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Egypt: Funeral for eight policemen shot dead in Cairo

Egypt has held a military funeral for eight policemen gunned down in an ambush in the capital. The minister of the interior attended the ceremony in Cairo.

Egypt

Gunmen kill eight police officers outside Cairo

Eight policemen have been shot dead near Cairo, Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. It said a vehicle carrying the victims, in civilian

Germany

Merkel at centre of refugee row in rival Berlin rallies

Far-right and populist protesters marched through Berlin on Saturday to demand that Chancellor Angela Merkel step down for allowing more than a

Bangladesh

Sufi Muslim leader is hacked to death in Bangladesh

A Sufi Muslim leader has been hacked to death in Bangladesh in what may be another attack by Islamist militants there. The remains of Mohammad

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France

Police shoot-out with UK-registered car in France

Occupants are suspected of involvement in people-smuggling. Dozens of migrants were found in a lorry in Belgium in what officials say was a linked operation.

Spain

Spain arrests four men allegedly behind on-line Islamist Radicalisation plot

Spanish police have arrested four people on the outskirts of Madrid on accusations of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, according to the Interior Ministry.

World News

Drones detect illegal drink in Lithuania

The country is the largest consumer of alcohol in the EU

United Kingdom

Police chief suspended after UK football tragedy inquest findings

The chief constable of Britain’s South Yorkshire Police service has been suspended one day after a jury found that police failures were to blame for

Israel

Israeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy and his sister

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have shot dead two Palestinians at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank. Police said the

United Kingdom

Hillsborough 96 were unlawfully killed, jury decides

A inquest jury has concluded that 96 football fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final were unlawfully killed due to gross negligence

Bahrain

Petrol bomb attack kills police officer in Bahrain

Attackers have thrown petrol bombs at a police patrol north of Bahrain’s capital, killing one officer and critically wounding two others, according

Belgium

Belgian police make progress in terror investigations

Police in Brussels have arrested three more suspects linked to November’s Paris attacks. They were picked up following a house search in the

Germany

Police swoop on "criminal families" in Berlin

Eight people arrested in connection in dawn raids across the German capital

Belgium

Brussels attacks: Two more men are charged with 'terrorist murder'

A further two men have been charged with ‘terrorist murder’ in connection with the deadly Brussels attacks. They are suspected of links with the

Bulgaria

'Citizen's arrest' of migrants in Bulgaria condemned by rights groups

Amateur video of a citizen’s arrest of three illegal migrants near Bulgaria’s border with Turkey has sparked controversy, with rights groups

India

India: Five detained over deadly temple fireworks display

Police in India were questioning at least five people on Monday over this weekend’s deadly fireworks display at a Hindu temple, captured on camera in

Greece

Greece protests over FYROM police's 'excessive violence'

Greece has accused its northern neighbour the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of excessive use of violence after Sunday’s border scenes

France

Police clear Paris protest camp but 'Up All Night' movement vows to return

Police in Paris have evacuated a protest camp in the city’s Place de la Republique, occupied for 11 consecutive nights by demonstrators demanding

Russia

Suicide bombers target police in Russia

Security has been stepped up in southern Russia after a failed suicide attack at a rural police station on Monday. Up to three bombers targeted the

Belgium

Brussels reacts to Belgium arrest of attack suspect Mohamed Abrini

Brussels residents on Saturday applauded the efforts of the Belgium security services after they arrested Mohamed Abrini, the remaining fugitive