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Denmark

Danish human trafficking operation nets 92

Ninety-two people have been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of human trafficking and fraud. Reports say a major police operation took place on the

Egypt

Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced by Egypt court

Prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been sentenced to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for breaking protest laws, branded repressive by

Canada

Canada: Valentine's Day mass shooting plot foiled say police

Canadian police say they have foiled an alleged plot to commit a mass shooting on Valentine’s Day in a public place. A woman picked up at Halifax

World News

Australian police charge two over terror offences

Australian anti-terror police have outlined details of a planned terrorist attack in Sydney linked to the militant Islamic State. Two men, who were

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Turkey

Turkey: 50 detained en route to anti-government protests

Turkish police have detained some 50 anti-government protesters as they made their way to demonstrate outside the president’s residency. Reports

Russia

Russian mother charged with treason released ahead of trial, says lawyer

A Russian mother-of-seven accused of treason has been released from custody after a petition from almost 20,000 supporters was presented to the

USA

Rap music producer Suge Knight to spend weekend in jail

Rap music producer Suge Knight is likely to spend the weekend in police custody following a fatal hit and run in Los Angeles. Police said he ran over

Italy

Italy police arrest 160 alleged mafia members in dawn raids

Italian police have arrested more than 160 alleged members of the Ndragheta mafia gang in raids across the country. Police also confiscated assets

France

France: Police detain five in Syria jihad crackdown

Police in southern France have detained five people in moves to dismantle an alleged network sending militant Islamists to Syria. The crackdown was

Bahrain

Bahrain sentences prominent rights activist to six months in jail

Demonstrations have continued in Bahrain ending in further clashes with police. Tuesday’s violence was triggered by the sentencing of one of the

Turkey

Turkish police arrest suspected illegal wiretappers accused of snooping on government

Turkish police have arrested 23 people suspected of being involved in illegal wiretapping against senior government figures. Prosecutors are

France

Four to face Paris judge over deadly attacks in French capital

Four men are to appear before a judge in Paris suspected of helping one of the militant Islamist gunmen behind the deadly attacks in the capital. The

Spain

Former ETA leader arrested on fresh charges after early release

Police in Spain have arrested the former head of the Basque separatist group ETA just weeks after his early release from jail, which angered victims

Greece

Belgium seeks extradition of detainee held in Greece

A suspect arrested on Saturday by police in Athens is wanted in Belgium over a possible link with the alleged Islamist plot against Belgian police

Israel

Seven Israeli Arabs accused of terrorism and links with ISIL

Israel has charged seven people with aiding terrorism, belonging to an illegal group and contacting foreign agents

Italy

Boat seized in raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

A boat is seized and four people arrested in a raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

Europe News

Tough measures on terror not always effective, expert says

Tough anti-terror measures may have the opposite effect and backfire, a top Belgian criminologist said on Friday. Vincent Seron of the Unversity of

France

French police arrest 12 in Paris terror attacks probe

In a series of raids in the Paris region, police have detained 12 people suspected of helping those behind last week’s Islamist attacks in the French

Belgium

Belgium seeks to tighten anti-terror laws

Belgium’s government will speed up the introduction of new anti-terror laws after Thursday’s police raid in the east of the country, Prime Minister

Germany

Terror suspects arrested in Berlin

Berlin is the latest European city to see police raids with the arrests of terror suspects. Two Turkish men were detained on Friday morning suspected