Europe

Are Russians Behind The DNC Email Leaks?

7:48am July 26, 2016

by Brian Naylor

As leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee rock that party's convention this week, federal law enforcement officials are investigating the hack and whether it was orchestrated by Russia.

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A view of the Russian Federal Security Services (FSB) on Lubyanka Square in Moscow in 2013. Journalists, dissidents and human rights workers say they are often followed or harrassed by the Russian spy service.

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Was That A Russian Spy, Or Am I Getting Paranoid?

7:48am July 26, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Journalists, dissidents, human rights workers all tell stories of being followed and harassed by Russia's security services. They range from the comical to the frightening.

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Got To Catch Peter The Great And Ivan The Terrible

5:21am July 26, 2016

Think of it as an intellectual version of Pokémon Go. Moscow's City Hall will launch an app next month that allows players to catch long-dead historical figures on the streets of the capital.

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Britain's Vote To Leave EU Creates Uncertainty In Ireland

4:17pm July 25, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Britain's decision has repercussions for Ireland and the future of the border between the Irish Republic, an EU member state, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

A special police officer examines the scene after an explosion in a public place in Ansbach, Germany, Monday. Bavaria's top security official says a man who blew himself up near an open-air music festival in the southern German city was a 27-year-old Syri

Syrian Suicide Bomber Injures 12 In Southern Germany

2:21pm July 25, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The man's request for asylum had been rejected; he was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria, according to German media reports.

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Detained Turkish soldiers who allegedly took part in a military coup arrive with their hands bound behind their backs at the Istanbul Justice Palace on Wednesday following the failed military coup attempt.

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Amnesty International: After Turkey's Failed Coup, Some Detainees Are Tortured, Raped

10:19am July 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Turkey has detained more than 10,000 people in the wake of a failed coup attempt. Amnesty International reports that new evidence of torture may be just a snapshot of the abuses happening now.

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Deadly Blast In Germany Renews Fears Over Refugees

6:39am July 25, 2016

A Syrian refugee seeking asylum set off a bomb Sunday in southern Germany, killing himself and wounding 12 others. German investigators are examining whether this was an act of terrorism.

Russian Team Escapes Ban At The Olympics

6:39am July 25, 2016

The International Olympic Committee announced it will not impose a blanket ban on the entire Russian team from the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro despite evidence of state-sponsored doping.

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One Killed, 12 Injured In Explosion In The German City Of Ansbach

5:29am July 25, 2016

by The Associated Press

Police in the southern German city of Ansbach say a man was killed when an explosive device he was believed to be carrying went off near an open-air music festival, injuring 12 people.

IOC Decides Against Blanket Ban On Russian Olympic Athletes

5:08pm July 24, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Individual sports federations will decide whether each Russian athlete can compete in the Olympics, stopping short of banning the entire Russian delegation from competing due to a doping scandal.