Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee has chosen Beijing as host of the 2022 winter Olympic Games, over Almaty, Kazakhstan, the only
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Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 crash
Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible
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NATO chief backs Turkey’s ‘anti-terror’ campaign in Syria, Iraq
NATO held an unusual emergency meeting Tuesday to support Turkey, whose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his forces are pressing
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Turkey requests Nato meeting
The U.S. is backing Turkey’s two-pronged air offensive and artillery strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdish rebel
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Turkish jets pound Islamic State targets in Syria
Turkey says it has carried out a series of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, further expanding its involvement
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ECB provides 900 million euro cash injection to Greek banks
Greece’s banks received a new cash injection from the European Central Bank on Wednesday, ahead of a key vote in
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Multinational military exercises start in western Ukraine
A military exercise involving Ukrainian and U.S. forces, along with troops from more than a dozen other countries, opened Monday
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Greece reopens banks, boosts taxes, repays loans
Debt-wracked Greece reopened its banks Monday for the first time in three weeks, while also increasing taxes and making critical
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Banks finally open in Greece
Banks in cash-strapped Greece opened Monday for the first time in three weeks. Bank customers will be allowed to make
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