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Stephen King steps in to calm the creepy clown craze

Horror writer steps in to calm concerns after a spate of creepy clown sightings across the US and Europe.

Israel

Jerusalem: Yom Kippur observed under heightened security

Yom Kippur is being observed under heightened security in Jerusalem.

United Kingdom

Killer clown antics potentially harmful to both pranksters and victims

A flurry of so-called ‘killer clown’ sightings across the US, UK and elsewhere has prompted best-selling author Stephen King to appeal for anti-clown sentiment to be…

Germany

German police arrest suspect "planning bomb attack"

Officers say Jaber al-Bakr, who was turned in by members of the Syrian community, has connections with ISIL.

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Germany

Police fail to capture Syrian bomb attack suspect

Police in Germany raid a second apartment block in their manhunt for a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack.

Israel

Palestinian gunman kills two in Jerusalem

A Palestinian gunman who fired from a car has killed a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem, Israeli police said.

Germany

German police hunt for Syrian after explosives found in his flat

Police hunt for Syrian asylum seeker after explosives found in his apartment in the east German town of Chemnitz.

Germany

Manhunt in Germany for Syrian bomb suspect

Manhunt underway for Syrian man after police find traces of explosives at his flat in east German town of Chemnitz.

Germany

Police investigate mystery of man who never went out

German police are investigating a couple who reportedly kept their son at home for 30 years.

Turkey

Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers

Officials say it is in connection with suspected links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims he masterminded a failed coup in Turkey in July.

USA

Kim Kardashian back in New York after Paris jewellery theft

Kim Kardashian has arrived back in New York with a heavy security detail after being robbed at gun point in Paris.

France

Church in France reopens after priest murder by jihadists

The church in north west France where Father Jacques Hamel was murdered by alleged Islamist militants in July has reopened to the public for the first time.

Turkey

Turkey raids courthouses and jails in post-coup purge

Turkish police have raided courthouses and prisons as the post-coup crackdown continues.

USA

Houston gunman wore military-style clothing during fatal attack - police

Police in the US state of Texas said a gunman who shot and injured at least nine people on Monday was wearing military-style clothing at the time of the attack.

Poland

Police uncover world's largest illegal Viagra factory

It is alleged millions of euros worth of the counterfeit drugs were sold via the Internet from an address in Poland. Officials say popular brand names and own branding labels were used.

USA

Protests over latest fatal shootings by US police

At least a dozen police officers and several demonstrators have been hurt in violent protests following the fatal shooting of a black man in North Carolina.

Turkey

Attacker shot after storming Israeli embassy in Ankara

An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.

USA

Protests in North Carolina after African American man shot by police

Several hundred protesters clashed with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, after police officers shot 43-year old Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who was said to be…

United Kingdom

British police officer investigated after smashing car window

A British police officer is under investigation after being filmed smashing the window of an innocent car driver.

France

False alarm triggers major security alert in Paris

A major security alert, triggered by a false alarm, has caused panic in central Paris.