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Day: October 31, 2015

Europe 

Turkish candidates hold final rallies before November 1 election

October 31, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Final preparations were made at polling stations in Turkey and candidates held their last rallies Saturday, a day ahead of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders send condolences after Bucharest nightclub fire deaths

October 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov sent messages of condolences to their Romanian counterparts

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Europe 

Stakes are high in Turkish elections

October 31, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkish voters head to the polls on Sunday November 1 for a second national election in five months, after an

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Europe 

Foreigners among victims in Romanian nightclub tragedy

October 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

There will be three days of mourning in Romania after a Halloween concert ended up in tragedy in a nightclub

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Europe 

Nightclub fire kills 27 in Romania

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 VOANews Romania

A fire during a rock concert killed at least 27 people in a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania Friday. Romanian officials

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria arrests hundreds in operation against illegal migration, people-smuggling, election law breaches

October 31, 2015November 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities detained 495 foreign citizens who were in the country illegally, arrested 16 for people-trafficking and have taken actions

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Europe 

In Turkey election campaign, Erdogan unusually low-key

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was widely expected to take a lead role in campaigning for the AKP, the political

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