NATO slams Russia’s ‘troubling escalation’ in Syria
The head of NATO slammed Russia’s “troubling escalation” of military activities in Syria, a day after Moscow launched cruise missiles
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Day: October 8, 2015
FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini
The ethics committee of football’s (soccer) governing body FIFA has suspended embattled President Sepp Blatter and his potential successor for
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Opposition throws teargas in Kosovo parliament
An opposition MP, Albin Kurti, threw teargas in the Kosovo parliament chamber on October 8 to try to prevent the voting
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EC giving 17M euro to help Serbia, Macedonia cope with refugees
The European Commission has detailed its support of 17 million euro to help Serbia and Macedonia cope with the unprecedented
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Bulgarian prosecutors ask court to remand in custody Dutch terrorism suspect
Bulgarian prosecutors have asked the District Court in Haskovo, a town in the southern part of the country near the
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Norway to close its embassy in Sofia
Norway is to close its embassy in Sofia in 2016, along with embassies in three other countries, the Norwegian foreign
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European Commission: Hot-spots in Greece will be ready in two weeks
The European Commission estimates that in two weeks at most the refugee registration centres (hot spots) in Greece will be
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Bulgaria has four new Constitutional Court judges
Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected former Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev to the Constitutional Court on October 8, bringing to four the new
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Former BSP MP Manolova takes oath as Bulgaria’s Ombudsman
Former Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Maya Manolova was sworn in as national Ombudsman in Parliament on October 8, 12 days
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