seafront for a minute of silence in homage to the victims.

USA

Obama calls for unity after three more police officers are shot dead

Reaction to the killing of three more police officers in Baton Rouge has been swift.

USA

Gunman who shoots dead three police officers in Baton Rouge 'acted alone'

An investigation is under way into the shooting dead of three more US police officers and the wounding of three others in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge.

France

Anger as search for missing relatives in Nice continues

For two days Tahar Mejri searched the hospitals of Nice for his missing son, having already lost his wife Olfa.

France

Nightmare in Nice: Social media reacts

The celebration and festivities of Bastille Day ended in death and terror in the southern French city of Nice Thursday night.

Italy

Italian PM calls for full investigation into head-on rail collision

Italian PM calls for full investigation into train disaster Death toll rises to at least 27 “Human error a factor” Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has demanded a full investigation into Tuesday

Italy

'We must find out cause' of fatal Italy train collision, says Renzi

Italian authorities say 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head on in the Puglia region in the south of the country.

Italy

Twenty dead and more injured as passenger trains collide in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

Italy

Twenty dead after head on train collision in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

Egypt

Human remains recovered from crashed Egyptair flight

A search vessel has recovered human remains from the underwater crash site of Egyptair flight MS804 which went down in the Mediterranean in May.

Iraq

Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad

At least 200 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in the worst bombing so far this year in Iraq.

Turkey

Profiles of Istanbul airport attack victims

The triple suicide bomb attack at Istanbul’s Atatürk international airport killed at least 42 and injured nearly 239 others.

India

Lighting kills scores in India

At least 90 people have been killed by lightning strikes in India.

Cyprus

Greece, Britain and Israel help fight massive forest fire in Cyprus

Greece, Britain and Israel have sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus to help fight one of the biggest forest fires to hit the island in years.

Venezuela

Hundreds are arrested in Venezuela during food riots and looting

Security forces in Venezuela have arrested at least 400 people after the latest bout of looting and food riots sweeping the country.

France

France pays tribute to murdered police couple

Memorials have been held across the country in tribute to the two police officials murdered in a western suburb of Paris on Monday.