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Ukraine police storm Kyiv protest camp; 21 dead

February 19, 2014February 20, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Fires burned and stun grenades ripped through the center of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday as riot police charged the

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Police clash with Ukraine protesters, 9 dead

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian riot police used water cannons late Tuesday as they advanced on anti-government protesters in the center of Kyiv after

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Pussy Riot members released in Sochi

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

Two members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot have been released after being detained by police in Sochi,

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Protesters, police clash in Kyiv

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian protesters clashed with police Tuesday after being stopped from a march to the Ukrainian parliament building in Kyiv. Witnesses

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Pussy Riot members detained in Sochi

February 18, 2014February 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

Reports from the Russian town of Sochi, which is hosting the Olympic winter games, say two members of the political

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Europe 

Turkey tightens control over judiciary

February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s parliament has approved a law giving the government more power over the council that appoints and oversees judges and

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Ukraine opposition ‘ready’ to vacate Kyiv city hall

February 15, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Opposition leaders in Ukraine say protesters are ready to vacate the Kyiv city hall they have occupied for more than

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Serbian war crimes court convicts 9 ex-Serb paramilitaries

February 12, 2014 VOANews Serbia

Serbia’s war crimes court has convicted nine former members of a paramilitary group for the 1999 massacre of more than

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Mild weather disrupts Winter Olympics in Sochi

February 11, 2014 VOANews Sochi Olympics

A spell of warm weather is disrupting events at theWinter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, presenting a challenge for Olympic organizers with

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