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Italy

1,500 people rescued amid latest migrant tragedy in Mediterranean Sea

Nearly 1,500 people were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard and European Navy ships on Thursday. Two rubber dinghies packed with 269 people were

Austria

Arrests made over Austria migrant lorry tragedy

Authorities have confirmed that arrests have been made in connection to the lorry tragedy.

India

India's 'sister-daughter' murder case darkens as socialite held

Mother-daughter killing suspicion over brother-sister 'relationship'

France

France: Terror charge for train shooting suspect Ayoub el Khazzani

Suspected Islamist gunman Ayoub el Khazzani has been formally charged with attempted murder with terrorist intent. Four days after being overpowered

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France

France opens terror probe into train shooting suspect Ayoub el Khazzani

France has opened an investigation for attempted murder with terrorist intent into suspected Islamist gunman Ayoub el Khazzani, the heavily-armed

Thailand

Thailand: police say bomber trail has gone cold

There is an uneasy feeling on the streets of Bangkok, a week after a bomb killed 20 people at one of the city’s most visited shrines. Officers say

Thailand

Bangkok bombing: at least 10 people involved, foreign terrorism 'unlikely'

Thailand

International terror link to Bangkok bomb 'unlikely' - Thai junta

Thailand’s military junta says Monday’s deadly bomb attack in Bangkok was “unlikely” to be the work of international terrorists. According to the

Thailand

Thai police issue arrest warrant for man wanted in connection with Bangkok bombing

This follows from CCTV footage released showing the suspect leaving a backpack and walking away from the Erawan shrine minutes before the explosion.

Thailand

Thai police suspect Bangkok bomber did not act alone

The shrine in central Bangkok where at least 20 people died in Monday's bomb attack, reopens to the public allowing for flowers to be laid and for prayers to be said for the victims.

Thailand

Thailand seeks CCTV bomb suspect as new blast shakes Bangkok

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen leaving a backpack at the scene of Monday's fatal bomb blast in Bangkok. A second, small explosion in the capital on Tuesday caused no injuries.

Thailand

Thai authorities hunt Bangkok bombing 'suspect' seen on CCTV

Thailand's junta leader said that security forces have identified a suspect in the Bangkok bombing that killed 22 people and injured 123 others.

Sweden

Sweden drops two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks' Assange

Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Five years since two women made the allegations

Central African Republic

CAR: UN peacekeeping chief resigns amid fresh abuse allegations

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic has resigned. It comes amid a fresh round of allegations of sexual abuse and

Monaco

IAAF bans 28 athletes who tested positive to drugs from 2005 and 2007

Mali

Mali hotel siege investigators look into 'jihadist links'

With no claim of responsibility for the hotel siege in Mali on Saturday which left 13 people dead, the inquiry is looking into possible jihadist

Maldives

MH370: Malaysia to probe suspected plane debris found in Maldives

Malaysia says it is sending a team to the Maldives to investigate whether debris washed up there could be from missing Flight MH370. But authorities

Syria

UN unanimously adopts resolution on Syria chemical weapons

The UN security council has adopted a resolution which aims to identify the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria which have killed and injured increasing numbers of civilians.

Malaysia

Search for MH370 wreckage intensifies at Reunion Island

France is extending the search for debris along the coast of its remote island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean after a piece of wing was found there

Russia

Father of Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky quizzed in murder probe

The father of ex-oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been questioned by Russian investigators probing the 1998 murder of a