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Day: August 4, 2015

Europe 

EU, US applaud Kosovo law on special court

August 4, 2015 VOANews Kosovo

The European Union and the United States have welcomed Kosovo Parliament’s vote Monday to establish a special war crimes court

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Bulgaria 

50 refugees detained after being found in yard of house in Sofia

August 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia detained more than 50 refugees, most from Syria and Afghanistan, who were found in

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a pair of silver handcuffs on a white background
Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge man over rape and murder of British expatriate in Bulgarian village

August 4, 2015August 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Yambol has laid charges against a 40-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police catch 158 motorists drink-driving in three days

August 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police caught 158 motorists drink-driving, 52 of the drivers close to three times over the limit, in a special operation

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Bulgaria 

Dead dolphins again wash up on shores of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

August 4, 2015August 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer 2015 is again seeing numbers of dead dolphins washing up on the shore of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastline, with

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Europe 

Five die in floods in Macedonia

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Five people have died from the bad weather and floods last night in Tetovo, in the west of Macedonia. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backtracks on camera, video monitoring of traffic cops

August 4, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s traffic police are again being allowed to issue fines without being subject to video and audio recording, with the

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