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Two women 'killed by police' after attack and siege in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul have come under attack, apparently from two women. According to Turkish media they have both since been killed. As a police bus

Israel

Two Palestinians shot dead after attacking Israeli in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have shot dead two Palestinian teens after they allegedly attacked an Israeli settler at his home in the occupied West Bank

Ireland

Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses

A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh

Germany

German government slams migrant attacks

The German government has condemned the latest outbreak of far-right, anti-migrant sentiment in the country as “shameful”. Szenen in #Clausnitz

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Syria

A deadly day in Syria as dozens die in Damascus and Homs

It is feared dozens of people have been killed in a series of explosions in the Syrian city of Homs and the capital, Damascus.

Syria

Twin explosions in Homs, Syria kill 46, says monitor

A monitoring group says 46 people have been killed in twin explosions in the Syrian town of Homs. The Syria Observatory for Human Rights says at

World News

Russia detains airport owner over 2011 suicide bombing

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about the arrest of the owner of one of Russia’s largest airports, according to Kremlin spokesman

Turkey

Turkey grows tense after bomb attacks

Istanbul is a tense city now after Wednesday’s car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara. The city’s famous Taksim square would normally be

Turkey

Turkey 'will boost military response' after Ankara bombing

Wednesday’s car bomb attack only a few hundred metres from the parliament in the capital Ankara was a strike at the heart of the Turkish government

Turkey

Turkish army says six officers killed by bomb near Diyarbakir

A handmade bomb detonated by remote control is believed to have been used in an attack on a Turkish military convoy in the mainly Kurdish southeast

Turkey

Turkish press says 'foreign powers' behind Ankara blast

There is widespread agreement across the Turkish press that the Ankara bombing was a direct attack on the country and that so-called "foreign powers" are to blame.

Turkey

Turkish PM blames Syrian Kurd militants for deadly Ankara blast

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accused the Syrian-based Kurdish YPG militia of being behind Wednesday’s deadly bombing in Ankara

Turkey

Ankara blast: Witness describes narrow escape

The explosion which targeted an army convoy was witnessed by an Ankara resident. Noury had only seconds before driven past the scene of the blast and

Turkey

Erdogan claims Turkey's "right to retaliate" after Ankara bombing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

Turkey

Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara

A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people. Officials said a vehicle laden with explosives detonated as military buses passed close to Turkey's military headquarters.

Syria

Claim and counter claim over Syria 'war crime' hospital bombings

The latest slaughter in Syria is a war crime say France and Turkey. For the United Nations, Monday’s missile attacks on hospitals and schools in

Syria

Turkey points finger at Russia over Syria hospital attacks

Visiting Ukraine, Turkey’s prime minister pointed the finger at Russia over the strikes in Azaz. Earlier he’d warned Kurdish rebels of a harsh

Syria

Syria hospital and school strikes kill 'up to 50' - UN

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières –

Syria

'Up to 50 dead' including children in hospital strikes in Syria

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières reports seven

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