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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.

09/01/2017

Mexico

Petrol price hike sparks protests and looting in Mexico

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

06/01/2017

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

05/01/2017

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.

05/01/2017

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.

04/01/2017

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.

02/01/2017

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.

02/01/2017

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.

02/01/2017

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.

02/01/2017

Finland

Several hurt as car ploughs into crowd in Finland

When a vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in today’s Europe, fears of a terror attack are inevitable.

31/12/2016

West Bank

Palestinian woman shot by Israeli police 'was attempting knife attack'

Israeli police say a Palestinian woman, shot and injured by security forces on Friday, had been trying to carry out a stabbing attack.

31/12/2016

Brazil

Greek ambassador death: Brazilian policeman admits to murdering 'his lover's husband'

In a plot-twist worthy of a telenovela, a policeman from Rio de Janeiro has confessed to murdering the Greek ambassador to Brazil, who is said to have been his lover’s…

31/12/2016

World News

Europe's police officers gear up for New Year's Eve

On New Year's Eve, security is stepped up Europe-wide after a year of terror attacks across the continent.

31/12/2016

Brazil

Brazil police 'suspect wife' over Greek ambassador murder

Media reports in Brazil say investigators believe a policeman and the wife of the Greek ambassador may have been behind his killing after a body was found in a car.

30/12/2016

Germany

Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack says he's fearful for his life

30/12/2016

World News

Man held over 'threat' to New Year's Eve in Sydney

A man has been arrested in Sydney, Australia, for allegedly making an online threat to the city’s New Year Festivities.

30/12/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Body found in hunt for missing Greek ambassador

Brazilian police looking for the missing Greek ambassador to the country have found a body inside a burnt-out car.

30/12/2016

Finland

Former head of Helsinki drug squad sentenced in drug smuggling scandal

In a rare corruption case in Finland - ranked the second least corrupt country in the world - the former anti-drug chief was handed a 10 year sentence.

29/12/2016

United Kingdom

Nail salons targeted by immigration officers in the UK

Immigration officers arrested just under 100 people, mostly from Vietnam, and more than a dozen were considered to be at risk from slavery

28/12/2016

Italy

Shot dead in Milan, but there are more questions than answers over Anis Amri

Four days after killing 12 people in Berlin, Anis Amri was shot dead by police in Milan on Friday morning.

24/12/2016