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The “Law of Freedoms”: Turkey to suspend human rights laws following failed coup

The Turkish government has announced plans to suspend human rights laws as it prepares to implement the country's new state of emergency following the...

Baton Rouge gunman signalled ‘horrendous acts of violence’ in manifesto

The man who ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in Louisiana reportedly called his actions a "necessary evil" in a handwritten manifesto that...

Prosecutors bid to increase ‘shockingly lenient’ Oscar Pistorius jail term

South African prosecutors are to appeal against the six-year prison term handed to Oscar Pistorius for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, describing the...

US police shoot black care-home worker as he lies in the street with hands up

A Florida police officer shot a therapist in the leg who was looking after a man with autism while he was lying in the...

Turkey to shut hundreds of schools in anti-coup measure

Turkey has said that it will close more than 600 private schools and dormitories following an attempted coup. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Turkey declares three-month state of emergency after failed coup

The Turkish president has declared a three-month state of emergency following the failed coup. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the measure is being taken to...

Send evidence, not allegations on cleric Gulen, John Kerry tells Turkey

Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Turkey to provide hard evidence that a US-based cleric was behind a foiled coup attempt last...

Fire engulfs skyscraper in Dubai

A residential skyscraper in Dubai has caught fire in the densely-populated Marina district, sending plumes of smoke into the air and pieces of the...

Teenager behind axe attack on German train ‘acted alone’

A 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who launched an axe and knife attack on passengers on a train in Germany is believed to have acted...

Police officer shot and killed in Kansas

A police officer was shot and killed in Kansas while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting. Captain Robert Melton was searching for the...

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