SUBIRATS, NEAR BARCELONA, SPAIN (AUGUST 21, 2017) (REUTERS) – Spanish police on Monday (August 21) shot dead a man they suspected was the Islamist militant who drove a van into a Barcelona crowd last week, killing 13 people. Continue reading
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Barcelona van attack suspect may have crossed into France – Spanish police
BARCELONA, SPAIN (AUGUST 20, 2017) (REUTERS) – Spanish police hunting for a suspect on the run after the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people said on Sunday (August 20) they could not rule out that he had slipped over the border into France.
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Paris reports rise in migrant rough-sleepers
Parisian authorities say there’s been a huge rise in migrants sleeping rough since the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ shanty town in Calais. Paul Chapman reports.
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Revellers take to their boats as Venice carnival begins first full day
The first full day of the Carnival of Venice begins with revellers taking part in a colourful parade along the canals in boats of all shapes and sizes.
London council cracks down on wealthy drivers showing off their supercars
Authorities in London introduce crackdown on noisy ‘supercars’ in and around the exclusive district of Knightsbridge. Residents say they’re being driven to distraction by late-night revving engines and racing by the cars, many of whose drivers come from the Gulf States.
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Excitement builds in Rio as carnival approaches
The final touches are added to the Sambadrome before tourists and revellers flock to the stadium and the streets for carnival.
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