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Aid group: 400 migrants die in Mediterranean shipwreck

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 VOANews

A children’s aid group said Tuesday that about 400 migrants had died in a shipwreck while trying to cross the

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Europe 

Amnesty alleges summary killings by rebels in Ukraine

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

A human rights group says it has new evidence of “execution-style killings” by pro-Russian armed groups in eastern Ukraine and

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The managing director of the International Monetary Fund IMF Christine Lagarde
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IMF: Greece to make debt payment by Thursday

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 VOANews Greece, IMF

The head of the International Monetary Fund said after a meeting in Washington with the Greek finance minister that Greece

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Europe 

Italian ships pick up another 1500 migrants at sea

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 VOANews

Italian navy and coast guard ships have picked up about 1500 migrants at sea in just  24 hours. Authorities said

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Europe 

Ukraine working to stabilise cease-fire, Merkel says

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

German chancellor Angela Merkel says Ukraine “is determined” to reach a more stable cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels in the country’s

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Europe 

Nato reassures East European allies of its support

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 VOANews Czech Republic, Nato, Romania

Nato’s supreme commander in Europe said that an armored vehicles convoy of US troops crossing eastern Europe is a “good

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Europe 

Russia extends natural gas deal with Ukraine

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to extend Moscow’s current natural gas deal with Ukraine for another three

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Europe 

Moody’s cuts Ukraine credit rating on negative forecast

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 VOANews

Moody’s Investors Service cut Ukraine’s credit rating to its second-lowest level on Tuesday, March 24, while warning that creditors faced

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Europe 

Greece needs help to repay debt

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 VOANews Greece

The leader of debt-ridden Greece meets Monday with the leader of economic powerhouse Germany. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned

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