US to use Romanian airbase for Afghan pullout
Romania has agreed to allow the U.S. military to use an airbase near the Black Sea as a key logistics
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French students protest against immigrant expulsions
Thousands of French students took to the streets of Paris Thursday to protest the expulsion of immigrant families, including two
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Congress passes bill to avert default, re-open US government
Congress has put an end to three weeks of drama, deadlock and danger to the global economy as both the
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Sentence suspended for Russian opposition leader
A Russian appeals court has suspended the five-year prison sentence of anti-corruption blogger and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The ruling
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Moscow police detain migrants following ethnic unrest
Police in Moscow detained 1,200 migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus in a raid Monday on a produce warehouse,
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Italy, Malta ask for help with migrants
Italy and Malta have appealed for more assistance from other European states to help manage the sharp increase of arrivals
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Chemical weapons watchdog wins 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is currently
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Astronomers discover lone planet with no star
Astronomers have discovered a lone planet, floating in space without a star. This free-floating planet, dubbed PSO J318.5-22, is just
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IMF: Global financial system faces major transitions
The International Monetary Fund says the global financial system is facing several difficult transitions as world economies seek greater stability.
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