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France

Cannabis: seven tonnes seized in Paris

French President Francois Hollande has praised the work of police and customs officers who have seized more than seven tonnes of cannabis resin from

Mexico

Mexico says fugitive drug lord 'El Chapo' injured in escape from police

Mexico says the world’s most-wanted drug boss, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has narrowly escaped capture by police, but injured his face and one leg in

Hungary

Hungary to seal off border with Croatia

Hungary plans to seal off its border with Croatia from midnight. The thousands arriving daily on trains from Serbia will be greeted by razor wire

France

French police in Paris protest

French police have taken to streets of Paris to protest over a lack of resources, rising levels of violence and a malfunctioning judicial system

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Turkey

Turkey clashes as mourners prevented from reaching rally

Clashes erupted in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday (October 13). Trade union members who lost friends and colleagues in Saturday’s twin

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Turkey: pro-Kurdish rally in Diyarbakir

Israel

Abbas calls for peaceful resistance after spate of fresh stabbing attacks

Four people, including an Israeli soldier have been wounded in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv. Police report that the assailant was shot by another

Belgium

Anti-austerity protesters battle police in Brussels

Police and anti-austerity protesters have engaged in running battles in the Belgian capital Brussels. Tens of thousands took to the streets as part

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Brazilian inmates take hostages in jail riot

World News

'Terrorism' arrests in Australia over murder of police employee

Four people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday (October 7) in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, whose murder is being treated as a case of terrorism.

USA

Shooting in Oregon college, at least 15 dead

Germany

VW: former boss faces criminal probe

The former boss of under-fire motor manufacturer Volkswagen is facing a criminal investigation by the German authorities. Martin Winterkorn quit last

Lebanon

Beirut: clashes between police and protesters ahead of political talks

Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis

USA

N.Y. police release video of tennis star James Blake's mistaken arrest

Turkey

14 police officers killed by PKK bomb attack in eastern Turkey

At least 14 police officers have been killed by Kurdish militants in a bomb attack in Turkey, widening a conflict with the Turkish state. Tuesday’s

World News

Australian police seize light aircraft - and 45kg of cannabis

Police in Australia say they seized 45 kilos of cannabis and other drugs from a light plane in an airport raid in New South Wales. It comes amid an

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Migrants pulled from train tracks by Hungarian police

There have been struggles between migrants and police in the Hungarian town of Bicske. Chaos broke out as their train, bound for Austrian border

Czech Republic

Handling of migrants 'reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps'

Hungary

Thousands trapped in Budapest

No information. No facilities. Images from last night (September 2) show how migrants and refugees have spent their last two days and nights in

India

Indian sisters threatened with punishment rape

Thousands sign Amnesty petition over the threat of 'punishment rape' handed out to two Indian sisters because their brother eloped with a married woman from a higher caste.