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Pakistan

Malik Ishaq: Pakistan Sunni militant chief dies in shootout

Police in Pakistan say the leader of the banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has been shot dead. Malik Ishaq was arrested last week in

Israel

West Bank: Jewish settlers scuffle with police

Scuffles continue between Jewish settlers and Israeli police at Beit El in the West Bank. Dozens of people were forcibly evicted from two buildings

Turkey

Turkish raids: mass arrest of suspected insurgents

Police have arrested scores of suspected militants in dawn raids across Turkey. It is part of an operation targeting the self-styled Islamic State

India

At least 6 dead in attack on police in India-Pakistan border town

At least six people have been killed and several wounded in an attack on a police station on the Indian side of the border with Pakistan. Police were

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Poland

Ukrainians killed in coach crash in Poland

Polish police say a coach travelling from Ukraine to Warsaw has crashed, killing five and leaving 25 others injured. Poland - Travel Alert - 5 killed

Italy

Terror suspects arrested in Italy and Spain

Italian police have arrested two men suspected of spreading threatening online messages in support of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or

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Police prepare to cope with possible terrorist attack in Kosovo

USA

Texas murder probe into death in police custody

Dashboard camera video involving a traffic stop in Texas of a woman later found hanging dead in her jail cell showed how the incident quickly

USA

Rallies mark anniversary of New York chokehold death

Protesters in New York rallied on Saturday to demand justice for Eric Garner, a year after the black father died after being put in a chokehold by

France

French security forces foil a suspected terror attack on a military base

Security forces in France have arrested four people they suspect of planning an attack on a French military base. It’s believed they have links to

Germany

Nosferatu: creator's skull taken from tomb

The authorities in Germany say the skull of FW Murnau, the director of 1920’s silent vampire classic “Nosferatu”, has been removed from his tomb. The

United Kingdom

Calais 'secure zone' to keep migrants away from UK-bound lorries

Britain’s interior minister has told parliament that a new secure zone is being set up in the French port of Calais to protect UK-bound lorries from

Russia

Russia warns of the deadly dangers when taking a selfie

Russia’s interior ministry has launched a campaign to warn people of the dangers of taking selfies. The country has suffered a spate of accidents

Italy

Massive seizure of property by anti-mafia police in Sicily

Some 1.6 billion euros worth of assets have been seized from a Sicilian family suspected of links to the local Cosa Nostra mafia. Among the property

France

Explosives stolen from French army base

A cache of explosives, detonators and grenades have been stolen from an army base in the south of France. The burglary happened despite heightened

Ukraine

Kyiv's new traffic police pledge not to take bribes

Ukraine’s top leaders watched as the capital’s new traffic police force underwent its passing out ceremony in Kyiv on Saturday. Until now the police

Netherlands

Hague police detain 200 as riots continue over death of arrested man

A week of unrest has continued in the Hague with a fourth successive night of rioting following the death of a Caribbean man in police custody. Dutch

France

Calais migrants: France & UK promise tougher action

A strike by ferry workers in the French port of Calais was called off on Thursday after four days of chaos. Access to the port was blockaded and

Tunisia

Tunisia makes arrests in search for gunman accomplices

Tunisia is to deploy 1,000 troops to protect its tourist resorts as police make several arrests in the search for suspected accomplices of the hotel beach attacker

USA

Second escaped US prisoner is shot and captured by police

The second of two escaped US prisoners, David Sweat has been shot and captured by police. He was taken 48-hours after his accomplice was killed