Turkey remands Western reporting crew to custody
A court in southeastern Turkey has ordered two British journalists and their translator remanded to custody, ahead of an eventual
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Month: August 2015
Dimitrov powers through in US Open first round
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov made short work of Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden in the first round of the US Open on
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One dead, dozens wounded as Ukraine protest turns violent
In Ukraine, at least one National Guardsman has been killed and at least 50 more people injured in clashes outside
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Bulgaria Budget surplus at 789.4M leva in January-July 2015
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus in the first seven months of 2015 came in at 789.4
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Riot police severely wounded in grenade attack outside Ukraine’s parliament
Several riot police were badly wounded on Aug. 31 when an explosive device was thrown at them from among a
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Bulgarian consumer protection inspectors shut down Black Sea dining, entertainment places
Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission this summer have ordered 30 establishments closed down, 15 of them at the Black
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Refugee crisis in Macedonia continues
Large numbers of refugees from the Middle East are continuing to come into Macedonia. According to the Ministry of Interior, last
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IMF changing tack on Greece
With loans totaling approximately $25 billion, Greece is currently the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most important customer. “The IMF has
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Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone
Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after
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