Bomb threat leads to cancellation of German football game
An exhibition football match between the Netherlands and host Germany was canceled on short notice Tuesday because of a highly
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Day: November 17, 2015
UNHCR, human rights groups: Don’t victimise refugees over Paris terrorist attacks
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has expressed shock and horror at the November 13 attacks in Paris and
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Hungary ready to sue EU over migrant plan
Hungary’s Justice Minister announced on Tuesday that the country’s parliament had cleared the way for the government to bring the
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Bulgarian think-tank says balanced Budget possible in 2016
Sofia-based think-tank Institute for Market Economics (IME) is a long-time proponent of reduced government spending and, as in previous years,
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Paris terrorist attacks: France invokes EU treaty clause on assistance from other states
In the wake of the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, France has invoked a European Union treaty clause that
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Romania’s technocrat cabinet wins confidence vote in parliament
A week after Romania’s former European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos was nominated to form a technocrat cabinet, the two chambers of
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Two reported dead after earthquake near Greece’s Lefkáda island
Two people are reported to have died as a result of a powerful earthquake about 23km from Greece’s Ionian island
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Bulgaria’s Ataka leader Siderov arrested on hooliganism and assault charges
Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s opposition minority party Ataka, was taken into 72-hour custody on November 17 on charges of
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Earthquake of 6.1 Richter scale shakes Greece’s Ionian islands
An earthquake of 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 9.10am on November 17 about 27km west of the Ionian
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