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France

French authorities thwart attack: flat raided and two men arrested

French authorities have detained two men on suspicion of plotting an imminent attack.

France

French authorities thwart pre-election attack

French authorities detain two men suspected to have been planning an imminent attack.

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Teenager dies after Australia shark attack

A 17-year-old was killed in a shark attack while on holiday with her family off the coast of Esperance, South Western Australia.

Russia

Ninth suspect in St Petersburg bombing detained

Russian security forces have made another arrest bringing to nine the number of suspects detained following the St. Petersburg metro bombing.

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Egypt

Tight security for Easter at Egypt's Christian churches

Easter means tight security for the Christian minority in Egypt, who are marking the occasion in sombre mood after last week’s murderous attacks on Coptic…

Israel

British woman fatally stabbed in Jerusalem

A British woman has been stabbed to death by a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.

Russia

Beslan:Russia to appeal ECHR ruling

The chaotic gun battle that ended the siege was the bloodiest incident of its kind in modern Russian history.

France

France: National Front Paris HQ hit by arson attack

The Paris headquarters of France’s far-right National Front was hit by a suspected arson attack on Thursday.

Sweden

Sweden grapples with the fallout from the Stockholm attack

Sweden has already stopped taking as many asylum seekers and has cut back on its generous support for them. But rising political pressure from the far-right, and last week's attack in Stockholm sugges

Russia

Russia's response to the Beslan school siege had ''serious failings''

Russia’s response to the 2004 Beslan school siege had ‘‘serious failings’‘ and breached human rights laws, one of Europe’s top courts has said.

Germany

Borussia Dortmund angry at UEFA after bus bomb attack

Borussia Dortmund's coach says his team are upset that they ended up playing against Monaco - a game they lost - only a day after their bus was attacked.

Germany

German police keep open mind over Dortmund Borussia bus blasts

German police remain unclear as to who was behind what they’ve called a “serious explosives attack” on the team bus of Borussia Dortmund football team.

Sweden

Stockholm truck attacker pleads guilty to terrorist acts

Stockholm truck attacker Rakhmat Akilov pleads guilty to acts of terrorism, prosecutor says the investigation is ongoing.

USA

USA: gunman kills woman and himself at San Bernardino school

The man reportedly targeted a teacher in the California classroom, injuring two children before turning the gun on himself.

Egypt

Anger mounts as Copts gather for Egypt funerals

Many say the police have not stepped up efforts to protect them, despite warnings of an attack. ahead of Sunday's twin church bombings.

Sweden

Sweden pays tribute to victims of horror truck attack

Sweden mourns those killed in truck attack

Sweden

Stockholm mourns the victims of Friday's truck attack

Stockholm comes together to mourn victims of truck attack

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CCTV footage shows church explosion

A closed-circuit television video released by Egypt’s Interior Ministry shows the dramatic moment an ISIS suicide bomber approached and blew up Saint Mark’s Cathedral, a Coptic church in…

Egypt

Egypt Coptic church blasts: first funerals held for victims

The first funerals have been held for victims of the deadly bomb blasts that struck two Coptic churches in Egypt.

Egypt

Egypt declares state of emergency following church blasts

Egypt has declared a state of emergency following bomb attacks on two Coptic churches which left at least 45 dead.

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