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Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police building

A woman carrying guns and hand grenades has been shot dead by Turkish police. The woman threw grenades into Istanbul’s police headquarters. One

Turkey

Female attacker shot dead near Instanbul police HQ

Turkish police shot dead a woman carrying guns and hand grenades and detained a man as they tried to attack Istanbul’s police headquarters on

Turkey

Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul HQ – At least one dead

Turkish police shot two attackers outside Istanbul’s police headquarters on Wednesday, killing one of them and leaving two officers injured in an

Turkey

Istanbul: prosecutor held hostage dies after shootout

An Istanbul prosecutor has died from his wounds after security forces stormed the office where members of a far-left Turkish group took him hostage

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USA

Screams from baby boy's siblings foil attempted abduction

A baby boy who was seen on video being abducted by a man in a park in the US state of Washington was saved thanks to his two young siblings screaming

USA

Ferguson shootings: Debate on race relations reignites in US

Fifty years after the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, the debate on race relations in the US has flared up once again. A few dozen

USA

Ferguson: Police officers conscious, but mixed reports on location of shooter

The debate on race relations reignites: two US officers are shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigns over claims of widespread racial bias within the force.

USA

USA: two police officers shot in Ferguson, both conscious

Two police officers have been shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as protesters dispersed from a protest near a police station.

USA

Ferguson police chief quits after federal report into Michael Brown shooting

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri has become the latest official to resign following last year’s fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager

France

Jewels worth millions stolen in French motorway heist

It was a daring robbery – and for thieves the reward was considerable. Two high-security lorries transporting jewels worth millions of euros were

France

Armed robbers steal 9m euros of jewellery on French highway

Italy

Italy: 40 arrests in anti-mafia sting against Naples Camorra

A nationwide operation organised from Naples has targeted alleged members of the Casalesi clan in the Camorra - including two sons of jailed crime boss Francesco Schiavone.

Myanmar

Student protesters clash with riot police in Myanmar

A stand-off of more than a week between students and police has erupted into violence in Myanmar. Riot officers lashed out with batons as some 200

USA

US: Marijuana hurled into road during high-speed chase

Bundles of marijuana have been thrown from a vehicle during a high-speed chase in the US state of Arizona. The 100 mile-per-hour pursuit was captured

Italy

Police arrest suspect in latest migrant tragedy in Italy

Italian police have arrested one of two men suspected of involvement in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean which killed 10 people. The

Mexico

Mexico: Zetas drugs cartel boss Omar Trevino arrested

Mexican authorities have arrested the head of a leading drugs cartel, the Zetas – the second such high-profile capture in a week. Omar Trevino, the

Russia

Nemtsov's companion held 'against her will' by investigators in Russia

Boris Nemtsov’s companion Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya says she is being held against her will by Russian investigators and she wants to leave

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Lithuania: Dashcam footage shows police racing choking baby to hospital

Canada

Mystery tunnel in Toronto contained poppy and crucifix, police say