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At least 200 migrants die on Mediterranean crossing

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 VOANews

At least 200 people died and 100 others were missing after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in inflatable boats,

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Leaders agree to new Ukraine peace talks

February 8, 2015February 8, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the

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Obama, Merkel to look for solution on Ukraine

February 8, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Kyiv and Moscow over the last few days, came away with no peace deal in

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German, French, Russian leaders conclude crisis talks on Ukraine

February 7, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Russia says crisis talks have ended between President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of France and Germany on a peace

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Greece, Germany discuss debts, but settle nothing

February 5, 2015 VOANews Greece

The German and Greek finance ministers met in Berlin Thursday, but made no progress toward settling the demand from Athens’

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Greek financial crisis tests EU stability

February 5, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

With the left-wing Syriza political party now leading a ruling coalition in Greece, there are concerns about whether Athens will

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UN court: Serbia, Croatia not guilty of genocide

February 3, 2015February 5, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Serbia

The top U.N. court ruled Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide during the 1990s Balkan wars, when Croatia

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Germany’s Merkel rejects demands to cancel more Greek debt

February 1, 2015 VOANews Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who presides over Europe’s largest and strongest economy, has again ruled out debt forgiveness for Greece’s

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ICTY upholds genocide convictions of Bosnian Serb officials

January 31, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld genocide convictions against two senior Bosnian

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