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The third day of mass uprisings, on February 7 2014, in Bosnia and Herzegovina took a violent turn. According to the latest information, protestors have set fire to the cantonal […]
A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying the route Harkovo-Istanbul. Accor ...
A passenger on a flight from Ukraine to Turkey on Friday attempted to divert the Turkish airliner to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympic Games wer ...
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has nominated Branimir Radev, a former secret agent of the country’s communist-era security services, ...
More than 1000 people from all over Bulgaria, most of them from football clubs, took part in a February 7 2014 protest in Plovdiv against claims lodged in court on […]
The resignation of Romanian finance minister Daniel Chitoiu has opened the door for a wider government reshuffle, one that could test the strength of the country’s ruling coalition. Chitoiu submitted […]
Media that publish material that damages the “decency, honour and reputation” of candidates during an election campaign will face fines from 5000 to 10 000 leva (about 2500 to 5000 […]
For the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has added cyberspace as a category on its yearly risk list, which highlights places where press freedom is on the decline. […]
Russia is preparing for a glitzy opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.N. Secretary-General […]
Organizers of the Winter Olympics in Russia are scrambling to fix problems that are plaguing hotels and other facilities ahead of the Games opening ceremonies on Friday. Some foreign workers […]
