Seven police killed by rebel bomb attack in Turkey's Kurdish south
A 30-year campaign by separatists resumed last year.
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A 30-year campaign by separatists resumed last year.
One person was killed and four officers injured in a shootout last night.
28 of those killed were terrorists, security forces said.
It comes as the country’s prime minister said he would sue the president in a desperate bid to cling to his job.
Some images appear to depict mass killings.
They have already captured a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq, prompting as many as half a million people to flee their homes.
The country is experiencing its worst violence in years.
The ousted Egyptian president appeared before a court today over a prison escape during an uprising in 2011.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has been in contact with Egyptian authorities to try to secure their safety.
Security forces backed by bulldozers moved in to dismantle the camp in Cairo set up by Morsi supporters.
The prison was attacked with mortars and grenades in an overnight attack by Taliban fighters.
A policeman has reportedly been killed in violence in the coastal city of Port Said following the announcement of the verdicts.
Paramilitary personnel were targeted in the attack, which killed 11 people and injured a further 27.
The country’s second city has seen fresh heavy violence today, according to reports from the area.
Activists say up to 20 people were killed when Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession.
Human Rights Watch is urging the ICC to investigate alleged human rights abuses in a new report that details incidents of torture and summary execution.
UN Human Rights Council says its investigation into human rights abuse claims has found that at least 256 children were killed and that some were tortured to death.
Human rights organisations say that up to 90 people died in the past 24 hours in clashes between civilians and security forces, and soldiers and army defectors.
The new decrees from the transitional military leaders are seen as a response to attacks on Coptic Christians last week.
The clashes between Christians, Muslims and security forces raged in Cairo yesterday, leading to 200 people being wounded.
The training will take place in Uganda and also involves the cooperation of the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Uganda and the United States of America.
The government claimed that some 120 security forces had been killed by armed militia in violence in the north of the country.
In what has become a weekly event, thousands of protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers only to be met with bullets, tear gas and batons wielded by security forces.
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