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Day: June 6, 2015

Europe World 

Turkish Kurds mourn blast victims as tensions rise ahead of vote

June 6, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Tensions ratcheted up in Turkey Saturday as angry Kurdish protesters demanded a full investigation for apparent bomb blasts at a

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Europe 

Pope in Sarajevo urges lasting peace

June 6, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pope Francis called on Bosnians to seek lasting ethnic and religious peace and harmony to overcome the deep divisions caused

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Europe 

Anti-gay extremists violently break up gay pride march in Kyiv; several injured, many arrests

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Protected by hundreds of police officers in Kyiv’s Obolon district, nearly 200 persons tried on June 6 to take part

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Bulgaria 

American dies, four injured in blast at Bulgaria’s VMZ Sopot ordnance plant

June 6, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A person reported to be a US citizen died and four others, reportedly including an American and a Canadian, were injured

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Europe 

Serbian leader wants to reduce Russian gas dependency

June 6, 2015 VOANews energy, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tells VOA that his country is ready to accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on

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Europe 

25 arrested for trying to violently break up gay rights march in Kyiv

June 6, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Police reportedly arrested 25 anti-gay activists for trying to violently disrupt a gay rights march in Kyiv on June 6.

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Europe World 

Turkey election down to Erdogan agenda

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s ruling party looks as if it will remain in the majority in parliament in this weekend’s elections, with polls

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Europe World 

Blasts rip HDP rally in Turkey

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Two explosions ripped through an opposition political rally Friday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, two days before key parliamentary elections. At least

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Europe 

Macedonian opposition leader cancels visit to Brussels after EU commissioner’s declaration

June 6, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev said on June 5 that he would not take part in the June 10 talks scheduled to

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