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France

Paris prosecutor claims terror attack on capital prevented

The Paris Prosecutor claimed on Friday that a terror attack planned for next Thursday has been prevented.

Mexico

Mass grave discovery raises hopes for families of Mexico's 43 missing students

Mexican authorities have found the remains of dozens of people in a series of clandestine graves in the restive southwestern state of Guerrero, the impoverished southwestern state where 43 trainee tea

Bulgaria

Migrants riot at Bulgarian refugee camp

They are angry about a decision by the local authority to put the camp in the southern town of Harmanli under quarantine after reports of a possible outbreak of skin disease.

Israel

Arrests made as Israel fires rage for third consecutive day

Israeli police make arrests in connection with raging forest fires in Haifa and the West Bank.

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Israel

Israel police to probe Netanyahu lawyer's role in German submarine deal

The attorney-general has ordered an inquiry into a contract for three submarines over a possible conflict of interest.

United Kingdom

UK: right-wing extremist Thomas Mair given life term for MP Jo Cox's murder

White supremacist Thomas Mair is given life in jail for murdering British MP and mother of two, Jo Cox.

Israel

Living with occupation, a look at everyday life for East Jerusalem's Palestinians

Five years after the Palestinian Territories applied to be considered the UN's 194th member state, conditions in East Jerusalem are getting worse.

Spain

Two ISIL suspects arrested in Spain

The pair had been ready to attack in Spain and were very active online, in particular using social networks to radicalise and recruit Islamist militants, according to an Interior Ministry statement.

Hungary

Arrests in far-right crackdown in Hungary

The national police say the raids, which were ordered by the counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.

USA

Anti-Trump protest becomes a 'riot' in Portland, Oregon

Across the US other demonstrations against the presidential victor were mostly peaceful. Donald Trump has blamed the media for inciting protesters.

France

Interpol gets first Chinese president

He’s the first Chinese official to be elected to the position.

USA

US man confesses to seven killings after woman found chained 'like a dog' - officials

US authorities say a registered sex offender has confessed to seven killings, after a woman was found chained alive in a storage container.

France

ETA leader arrested in southwestern France - Spanish officials

The head of the Basque militant separatist group ETA is said to have been arrested in south-western France.

USA

Suspect captured after killing of two police officers in Iowa

Authorities say the officers were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars in Des Moines in separate attacks

United Kingdom

{Watch] The bikers who caused Halloween havoc in the UK

Amateur video footage shows a gang of bikers causing Halloween chaos in Leeds in the UK and speeding away from the police.

Sci-Tech

Coming soon: robot cops on Dubai's streets

“Robot cops” will soon be patrolling the streets of Dubai.

France

Scuffles in Paris as police move in to tear down makeshift migrant camps

Makeshift camps have sprung up since the demolition began of the migrant camp at Calais

USA

2016 record-breaking year for cocaine seizures, US Coast Guard says

2016 has been a record-breaking year for cocaine seizures, the US Coast Guard has said.

France

French government pledges €250 million extra funding for French police

It comes after ten days of spontaneous protests by French police following an attack which left two officers badly wounded.

Hungary

Hungary: police officer shot dead during house search

A Hungarian policeman has been shot dead, as officers tried to search the home of a 76-year-old suspected of illegally possessing firearms.