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Iraq

Iraqi advances made in battle for Mosul, safety of civilians remains chief concern

The second phase of the Iraqi offensive to reclaim Mosul from ISIL militants has begun as security forces close in on the extremist-held city from three…

29/12/2016

Germany

Second man arrested in Berlin truck attack investigation is released

German police have released the second person they had arrested on suspicion of being linked to Anis Amri, the Berlin truck attacker.

29/12/2016

Syria

Russia condemns new shelling of its embassy in Damascus

The ministry slammed the latest shelling as a "provocation aimed at derailing a peace accord in the country"

28/12/2016

Germany

Where did the Berlin truck attacker go?

Police across Europe are piecing together the movements of Anis Amri, the Tunisian man who killed 12 people in last week's Berlin truck attack.

28/12/2016

Germany

Berlin's Jewish community pays tribute to lorry attack victims

The son of an Israeli woman who was killed in last week’s deadly lorry attack in Berlin has lit a giant menorah at the city’s Brandenburg Gate during a ceremony to remember…

27/12/2016

Germany

Italian police release CCTV image of suspected Berlin lorry attacker in Milan

Italian police have released a CCTV image they say is of Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker, exiting Milan’s central train station.

27/12/2016

Tunisia

Three arrests made in connection with Berlin attack

Three men have been arrested in Tunisia, in connection with Monday’s lorry attack in Berlin.

25/12/2016

World News

Berlin truck attack: Three detained in Tunisia 'including suspect's nephew'

Tunisia has arrested three suspected jihadists said to be linked to supposed Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri.

24/12/2016

Italy

Berlin truck attack: body of Italian victim returns home

The body of Fabrizia di Lorenzo, the Italian victim of the Berlin Christmas market attack, has arrived in Rome.

24/12/2016

Italy

Shot dead in Milan, but there are more questions than answers over Anis Amri

Four days after killing 12 people in Berlin, Anis Amri was shot dead by police in Milan on Friday morning.

24/12/2016

Germany

Suspected Berlin attacker Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

The journey of Europe’s most wanted man, Anis Amri finally came to an end after police in Milan shot him dead in the early hours of Friday morning.

23/12/2016

Italy

Berlin truck attack: Suspect Anis Amri shot dead by police in Milan

The chief suspect in the Berlin Christmas Market truck attack has been shot dead by police in a suburb of Milan in northern Italy.

23/12/2016

Germany

International hunt for Berlin suspect continues as dashcam shows attack for the first time

Newly released dashcam footage reveals the moment when a truck drove into crowds of christmas shoppers in Berlin on Monday.

23/12/2016

World News

Berlin attack suspect was arrested in Italy in 2011

It has emerged that Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin lorry attack, was arrested in Italy in 2011.

23/12/2016

Germany

Berlin attack: survivors recount horror as more details of the victims emerge

Two Italian survivors of the Berlin truck attack have recounted the horror they felt the moment a lorry mowed through crowds of people at the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market in the German…

22/12/2016

Germany

Tunisian suspect's fingerprints found in cab of Berlin truck attack

There is a ‘high probability’ that the Tunisian suspect they are hunting in connection with the Berlin truck attack is the perpetrator, Germany’s Interior Minister has…

22/12/2016

Iraq

ISIL-claimed bomb attacks outside Mosul kill at least 23

The military said three car bombs ripped through a market in Kokjali, an eastern suburb of the embattled Iraqi city.

22/12/2016

Germany

Berlin Christmas market reopens after attack

The mood was heavy at Breitscheidplatz Christmas market as it reopened for visitors on Thursday.

22/12/2016

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"You will not divide us," say defiant Berliners

About 200 people gathered on Wednesday near Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin to sing for peace and against terror after Monday night’s truck attack on a Christmas market in the…

22/12/2016

Germany

German police raid properties in Berlin in search for truck attack suspect

German police have carried out raids on properties in Berlin as they attempt to track down the suspect in the truck attack on a Christmas market.

22/12/2016