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Turkey

Istanbul Gay pride quashed by riot police, rubber bullets and water cannon

Riot police in Turkey use rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds at Istanbul's 13th LGBTI Pride Parade.

Albania

Deadly raid on Albania's 'cannabis kingdom'

A shootout in Albania’s so-called cannabis kingdom has left a police officer dead and two injured. It came after a raid on the village of Lazarat on

France

Calais chaos as strikes close port and tunnel, while migrants attempt crossing

Desperate to cross the channel, migrants in Calais took their chances by attempting to stowaway on trucks caught in gridlocked traffic after strikes

United Kingdom

Watch: Knife-wielding killer on the rampage as children play nearby

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USA

Assault rap hangs over P.Diddy after football field argument

Rap star and record company boss Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, namely a training weight

Armenia

Armenian police break up protests at electricity price rise in Yerevan

More than 5000 people took to the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan on Tuesday morning. Blocked from reaching the presidential palace when they

USA

Training key to reducing police killings across USA

In the United States, training new police recruits and veterans to hold their fire and give life a chance has moved up the national agenda. Las

United Kingdom

Chemical leak forces evacuation of UK holiday park swimming pool

About 40 people needed medical treatment for breathing problems following what’s thought to have been a chlorine leak at a holiday park swimming pool

USA

US 'fails to recognise' police lethal force should be last resort

Chad

At least 27 dead in two attacks on Chad, government blames Boko Haram

At least 27 people have died in two attacks in the Chadian capital N’Djamena. Four suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters are said to be among those

USA

Dallas police HQ shooting: suspect killed during standoff

US authorities have carried out a controlled explosion on the van of a man who attacked the Dallas police headquarters. Video footage showed his

Portugal

Portuguese police make record drugs bust

Portuguese police have made a record drugs bust in the north of the country. The Republican National Guard carried out a huge operation resulting in

USA

Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security prison near Canada

Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security NY prison near Canada Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on Saturday morning.

Singapore

Man shot dead outside security summit in Singapore

A man has been shot dead by police in Singapore outside a hotel where a high-level regional security summit was taking place. The US Defence

France

Eiffel Tower 'pickpocket gang' detained by Paris police

Police in Paris have arrested a gang of suspected pickpockets, thought to have targeted tourists at the Eiffel Tower – and to have made up to 4,000

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Mexico: protest in memory of the 43 missing students

Malaysia

Forensic police in Malaysia exhume migrant corpses buried along the Thai border

Malaysian forensic teams are involved in the macabre task of exhuming the bodies of hundreds of migrants found at 140 grave sites and abandoned

Austria

Vienna airport security workers probed for people trafficking

Thirteen security workers at Vienna International Airport are under investigation. Police suspect they were involved in a people trafficking network

Italy

Italian police arrest 39 alleged Mafia members in Sicily

Police in Sicily have arrested 39 individuals and seized assets worth some €10m as part of crackdown on three Palermo Mafia gangs on suspicion of

USA

Nevada officials set to launch murder probe into death of BB King

Officials in Navada are to launch a murder investigation into the death of legendary musician BB King. Two of his daughters claim the guitarist was