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Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police 19 Aug 2017 - 12:15 pm
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Finnish police: stabbing investigated as possible terrorism 19 Aug 2017 - 11:45 am
Rescue personnel cordon the place where several people were stabbed, at Turku Market Square, Finland August 18, 2017. LEHTIKUVA/Roni Lehti
Spanish police shoot five suspects dead after driver kills 13 in Barcelona 18 Aug 2017 - 01:33 pm
People stand next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona as they pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona attack, a day after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 100 on Augus
Van plows into crowd in Barcelona; police say crash a 'terrorist attack' 17 Aug 2017 - 06:52 pm
A policemen stand as he blocks the street to a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, injuring several persons on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017. / AFP / PAU BARRENA
Brigitte Macron says will take on informal role as first lady 17 Aug 2017 - 12:06 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and hiw wife Brigitte Macron are seen July 7, 2017 at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (File Photo / Reuters)
Merkel embarks on Germany's 'strangest' campaign 12 Aug 2017 - 04:50 am
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London double-decker crashes into a store; several passengers injured 10 Aug 2017 - 11:55 am
Emergency services attend the scene of a bus crash in Lavender Hill, London August 10, 2017 in this picture obtained on social media. (Brendan Phalhert/Social Media Website/via REUTERS)
Canary Islands keep beaches open despite algae bloom 08 Aug 2017 - 09:07 pm
A picture taken with a drone shows a spot on the sea surface caused by micro-algae off the coast of Guimar, on August 5, 2017 on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP / Desiree Martin
Vienna's panda twins mark birthday with snacks and a lie-in 07 Aug 2017 - 04:49 pm
Giant Panda Yang Yang approaches parcels containing food on its twin cubs' first birthday at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria August 7, 2017. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)
EU commission sees UK payments continuing to 2020 despite Brexit 07 Aug 2017 - 01:47 am
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Chinese tourists arrested after Hitler salutes in Germany 05 Aug 2017 - 07:57 pm
When people think of the nazi salute, the hand is generally out in front, around 45° palm down. (Photo and caption courtesy: history.stackexchange.com)
Man arrested over British model kidnapped in Italy 05 Aug 2017 - 07:40 pm
Images supplied by Italian police showing a simulation of the kidnapping (Polizia Di Stato)
German supermarket chain removes eggs from shelves amid pesticide scare 05 Aug 2017 - 06:31 pm
An employee of the Chemisches Veterin?runtersuchungsamt M?nsterland-Emscher-Lippe (chemical veterinary examination office) cracking an egg at the institute in Muenster, northwestern Germany, in order to analyse it on toxic residues. Supermarkets in the Ne
Trafficking gang smuggling Iranians to Britain caught in Europe 03 Aug 2017 - 11:26 pm
Representative image. Courtesy: PA / Policia Nacional
Russia takes over US compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions 02 Aug 2017 - 04:22 pm
A view shows a country house at a dacha compound used by U.S. diplomats for recreation, in Serebryany Bor residential area in the west of Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2017. (REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva)
Prince Philip, 96, to bid adieu to solo charity appearances 02 Aug 2017 - 12:44 pm
This file photo taken on May 16, 2017 shows Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh greets guests at a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London. (AFP / POOL / Victoria Jones)
Russia defends slashing US diplomats as hope fades of better ties 31 Jul 2017 - 03:12 pm
A Russian flag flies next to the US embassy building in Moscow on July 31, 2017. President Vladimir Putin on July 30, 2017 said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US
German police rule out terrorism after fatal disco shooting 30 Jul 2017 - 02:29 pm
Police stand in front of the disco Club Grey in the southern German town of Konstanz, where a gunman opened fire, killing one and wounding four people before being shot by police, on July 30, 2017. ( AFP / dpa / Felix K?stle)

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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption
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