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Ukrainian parliament ponders amnesty for protesters

January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament is considering on Wednesday an amnesty for scores of people arrested during the past two months of recent

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Mladic refuses to testify before UN Tribunal

January 28, 2014February 6, 2014 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has appeared in the UN war crimes court in The Hague, but refused

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Ukraine opposition presses demands despite government offer

January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s opposition says it will continue protests despite President Viktor Yanukovych’s offer to appoint two top opposition leaders to key

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Protests spread in Ukraine in spite of bitter cold

January 25, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Anti-government protests are spreading in Ukraine as embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych promises to reshuffle his government and make other

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Ukraine president offers government posts to opposition leaders

January 25, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s embattled president, Viktor Yanukovych, is offering the position of prime minister to one of the leaders of the political

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Ukraine protesters expand camps after talks yield no results

January 24, 2014February 10, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian opposition protesters built more barricades in a central square in the capital early Friday, after late night talks with

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Ukrainian opposition leaders voice optimism as crisis talks end

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged late Thursday from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, saying an opportunity exists to end weeks

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Ukraine government, protesters locked in tense standoff

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

A tense standoff continues in Kyiv, Ukraine, where opposition leaders have set a 24-hour deadline for President Viktor Yanukovych to

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Davos: Corporate chiefs warn of weak euro zone recovery

January 23, 2014February 10, 2014 VOANews

Top corporate officials are warning that Europe’s tentative economic recovery is weak, with one chief executive saying the continent should

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