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Russian Hooligans To Blame For Euro 2016 Violence
A group of "well-trained" Russian hooligans were behind the violence in Marseille when Russia played England in a Euro 2016 match, prosecutors say.
Ten people - six Britons, three French and an Austrian - face a trial, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said.
He said 150 Russian football supporters "were well prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action" and were able to evade arrest. Two Russians have been arrested, both for a pitch invasion.
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Extradited People Smuggler Claims He Is The Wrong Man
A man arrested in Sudan and extradited to Italy accused of being a top people-smuggler says the authorities have got the wrong man.
Earlier this week, prosecutors announced the capture of trafficking kingpin Mered Medhanie. But the man currently being held in jail says he is instead Medhanie Tesfarmariam Berhe, his lawyer says.
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900 Suspected Militants Detained By Bangladesh Police
Bangladesh police say they have detained about 900 suspected militants following a series of attacks on minority and secular citizens.
Police launched operations overnight against Islamist extremists suspected of involvement in the attacks.
About 40 people, including secular bloggers, academics and members of religious minorities, have been killed in attacks in the past few years.
On Friday, a Hindu monastery worker was hacked to death in Pabna district. Nityaranjan Pande, who was in his 60s, died on the spot after several people attacked him, reports said.
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Loughinisland Massacre Report Finds Collusion Between Loyalists And Police
There was collusion between some police officers and loyalist gunmen who killed six Catholics 22 years ago, a report by NI's Police Ombudsman has said.
It said there was no evidence police had prior knowledge of the Ulster Volunteer Force attack in Loughinisland, County Down, in 1994.But it confirmed claims by the victims' families that there was collusion.It was also highly critical of the initial investigation, listing "catastrophic failings" by the police.
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Belgian Ex-Nazis Receiving German Pensions
A Belgian minister has voiced concern that as many as 2,500 Belgian ex-Nazis are receiving German pensions.
Belgian survivors of Nazi persecution appealed to the government to stop the payments, and Pensions Minister Daniel Bacquelaine "shares their indignation", his spokeswoman told the BBC.
But Germany manages the payments and "we have no official figures" for the recipients, Geraldine Lamoureux added.
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Baghdad Bombings Kill At Least 30
Two suicide attacks claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) have killed at least 30 people in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.
The first attack targeted a commercial area in the mainly Shia district of Jadidah, to the east, leaving 19 dead. A second bomb hit an army checkpoint in Taji, north of the capital, killing 11 people, including soldiers.
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Nato Countries Take Part In Military Exercises In Poland
Nato countries are taking part in their biggest ever joint military exercises in Poland, amid concerns about a potential threat from Russia.
Some 31,000 Polish, US and other troops are participating in the land, sea and air exercises called Anaconda-16. It comes weeks before a Nato summit at which leaders are expected to decide to base a significant number of Nato troops in Poland and the Baltic states.
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Car Bomb In Istanbul Targets Police
A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed at least 11 people in central Istanbul, officials say.
The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour. No group has said it carried out the attack.
Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Suspicion is likely to fall on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or one of its offshoots who have claimed other attacks on security targets in Turkey this year, says Mark Lowen, in Ista…
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Falluja Civilians Tortured By Shia Militiamen
The Iraqi government has been urged to investigate allegations that civilians detained during the battle for Falluja have been tortured by Shia militiamen.
An Anbar provincial council member said that hundreds were held as government forces fought Islamic State militants in the suburb of Saqlawiya. Those released showed signs of severe torture, Sheikh Raja al-Issawi said.
Four people died as a result of their injuries and others were in a critical condition in hospital, he added.
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Jordanian Intelligence Officers Killed In Refugee Camp
Five people have been killed in an attack on Jordanian intelligence officers at a Palestinian refugee camp near the capital, Amman, government officials say.
They described the incident, rare in Jordan, as a "terrorist attack". Three of the five people killed were intelligence officers, the officials said.
The attack took place at the sprawling Baqaa camp north of Amman at about 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT). The Baqaa camp was one of six set up in 1968 for Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
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