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Day: July 18, 2014

Europe 

UN Security Council calls for investigation of MH17

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on Friday during an urgent

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Europe 

Mounting anger, calls for truth about Malaysia Airlines crash

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Along with shock and grief, demands are growing for a full investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17

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Europe 

US, Nato charge Russian weapons flooding Eastern Ukraine

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Jeff Seldin of VOAnews Russia, Ukraine

Western military officials are sounding new alarms over the increasing amount of heavy and sophisticated weaponry ending up in the

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Europe World 

Monitors join efforts at Malaysia Airlines crash site

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has sent about 30 monitors to the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in

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Europe World 

UN Security Council meets as investigation launched into Malaysia Airlines disaster

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the downing on July 18 of a Malaysia

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador praises Bulgaria’s professionalism in Bourgas Airport terrorist attack investigation

July 18, 2014July 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Israel’s ambassador in Sofia, Shaul Kamiza-Ras, has praised Bulgaria’s professionalism in the investigation into the July 2012 terrorist attack at

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Bulgaria 

Vigenin confirms his name discussed as Bulgaria’s candidate European Commissioner

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Kristian Vigenin

Kristian Vigenin, the former MEP who holds the foreign policy portfolio in the soon-to-resign Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet, has confirmed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party in new bid for tough rules on media in 2014 early elections (updated)

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Three MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party have tabled proposed legislative amendments in the National Assembly on heavy penalties for

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Europe World 

Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Georgieva calls for objective international investigation into downing of Malaysian aircraft over Ukraine

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Kristalina Georgieva, Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, said on July 18 that she expects an objective international investigation into the bringing down

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