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Four killed in Almaty 'terrorist' shootout

At least three policemen and one civilian were killed in street shootings in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty on Monday (July 18), security officials said.

France

France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims

Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi

USA

Baton Rouge gunman's anger at police

The man identified as the killer of three US police officers in Baton Rouge had posted videos complaining about the police treatment of African-Americans.

USA

Baton Rouge gunman was ex-marine who served in Iraq

The gunman who killed three American policemen and wounded three others in Louisiana has been identified as a former US marine sergeant who had served in Iraq.

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France

France holds one minute silence for victims of Nice truck attack

Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined thousands packing the Nice seafront for a minute of silence in homage to the victims.

France

Anger as search for missing relatives in Nice continues

For two days Tahar Mejri searched the hospitals of Nice for his missing son, having already lost his wife Olfa.

World News

Attack in Nice: eyewitnesses recount terror

France has yet to awaken from the nightmare of Thursday’s attack in Nice.

France

Attack on Nice: France seeks answers to what drove killer

As France tries to come to terms with the horror of Thursday night’s events in Nice which saw 84 people killed, including at least 10 children, investigators are still focusing on what pushed Mohamed

France

Running for cover in Nice

With France reeling from last night’s attack in Nice which claimed the lives of 84 people, investigators are still trying to work out why a man with no apparent links to a terror organisation would co

France

'We are facing a long battle' says Hollande in wake of Nice attack

Speaking in Nice, after at least 84 people were killed after an attacker drove a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande said: “We are facing a very long…

France

Man injured in Nice describes escape

Nice’s image as the beautiful capital of France’s sun-drenched south is now thoroughly shattered.

France

Social media used extensively in aftermath of Bastille Day attack

The power of social media came to the fore following the Bastille Day attack with people warned, advised, reassured and reunited through Twitter and Facebook.

France

Around the world people pay tribute to victims of Nice attacks

Around the world people were united in grief and solidarity as they honoured the victims of the attack in Nice.

France

Nice attack: what we know about the man behind the lorry massacre

Attacker was 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel from Tunisia described as good-looking but a distressed and unstable man who was, at times, aggressive.

France

Witnesses describe Nice truck attack

At the Pasteur II hospital in Nice 18 people remain in critical condition after being injured in the truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais where revellers were celebrating Bastille…

France

Nice: Bastille Day Attack - Timeline of Events

Stay up to date as events unfold in the wake of the Truck attack in Nice, France.

France

A timeline of terror attacks in France and Belgium since Charlie Hebdo

The following is a timeline of terrorist attacks to have taken place in Belgium and France since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015.

France

Nightmare in Nice: Social media reacts

The celebration and festivities of Bastille Day ended in death and terror in the southern French city of Nice Thursday night.

France

Nice in shock after deadly truck attack on promenade

France is once again reeling from a major terror attack, this time staged on one of the most important days of the year, Bastille Day.

France

World leaders condemn Nice attack

There has been widespread international condemnation following the attack in Nice which left scores dead.

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