Russian forces take over Ukrainian military bases in Crimea
Russian forces and Russian-backed Crimean “self-defence” units have moved against Ukrainian army bases in Crimea, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
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Day: March 19, 2014
Bulgarian cabinet approves government securities issue on international capital markets
Bulgaria’s cabinet consented on March 19 2014 to preparations to issue government securities on the international capital markets, a government
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Yad Vashem marks 70 years since the destruction of Hungarian Jewry
Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial and Institute in Jerusalem, hosted on March 19 2014 a march of remembrance with dozens
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Poll favours opposition candidate in Macedonia’s April presidential elections
A public opinion poll by the Centre for Information and Research (CIG) has declared Macedonian opposition presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski,
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Cyber peace reigns despite Russia, Ukraine tensions
While tensions on the ground in Ukraine are rising almost daily, one area of potential conflict is eerily quiet. Ukraine
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UN chief heads to Moscow, Kyiv
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave for Moscow and Kyiv Wednesday, in a bid to help diplomatically resolve the crisis
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Donetsk Russians say only Putin can save them
It is a frigid evening in Donetsk’s Lenin Square, but the cold has not deterred a small crowd from maintaining
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Crimea turns from tourist spot into peninsula of violence
Kidnappings, threats and assaults of Ukrainian activists and journalists have become the norm in Crimea since the Russian military invasion
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Bulgaria’s ‘radical Islam’ trial ends in one jail sentence, suspended sentences and fines
The “radical Islam” trial in the Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik that began in September 2012 ended on March 19 2014
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