Pro-Russian separatists kill 8 Ukrainian soldiers
Pro-Russian separatists have clashed with Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine, leaving at least eight Ukrainian soldiers dead and 17 others
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Biden visits Cyprus in bid to isolate Russia
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is in Cyprus as part of an effort to consolidate support for possible further sanctions
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OECD: Growth slowed in early 2014
A new report shows that economic growth slowed in some of the world’s biggest economies in early 2014 for the
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Ukraine official: 32 victims of Odessa violence possibly poisoned
A top Ukrainian Interior Ministry official said Monday that 32 pro-Russian protesters who perished in the Odessa trade union building
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Floods devastate Balkans, displace thousands
Floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia have killed at least 37 people and left tens of thousands homeless. Much of
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Turkey wraps up search efforts, with 301 miners dead
Rescuers in Turkey have begun wrapping up search operations at the site of the country’s worst-ever coal mine disaster. On
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Security fears mount over Ukraine vote
As the Ukrainian government prepared to resume peace talks Saturday, Ukraine’s election board warned that it may be impossible to
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Grief turns to anger as Turkish unions strike
The image of an adviser to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan kicking a mourner who was protesting the prime minister’s
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Ukraine holds national unity talks
Ukraine is hosting “national unity” talks Wednesday, a day after pro-Russian separatists killed seven Ukrainian soldiers in an ambush of
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