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Day: July 24, 2014

Europe 

Turkey feeling strain from hosting Syrian refugees

July 24, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Syrian refugees, Turkey

Turkey has maintained an open door policy for people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, but recent violent protests in

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Europe 

European court condemns Poland for hosting secret CIA prisons

July 24, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France ruled Thursday that Poland violated the European human rights convention by

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Europe 

US: Russia firing artillery across Ukraine border

July 24, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine targeting Ukrainian military positions

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Perspectives 

Number of candidates climbs ahead of Bulgarian Socialist Party July 27 leadership battle

July 24, 2014August 1, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sergei Stanishev

The process of electing a new leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party at the special congress to be held on

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Leisure 

What’s On: Bansko Jazz Festival, August 8 to 13

July 24, 2014August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual International Jazz Festival in Bulgaria’s mountain resort town of Bansko is being held from August 8 to 13

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria begins ritual steps towards caretaker cabinet on road to early elections

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

A few hours after Bulgaria’s National Assembly accepted the resignation of the cabinet, head of state President Rossen Plevneliev initiated

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Bulgaria 

Georgieva poised to be Bulgaria’s European Commission nominee as issue passes to caretaker cabinet

July 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, European elections 2014, Plamen Oresharski

Attempts by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for the country to name a candidate European Commissioner other than Kristalina Georgieva

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament accepts resignation of government

July 24, 2014July 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on July 24 2014 to accept the resignation of the cabinet that Plamen Oresharski,

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