A Russian helicopter carrying five military personnel has been downed in Northern Syria after coming under hostile fire from the ground, killing everyone on board.

The blast was so powerful it was heard all across Kabul.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

Munich (Germany) - Those gunned down in Munich last Friday were not former classmates of the killer, nor were they specifically targeted.

Munich (Germany) - The teenage gunman who killed nine people and wounded 35 more in Munich on Friday had been planning the attack for a year.

Stuttgart (Germany) - A woman has been killed and two people injured in a machete attack in southern Germany.

Washington (USA) – Reaction to the killing of three more police officers in Baton Rouge has been swift. US President Barack Obama immediately went on television to condemn the shootings. He also sought to balance concerns about police abuses, largely against African-Americans, while paying tribute to fallen officers. The President went on to vow that justice would be done and warned Americans against actions and rhetoric that divides the country.

Baton Rouge (USA) - The man identified as the killer of three US police officers in Baton Rouge had posted videos complaining about the police treatment of African-Americans.

Nice (France) - Amateur footage shows the moment police surrounded the white truck which plowed into a crowd in Nice.

The driver had zig-zagged across the busy seafront promenade for almost 2km.

Warsaw (Poland) - US President Barack Obama has reacted to the deadly shootings in Dallas during a two-day NATO summit in the Polish capital Warsaw.

Dallas (USA) - At least five police officers have been killed and seven others wounded by an unconfirmed number of snipers who opened fire during a protest in Dallas, Texas against police racial bias.