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Mali: 12 dead in hotel siege, four hostages rescued

Malian forces have stormed a hotel and freed four hostages, held by suspected Islamist militants during a 24 hour siege in which 12 people died

Afghanistan

Taliban kill nine in Afghanistan bombings

The Taliban killed at least nine people in Afghanistan on Thursday in the group’s first large-scale attacks since its new leader was named. The

Norway

Fake bomb on Utoya anniversary clears Oslo university

Fear swept Oslo University on Tuesday after a bomb alert on the fourth anniversary of the Utoya attack led to the campus being evacuated. The bomb

Japan

Company hails breakthrough in Fukushima nuclear clear-up

The company that operates the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, says it has managed to remove a 20-ton fuel handling machine from one of the

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My Europe Series

Tips on countering the internet scammers

“There are still countless scams on the internet. How can we recognise them and protect ourselves from cyber attacks?” asks Eloise in Paris. The

Ukraine

French actor Gérard Depardieu 'a threat to Ukraine national security'

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been banned from Ukraine because he is considered “a threat to national security,” according to reports on Tuesday

Iraq

At least 32 dead in explosions across Iraq

Bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least 32 people. The deadliest was a car bomb in a mainly Shi’ite area of Baghdad, which killed 16 people

France

France remains on high alert after arrests of would-be jihadists

France remains on high alert after four people with links to jihadists were arrested earlier this week. The country’s interior minister Bernard

Japan

Japan lawmakers approve contentious bills to bolster military presence abroad

Japan’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a set of bills to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War

USA

Huge hack of US government databases hits 21.5 million people

Hackers have stolen personal information from millions more people than previously estimated in a massive attack on US government databases. The

USA

Computer glitches hit NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal

The halt in NYSE trading has been described as unprecedented in scale

Pakistan

First official attempt at peace talks to end conflict in Afghanistan

The first official peace talks have been held between the Taliban and the government.

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'Atomic detectives' scientists that keep us safe from radioactive criminality

Futuris reporter Denis Loctier looks at the work of the ‘atomic detectives,’ scientists that keep us safe from the risk of radioactive criminality

Next Series

Do you know: what is a dirty bomb?

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 boosts tourist security and probes Libya link to Sousse gunman

Tunisia is deploying 1,000 more armed police to patrol tourist sites and hotels following Friday’s terrorist attack in Sousse, which killed 38

USA

WikiLeaks: NSA spied on French ministers and business too

The online whistleblower, which alleged last week that the US spy agency had bugged recent French presidents, now claims that finance ministers and top companies were targeted too.

Tunisia

What is driving the surge in terrorism in Tunisia?

The recent increase in terrorism in Tunisia has been attributed to a number of factors. Among those are: a widening rift between Sunni and Shia

France

French say deadly attack on gas plant near Lyon is terrorist attack

The decapitated body of a man was found at the entrance to a gas and chemical storage facility near the French city of Lyon on Friday. It followed a

Slovakia

Globsec ends with warnings on Russia, ISIL, and refugees

The annual global security conference held in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, Globsec, has ended with delegates painting a grim picture of the