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Belgium deploys hundreds of troops

January 18, 2015 VOANews

Security was significantly increased Saturday in Belgium, Germany and elsewhere in Western Europe, following raids in which dozens of suspected

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EU Parliament accuses Russia of ‘acts of terrorism’ in Ukraine

January 16, 2015 VOANews European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament is accusing Russia of what it calls “acts of terrorism” in Ukraine. Meeting in Brussels, the European

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Bulgaria 

Kerry visits Bulgaria to discuss energy security, other issues

January 15, 2015January 16, 2015 VOANews

Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Bulgaria for talks on issues including energy security and economic prosperity. Kerry meets

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Europe 

Missile hits bus in eastern Ukraine, 11 killed

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 VOANews

A missile hit a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, killing at least 11 civilians near the separatist-controlled city of

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Europe 

Croatia elects first female president

January 12, 2015 VOANews Croatia

Croatian conservative opposition candidate Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic won Sunday’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin and will become the country’s

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Europe 

Nearly four million march against terrorism in France

January 11, 2015January 11, 2015 VOANews

World leaders joined nearly four million people in the streets of Paris and around France Sunday, in solidarity with the

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Europe 

Pentagon announces European base closings

January 9, 2015 VOANews Nato

The United States says it will close more than a dozen bases in Europe in a move the Defense Department

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Europe 

Merkel: Sanctions on Russia stay until fighting stops in Ukraine

January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for supporting separatists in eastern

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Europe 

French PM: ‘Several arrests’ in search for shooters

January 8, 2015 VOANews

The French prime minister says there have been “several arrests” in the search for two suspects in Wednesday’s shooting spree

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