Turkey

Angry protests in Turkey and beyond after arrest of pro-Kurdish HDP politicians

Protesters have taken to the streets of a number of Turkish cities in anger at the arrest of a number of pro-Kurdish HDP politicians.

5 November 2016

Turkey

Turkey rocked by protests after high-profile arrests

The Turkish authorities have arrested the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party as part of a terrorism inquiry.

4 November 2016

Turkey

Arrests leave a 'dark stain' on Turkey's history - HDP

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish political party has pledged to show a "democratic reaction" after its two co-leaders and at least 11 lawmakers were detained in raids overnight.

4 November 2016

Morocco

Eleven arrested in Morocco over death that sparked rare demonstrations

Rocked by rare street demonstrations, Moroccan authorities are attempting to calm the tension.

1 November 2016

Turkey

Turkey: police detain opposition Cumhuriyet editor and journalists

The editor and several journalists have been detained, accused of acting for the banned Gulenist movement and Kurdish militants.

31 October 2016

Afghanistan

Green-eyed 'Afghan girl' in court on fake ID card charge

The famous green-eyed ‘Afghan girl’ has appeared in court in Peshawar, accused of having a fake Pakistani identity card.

28 October 2016

Germany

German police launch 13 raids in anti-terror operation

German police launched 13 simultaneous raids on apartments and a refugee centre in a major anti-terrorism operation.

25 October 2016

Russia

Russian teenager arrested for animal abuse

A 17-year old girl has been arrested in Russia after posting pictures of animal abuse on social media.

25 October 2016

Hungary

Hungary: Man arrested over Budapest bomb blast

Authorities in Hungary have announced the arrest of a man suspected of being behind a home-made shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest last month in which two police officers were…

20 October 2016

Czech Republic

Russian man held by Czech police over 'hacking aimed at US'

Police in the Czech Republic have released video footage of a Russian man’s arrest in connection with hacking attacks on targets in the United States.

19 October 2016

USA

Three Kansas men charged over alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis

Three men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants.

15 October 2016

Germany

Syrian terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr found dead in prison

A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has reportedly been found hanged while in police custody.

12 October 2016

World News

Hollywood actress arrested at pipeline protest

Shailene Woodley has been arrested in North Dakota while protesting against a planned pipeline that Native Americans say will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.

11 October 2016

Germany

German police arrest suspect "planning bomb attack"

Officers say Jaber al-Bakr, who was turned in by members of the Syrian community, has connections with ISIL.

10 October 2016

Germany

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany

A man suspected of planning a bomb attack has been captured in Leipzig after a two-day manhunt.

10 October 2016

Germany

German police hunt for Syrian after explosives found in his flat

Police hunt for Syrian asylum seeker after explosives found in his apartment in the east German town of Chemnitz.

8 October 2016

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.

4 October 2016

Russia

Russia detains Ukraine journalist on spying accusations

Russia’s FSB security service has arrested a senior Ukrainian journalist on spying charges sparking a fresh diplomatic row between the two countries.

3 October 2016

World News

Five suspected ISIL members arrested in pan-European police operation

Five suspected members of an ISIL terror cell have been arrested after coordinated police raids in Spain, Belgium and Germany.

28 September 2016

Turkey

Turkey may need to build new courts as arrests reach 32,000 since failed coup

Turkey may have to build new courthouses to cope with the thousands of prosecutions over July’s failed coup, the country’s Justice minister has said.

28 September 2016