Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: siege over, four Islamists killed, 'including two women'

Operations over at both Splendid Hotel and Hotel Yibi At least 126 hostages released At least 23 people dead President condemns attack Four suspected

16 January 2016

Burkina Faso

Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

16 January 2016

Indonesia

Indonesia beefs up police presence after Jakarta blasts

The president of Indonesia Joko Widodo has ordered more police at hotels, airports, shopping centres across the country after Thursday’s (January 14)

15 January 2016

France

Safety on the slopes: skiiers taught avalanche awareness

The deadly avalanche in the French Alps (January 13), which has claimed the lives of three people, is a reminder of how dangerous the mountains can

15 January 2016

Europe

Owning a gun in the EU

This week U-talk fields a question from Thomas in Paris : “How does the European Union currently regulate the private purchase and ownership of

15 January 2016

World News

Dutch call for greater sharing of intelligence

An international meeting at the Europol HQ in the The Hague has heard a call for greater sharing of intelligence across borders including lists of

11 January 2016

Turkey

Turkey imposes visa requirements on Syrians arriving by air and sea from third countries

It is already reported that some 400 Syrians transiting through Beirut were refused boarding on two flights

9 January 2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces hold Ramadi as ISIL launch major counter attacks

Iraqi forces continue to bolster their positions in Ramadi after reclaiming the shattered Iraqi city from ISIL on Monday. Terrified families emerge

8 January 2016

World News

Death trade Turkish police seize fake life jackets destined for migrants

Police in Turkey have seized over a thousand fake life jackets destined for migrants crossing the Aegean Sea into Greece.

7 January 2016

Germany

German Chancellery cordoned off amid security fears

Police in Berlin cordoned off the German Federal Chancellery, the office of Angela Merkel, after a suspicious package was discovered.

6 January 2016

Sweden

False alarm at Stockholm's Arlanda airport

Some disruption was reported at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport after a security alert early on Tuesday. Sweden’s The Local reported that police were

5 January 2016

Germany

Tensions ease in Munich after train station closures

Two Munich train stations that were shut down for several hours on New Year’s Eve over fears of a terrorist attack by militants from Syria and Iraq

1 January 2016

Germany

Munich train stations reopen after 'unsubstantiated' bomb threats

Authorities in Germany shut down two train stations in Munich an hour before midnight last night after what police said was a tip-off about an

1 January 2016

World News

Riot police fire water cannon on protesters in Diyarbakir

In Diyarbakir in the south east of Turkey, Kurds angry at the ongoing government military operations and curfew in the region took to the streets

31 December 2015

Belgium

Belgium: More arrests in alleged New Year's Eve terror plot

A court in Brussels has ruled that two Belgian nationals arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city on New

31 December 2015

World News

Europe's New Year's Eve security: what's going on and where

In the light of recent terror attacks, extra security measures have been put into place across Europe as cities gear up to celebrate the start of

31 December 2015

World News

EU plans for a new border and coastguard agency

What is being proposed? The European Commission is proposing to establish a new border and coastguard agency that would have a wider mandate and more

31 December 2015

Belgium

Brussels calls off traditional New Years Eve festivities over terror alert fears

The traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks and festivities in Brussels have been called off over fears of a militant attack. The decision was taken

30 December 2015

World News

Security measures heightened as Europe's cities prepare to hold New Year's Eve celebrations

“Operation Sentinel” is in evidence on one of the most beautiful avenues in the world, the Champs Elysees in Paris. Security is tight ahead of

30 December 2015

Afghanistan

Taliban captures more ground in Helmand, Afghanistan

The Taliban has captured more ground in Afghanistan’s Helmand province after months of heavy fighting. Helmand is where most of the world’s

27 December 2015