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Arrests made over Ukraine fuel depot fire

Ukrainian authorities have detained two people as part of an inquiry into this week’s fatal fire at a fuel depot near Kyiv. They are said to be Yuriy

Iraq

Mosul, turning point in a 'spiral of horrific crimes'

One year ago, ISIL took Mosul, and the world started to take the radical Islamist movement more seriously. It was a turning point. Government forces

Ukraine

Kyiv fuel depot fire: officials change tack in effort to quickly extinguish blaze

'Everything is under control,' say emergency service officials, as a fire at a Kyiv fuel depot rages on for a third day.

South Korea

South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced

The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced.

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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.

World

Tunisian Prime Minister: "Fighting terrorism is a priority"

On his first official visit to Brussels, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met with European officials and members of parliament. Charles Salamé

Germany

Security stepped up in Bavaria ahead of G7 summit

Security is being stepped up in southern Bavaria, ahead of the G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the heads of the Group of

USA

USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance

The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency.

World News

The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school [PHOTOS]

For many children, walking to and from school is not such a simple task. In areas ravaged by conflict or disasters – both man-made and natural – the

USA

USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained

US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The

USA

US spying powers suspended after Senate setback

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has temporary lost its authority to collect bulk phone records. The surveillance programme made public by

USA

US Senate fails to act over controversial surveillance laws

The US Senate has failed to reach a deal over extending anti-terrorist laws that let its security services collect phone data. It means the law known

Iraq

Twin car bombs at top Baghdad hotels kill 10, wound 30

Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two luxury hotels in central Baghdad late on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30. The

USA

'No risk' says Pentagon after anthrax error

A US military laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base

Germany

Thousands evacuated in Cologne as WWII bomb is defused

Around 20-thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in the German city of Cologne, as experts defused a Second World War bomb. The device

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

Egypt

Egypt seeks allies among Libya's tribal leaders at a conference in Cairo

Egypt invites Libyan tribal leaders to talks in Cairo because they are seen as the "backbone" of society and the main guarantor of Libyan stability and security

USA

US Senate blocks blocks measure to extend surveillance bill

The US senate has blocked a measure to extend spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records. The vote of 54 to 45 failed to reach the

Russia

NATO officials talk tough but also find time to sing "We are the world"

Working together to tackle what has become known as “hybrid warfare”. That is the agreement between NATO and the European Union at a meeting of

Italy

Italy's second case of Ebola gets treatment in Rome

An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he