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Germany

Manhunt in Germany for Syrian bomb suspect

Manhunt underway for Syrian man after police find traces of explosives at his flat in east German town of Chemnitz.

Germany

Police investigate mystery of man who never went out

German police are investigating a couple who reportedly kept their son at home for 30 years.

Turkey

Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers

Officials say it is in connection with suspected links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims he masterminded a failed coup in Turkey in July.

USA

Kim Kardashian back in New York after Paris jewellery theft

Kim Kardashian has arrived back in New York with a heavy security detail after being robbed at gun point in Paris.

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France

Church in France reopens after priest murder by jihadists

The church in north west France where Father Jacques Hamel was murdered by alleged Islamist militants in July has reopened to the public for the first time.

Turkey

Turkey raids courthouses and jails in post-coup purge

Turkish police have raided courthouses and prisons as the post-coup crackdown continues.

USA

Houston gunman wore military-style clothing during fatal attack - police

Police in the US state of Texas said a gunman who shot and injured at least nine people on Monday was wearing military-style clothing at the time of the attack.

Poland

Police uncover world's largest illegal Viagra factory

It is alleged millions of euros worth of the counterfeit drugs were sold via the Internet from an address in Poland. Officials say popular brand names and own branding labels were used.

USA

Protests over latest fatal shootings by US police

At least a dozen police officers and several demonstrators have been hurt in violent protests following the fatal shooting of a black man in North Carolina.

Turkey

Attacker shot after storming Israeli embassy in Ankara

An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.

USA

Protests in North Carolina after African American man shot by police

Several hundred protesters clashed with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, after police officers shot 43-year old Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who was said to be…

United Kingdom

British police officer investigated after smashing car window

A British police officer is under investigation after being filmed smashing the window of an innocent car driver.

France

False alarm triggers major security alert in Paris

A major security alert, triggered by a false alarm, has caused panic in central Paris.

France

French police lift alert over Paris after false alarm

French police briefly warned the public to avoid central Paris following a terror alert before declaring the incident over moments later.

Germany

Oktoberfest opens under heightened security

Oktoberfest in Munich has opened amid heavy rain and even heavier security.

France

Paris police clear more than 1,500 migrants from street camp

Police in Paris have evacuated a camp holding around 1,500 migrants who have been living on the streets of the French capital for weeks.

Germany

80 Germans clash with a group of young asylum-seekers in Bautzen

About 80 Germans have clashed with a group of 20 asylum seekers in the eastern town of Bautsen.

China

Locals pelt riot police in China "democracy" village

Clashes broke out in Wukan between villagers and riot police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them.

France

Paris attack suspect pledges allegiance to ISIL - investigators

Sources close to the inquiry say the young woman, who was arrested along with two others, is the daughter of the owner of the vehicle found packed with gas canisters near Notre Dame cathedral.

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Murder suspect gives police the slip by breaking handcuffs

A murder suspect in Las Vegas was caught on camera escaping from police custody by twisting his handcuffs until they broke.