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Brazil

Troops drafted to end Brazilian crime surge as police strike

Brazil's financial plight endangers life as police strike

France

Paris anti-police protests following 'rape' charge

Outraged protesters have marched through the centre of the ethnically diverse Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois demanding, “Justice for Theo”.

Italy

Italy: 'FBI join police' in 'Ndrangheta crackdown

More than 30 people have been arrested in a probe into the business interests of the ‘Ndrangheta, the organised crime group based in the southern Calabria region of…

Austria

Several arrested in Austria anti-terror raids

Austrian police have taken eight people into custody on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation.

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Sweden

Sweden: Three men remanded in custody over Facebook live rape investigation

Two of the men were detained suspected of rape, while one man was detained on suspicion of failing to reveal rape.

Somalia

Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack

A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured.

United Kingdom

UK officers who Tasered their own race relations advisor acted as the public 'expect'

UK police officers who Tasered a prominent civil rights activist acted how “the public expect of them,” said the head of a local police lobby

France

More than 800 new French police officers welcomed to the job

More than 800 police recruits have been welcomed to their new jobs in France, as part of efforts to boost security after recent terrorist attacks

USA

Gun disguised as iPhone alarms authorities

Belgian authorities issue a warning to police officers in the country about the possible arrival of a handgun designed to look like a smart phone

Russia

Russian serial killer admits to killing 81 women

Mikhail “The Werewolf” Popkov already serving a life-sentence for murdering 22 women, admitted to police he murdered 59 others

Italy

Italian police arrest siblings for 'hacking online accounts of Renzi, Draghi and others'

The Italian postal police claim to have broken up a cyber-espionage ring that has allegedly been collecting sensitive data for years.

Egypt

Egypt police station suicide bombing in Sinai kills 10

At least 10 people, mostly police officers, have been killed in northern Sinai after a suicide bomber rammed a lorry into a security check point.

Mexico

Petrol price hike sparks protests and looting in Mexico

Anger over a petrol price hike has sparked protests and looting across Mexico.

World News

Four people arrested in connection to Chicago torture video

Four persons of interest in Chicago are questioned by police after a Facebook Live video showed a brutal attack against a bound and gagged teen

Germany

German authorities detain Tunisian in connection with Berlin attack

The 26-year-old, believed to have been an associate of attacker Anis Amri, was taken into custody following an overnight raid on a refugee shelter in the Spandau district of Berlin.

Myanmar

Commission finds no evidence of genocide in Myanmar

An interim report by the body set up by the government to investigate abuses in Rakhine State finds no evidence to support claims of ethnic cleansing, rape and arson.

Turkey

The Reina nightclub attack: everything you need to know

ISIL says the attack was an "act of revenge" for Turkish involvement in Syria. Ankara arrests eight, says it is close to finding the alleged attacker.

Brazil

Brazil: decapitated bodies tossed over wall after drug gang prison massacre

Around 60 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil in what officials say is the biggest prison massacre in the history of the state of Manaus.

Brazil

Brazil: decapitated bodies tossed over wall as dozens die in prison drug gang turf war

Around 60 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil. The fighting was sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus.

Turkey

Turkey vows to defy terrorists as hunt for nightclub gunman continues

A massive security operation is underway in Turkey as police hunt for the gunman who opened fire on New Year revellers in an Istanbul nightclub.