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Nevruz, the day marking the beginning of spring, has been celebrated despite restrictions across Turkey due to security concerns. Police intervened with tear gas against a group of protesters, who – despite a ban by the Istanbul Governor’s Office – sought to celebrate Nevruz in the Bakırköy district on March 20. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that […]

Air passengers travelling to and from France faced more disruption on Monday as the second day of a French air traffic controllers strike saw more flights cancelled and delayed. On Monday morning reports from France stated that the number of flights cancelled was worse than initially expected. At Paris Orly airport, one of the six […]

March 18 (Reuters) – Turkish bomb-disposal experts disabled an explosive device in a vehicle found overnight near a government building in southeast Turkey, security sources on Friday as a recent spate of bomb attacks prompted security warnings in major cities.  The vehicle was found with 150 kg (331 lb) of explosives in the town of […]

Shots have been heard in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek as police launched anti-terrorist raids there, wounding two people, Belgian media report. Belgian media say one of them is Salah Abdeslam, suspects in last year’s Paris attacks in which 130 people died. Prosecutors have not confirmed this. Belgian PM Charles Michel had to urgently leave […]

Workers at Spain’s national rail network, Renfe, announced another strike date for Monday 28 March, which threatens to cause more travel chaos. http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2016/03/17/56eae684ca4741e26f8b460f.html