An armed group has stormed a police station in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, taking hostages and calling for the release of "political prisoners". One policeman has been killed. The group released a video demanding opposition leader Jirair Sefilian and a number of others be freed, and urging supporters on to the...
Turkey has detained 6,000 people over Friday's failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said. The sweep has included high-ranking soldiers and 2,700 judges. More than 50 senior soldiers were detained in the western province of Denizli on Sunday. Mr Bozdag described the...
Two people were fatally shot at a hospital in Titusville, Florida, early Sunday morning police said. The Titusville Police Department tweeted that the victims were an "elderly female patient" and a "female hospital employee." The gunman's motive was unknown. Initially, the Titusville Police Department...
Sixty-five people taking part in a march against police brutality were arrested in Baltimore Saturday night after they blocked part of Interstate 83, police said. Of the 65 arrested 10 were juveniles. Those arrested were charged with failure to obey and illegally walking on a highway. Initial reports cited the number of...
Police searching for missing children's author Helen Bailey said today they believe they have found her body, within the grounds of her own Hertfordshire home. The 51-year-old writer, who created the Electra Brown series for teenagers, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, on 11 April. It...
Investigators said they have identified traces of some of the substances that were used to make an explosive that detonated in Central Park earlier this month, seriously injuring an 18-year-old tourist. "These substances, which are commonly and legally available for sale in certain hardware stores, can be used in...
The US government cannot force Microsoft to give authorities access to the firm's servers located in other countries, a court has ruled. The decision is being seen as a precedent for protecting the privacy of cloud computing services. The US Department of Justice had wanted to access a server in Ireland, as part of an...
Russia's FSB security service says it will punish a group of new agents who allowed themselves to be photographed lavishly celebrating their graduation. The graduates were seen driving a convoy of black Mercedes jeeps noisily through Moscow last month, blocking traffic and hanging out of the windows. Some veteran Russian...
US President Barack Obama has urged police and black communities to come together, saying it should not be "us versus them", in a town hall meeting on race and policing. Mr Obama and ABC News held the forum amid an increase in racial tensions in the US in recent weeks. Last week a gunman killed five Dallas police at a...
At least 80 people — including several children — have died in the French city of Nice after a terrorist plowed a truck, which was "loaded with" grenades and other arms, into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations Thursday night, according to officials and the French president. The incident left an...
Days after police shot them, the investigations into the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling are far from over. But new details are emerging in the two cases that have sparked protests nationwide and debate over whether officers used excessive force. Here's a look at the latest developments: Police chief:...
Baton Rouge police are hunting for the fourth suspect in a burglary at a pawn shop that's believed to be part of a wider plot to kill law enforcement in the Louisiana capital. Eight handguns and an airsoft BB gun were stolen from Cash America Pawn on Saturday before 2 a.m., police said. Of the four suspects who were...