Russia

French 'Space' star complains of Moscow 'ambush' after plagiarism row

The French founder of the 1970s electronic band Space is complaining of having suffered a “hooligan ambush” after being briefly detained by police in Moscow over a dispute with a Russian singer he had

30 November 2016

Germany

German 'mole' is arrested over Islamist plot

An employee of Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) has been arrested over a suspected Islamist plot to bomb the agency’s Cologne Headquarters.

29 November 2016

Spain

Suspected extremist arrested at Madrid airport

An unnamed man of Palestinian origin was apprehended by Spanish police on suspicion of attempting to join ISIL in Syria.

27 November 2016

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: migrant camp rioter 'belongs to radical cell'

Bulgarian authorities say one of the organisers of this week’s riots at a refugee shelter belongs to a ‘radical cell’.

25 November 2016

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine in tit-for-tat detentions over Crimea

The past few days have seen a series of arrests by both sides over the disputed peninsula which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

24 November 2016

Israel

Arrests made as Israel fires rage for third consecutive day

Israeli police make arrests in connection with raging forest fires in Haifa and the West Bank.

24 November 2016

France

France foils new terror plot, seven arrested

Authorities in France have arrested seven men and say they have foiled a terror plot which was ‘‘envisaged for some time.

21 November 2016

Kosovo

Kosovo: Terror arrests amid foiled plot to attack Israeli football team

At least 19 people have been arrested in Kosovo on suspicion of having links with ISIL.

18 November 2016

Hungary

Arrests in far-right crackdown in Hungary

The national police say the raids, which were ordered by the counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.

16 November 2016

Russia

Russian economy minister charged with bribery

60-year-old technocrat Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official to be arrested while in office since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

15 November 2016

Russia

Russia's economy minister charged with bribery

60-year-old technocrat Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official to be arrested while in office since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

15 November 2016

Russia

Russian economy minister is detained over bribery allegations

Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been detained over the equivalent of an alleged 1.

15 November 2016

Turkey

Turkey arrests Cumhuriyet chairman over suspected "terrorist activities"

Turkish police have reportedly arrested Akin Atalay, chairman of the opposition daily Cumhuriyet.

11 November 2016

Germany

German police arrest suspected ISIL top man in the country

ISIL's suspected leader in Germany is arrested along with four suspected recruiters in co-ordinated operation in the north and west of the country.

8 November 2016

Turkey

Turkey's pro-Kurd opposition announces partial parliament boycott

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition has announced a partial boycott of parliament, after the controversial detentions of it co-leaders and other lawmakers.

6 November 2016

World News

Turkey's crackdown on journalists and MPs provokes protests Europe-wide

Protests take place in Turkey and across Europe in support of the opposition journalists and pro-Kurdish MPs arrested this week.

6 November 2016

Turkey

Europe protests against Turkish arrests

Demonstrations have taken place in Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Germany and France over the ongoing arrests of politicians and journalists in Turkey.

5 November 2016

Turkey

More arrests and court hearings in Turkey

Nine journalists from Turkey's pro-opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been remanded in custody in Istanbul.

5 November 2016

Turkey

Turkey orders formal arrest of Cumhuriyet executives and journalists

Turkish authorities have reportedly ordered the formal arrest of nine executives and journalists of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper.

5 November 2016

France

ETA leader arrested in southwestern France - Spanish officials

The head of the Basque militant separatist group ETA is said to have been arrested in south-western France.

5 November 2016