Nicknamed "The Fly", he reportedly had links to the drugs trade and was freed when armed men attacked a prison van.

Hcke has led the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) regional branch in Thuringia since the party was founded in 2013

At least two prison officers have died after the vehicle - which was carrying a prisoner at the time - was ambushed near Rouen in Normandy.

Georgia's parliament voted through a law that critics say could be used to threaten civil liberties.

Several hundred police officers are looking for the prisoner and his accomplices after the attack near Rouen.

Protesters are against a law being discussed in France to increase eligibility to vote in New Caledonia.

Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia's Security Council by Sergei Shoigu.

A court in Austria rules the notorious criminal no longer poses a danger given his ill health.

French media say an inmate escaped during the attack in which three other officers were also injured.

Events off screen could be as dramatic as those in the selection of star-studded film premieres.

Lorenzo Prendini tells the BBC he had official permits allowing him to take the samples out of Turkey.

The bill targets civil society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding.

The two circular livestream video portals visually connect New York and Dublin in real-time.

The US secretary of state is in Kyiv as weapons from a new American aid package arrives at the front line.

The EBU says it "regrets" that some countries "didnt respect the spirit" of the contest in Sweden.

More than 200 people attended the European mullet festival in Quievrain, Belgium

Steve Rosenberg considers possible reasons behind Sergei Shoigu's replacement in the middle of a war.

The ruling means intelligence services can now monitor the communications of the far-right party.

Vladimir Putin has begun his fifth term in office by nominating an economist as the country's new minister of defence.

Banning the EU flag from Eurovision was a gift to "the enemies of Europe", the commission's vice-president said

Thousands have gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi to protest the bill they say is Russian-inspired.

Ukraine is concerned about what could happen if Russian troops get within artillery range of Kharkiv.

Critics denounce a so-called "Russian law", saying it's like a law used by the Kremlin to silence critics.

Critics say the foreign influence bill will be used to clamp down on the Tbilisi government's opponents.

The Catalan Socialist Party wins the regional elections as pro-independence parties lose ground.