Israel shuts all embassies because of foreign ministry general strike
A general strike has led to the shutting of all of Israel’s embassies worldwide, a notice on the website of
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Day: March 23, 2014
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit’s first ‘year of change’
With the election of the Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Bishop Naum, as the new
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Turkey leader defiant over Twitter ban
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected accusations of intolerance following his decision to ban Twitter. At a campaign
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Demonstrators stage Ukrainian unity rally in Kyiv
Ukrainian protesters are gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square calling for unity, a day after Russian forces seized the last major
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Protests in three Bulgarian cities against plan to build in Karadere nature area
With chants of “keep your filthy hands off Karadere”, well more than 1000 protesters marched in Sofia on March 23
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Hungarian elections: Right right out in front as left left standing
The ruling centre-right Fidesz party has a good chance of winning a second consecutive two-thirds majority at the parliamentary election
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With Ukraine base seizures, Russia moves to consolidate control of Crimea
Russian soldiers and militiamen stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea on Saturday, firing shots and smashing through gates
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Syrian military jet shot down by Turkish F-16
A Syrian fighter jet was shot down at the border with Turkey, over the border crossing of Kasab, between the
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Bishop Naum elected as new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Rousse
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, on March 23 2014 elected Bishop Naum of Stob as the
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