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Europe’s immigration crisis has taken a new turn after reports that New Year’s attacks on women in Cologne and other cities were organized by immigrant groups. Swedish authorities now have […]
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has handed his formal resignation to the president after Turkey’s ruling party lost its parliamentary maj ...
Bosnia-Herzegovina is finalizing preparations for the visit of Pope Francis to the capital, Sarajevo, on June 6 and 7. About 60,000 people are expecte ...
Conflict and poverty in Africa and the Middle East and other parts of the world are creating waves of refuges, ready to risk their lives to escape mis ...
Ukrainians are marking the first anniversary of Kyiv protests that led to the ouster of a pro-Russian president and subsequent fighting in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east. After more than 5,600 deaths […]
Ukraine’s new president is negotiating with Russia to try to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists refuse to relinquish their positions. The United States is urging Moscow […]
Serbia has declared three days of mourning for more victims of the worst floods to hit the country in more than a century. Severe flooding this month has killed at […]
Turmoil in eastern Ukraine continued Tuesday, a day after the United States and Europe announced new sanctions against Russia for failing to take steps to de-escalate the crisis in its […]
Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt businesses throughout the country, while Russia has accumulated considerable wealth […]
With only days to go before the referendum on the future of Ukraine’s Crimea region is held, all eyes are on the peninsula where a Russian-speaking majority is likely to […]
