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Germany

ISIL says it was behind fatal teen stabbing in Hamburg

ISIL has said it was behind the deadly stabbing of a teenager in Hamburg earlier this month.

France

Paris attacks: new Bataclan frontage revealed

Almost a year after the Paris attacks, the new frontage of the Bataclan concert hall has been revealed.

Pakistan

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Pakistan police academy attack

ISIL says it was behind an overnight attack on a police academy in Pakistan that has left at least 60 police cadets and guards dead.

Pakistan

Gunmen storm a police training college in Pakistan

A major security operation has been launched in Pakistan after armed militants attacked a police training collage.

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United Kingdom

Police hunt thugs who hammer a nail into dog's head

An RSPCA official has spoke of his horror of one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has ever seen.

Germany

Germany: Teenager goes on trial accused of stabbing 'on ISIL's orders'

The trial began on Thursday of a teenage German-Moroccan girl accused of stabbing a police officer at a train station in Hanover in February on the orders of so-called Islamic…

Iraq

Retaking Mosul: what are the possible consequences?

As the fight for Mosul rages on, leaders outside Iraq are discussing the possible, potentially damaging, consequences of retaking the city from ISIL.

Iraq

Mosul offensive to rout ISIL to begin 'imminently'

The Iraqi army has dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over the ISIL stronghold of Mosul, warning residents of an imminent offensive to reclaim the city from the jihadist…

Yemen

Houthi rebels launch missiles on US warship in Yemen

An American warship has been targeted by Houthi missile attacks in Yemen.

Sweden

Creepy clown stabs teenager in Sweden

A wave of creepy clown sightings has spread to Sweden, where a teenager was stabbed by a man in a clown mask.

Turkey

Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack

Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack.

Germany

Calls in Germany to honour 'hero' refugees who caught terror suspect

The arrest of a migrant in Germany suspected of planning a major terrorist attack has prompted a campaign for the three Syrian refugees who captured him to be…

Afghanistan

Gunmen slaughter Shiite pilgrims in the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen dressed in military or police uniforms have opened fire on Shiite worshipers at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul.

Afghanistan

Deadly gun attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul

Three gunmen in military uniforms have attacked a Shiite shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Germany

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany

A man suspected of planning a bomb attack has been captured in Leipzig after a two-day manhunt.

Turkey

Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost

A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey.

Israel

Palestinian gunman kills two in Jerusalem

A Palestinian gunman who fired from a car has killed a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem, Israeli police said.

Turkey

Motorbike bomb explodes near Istanbul police station - official

A bomb on a motorbike exploded near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, wounding 10 people, local officials said.

France

UKIP MEP collapses outside EU parliament

Steven Woolfe, the favourite to become the next leader of UKIP, is in in hospital after collapsing outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Belgium

Belgian counter-terror officers investigate police stabbings in Brussels

Belgian counter terror prosecutors are investigating a stabbing in Brussels in which at least two police officers were wounded, officials say.

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