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Flagmakers rush to meet demand as France prepares public show for Paris victims

Workers in flag-makers up and down France are making tens of thousands of stitches in time for Friday’s great display of national pride. The

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian casualties follow further stabbings in West Bank

More than a month of violence in the West Bank shows no signs of calming down. Further stabbings have seen the death toll rise to over 100.

France

Eagles of Death Metal give emotional account of fatal Paris attack

Eagles of Death Metal have given an emotional first interview since the fatal gig at the Bataclan in Paris, when gunmen stormed the venue, killing 89

France

Officials confirm Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in dawn raids

Officials have confirmed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of last Friday’s attacks was killed in the dawn raids in St. Denis on

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France

California rock band suspends all shows after Paris attacks

The California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal have suspended all further shows following the massacre at their Paris concert last Friday. All

Egypt

ISIL claims its killed two hostages as it gives more detail on Russian plane bomb

In its propaganda magazine ISIL shows a picture of what it says is a similar bomb to the one it claims to have smuggled on to a Russian plane that

France

Paris attacks: two suspects dead and seven people arrested in Paris suburb raid

Two of the suspects in the Paris attacks are dead and seven people have been arrested after security forces raided an apartment in the Saint Denis

France

Witnesses speak of frightening events in Saint Denis

The public was nowhere to be seen in St Denis on Wednesday morning.Those living the closest to the terrorist hideout were told to stay indoors. Those

France

Paris: the faces behind the headlines

Impromptu shrines are springing up across Paris. Candles and flowers have been left at the places where scores of people were killed and injured last

France

Witnesses caught up in Paris attacks speak of terror

Some of the people caught up in the Paris attacks have been speaking to reporters about their experiences. The most deadly incident took place at

Russia

Russian plane crash: "external factors" blamed

External factors have been blamed for a Russian plane to crash on the Sinai Peninula in Egypt which claimed 224 lives. An official for the operating

Romania

Romania: Nightclub owners quizzed in manslaughter probe after deadly fire

The three owners of the Bucharest nightclub engulfed by fire during a rock concert were questioned on Monday on suspicion of manslaughter, as the

Russia

Sinai plane crash: the impact of social media

Russia is reeling from the worst air disaster in its history. Of the 224 people on board the Kogalymavia plane from Sharm el-Sheikh, 219 were Russian

Israel

Elderly woman stabbed and Palestinian shot dead as Middle East violence rages

Violence flared again between Israelis and Palestinians on Monday with more stabbings and shootings. A 19-year-old Palestinian was arrested after

Russia

Sinai plane crash: first bodies arrive back in Russia

A plane arrives on the tarmac at Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg. But this is no ordinary flight. On board are the first 144 bodies recovered from a

Egypt

Egypt President: air crash investigation 'might take months'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that it is far too early to hypothesize about the cause of Saturday’s air crash in the Sinai

Somalia

Somalia: deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on Mogadishu hotel

At least a dozen people have been killed at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in an attack by Al-Shabaab Islamic militants. Two car bombs

Turkey

Erdogan visits scene of Ankara twin bomb attack for first time

Turkey’s president has visited the scene of a twin bomb attack in Ankara for the first time. Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid flowers where 97 people were

Netherlands

MH17 report: Feeling of injustice remains for victims' relatives

No-one was awaiting the findings of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report into the MH17 disaster more than the relatives of the 298 people who were

Netherlands

MH17: incomplete facts, brutal tragedy

Air traffic control lost contact with MH17 on Thursday 17 July, 2014, at a quarter past three in the afternoon, CET. The Boeing 777 plummeted from