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EU will suspend Belarus sanctions

October 13, 2015 VOANews

European Union ministers have agreed to suspend sanctions against Belarus following Sunday’s landslide re-election win by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Turkey’s political parties trade blame after bombings

October 13, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

The deadliest terror attack in Turkey’s history has left the country in shock, but appeals for unity are being ignored,

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Dutch probe to release MH17 crash report on October 13

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

An investigative panel into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine is due to make its report Tuesday,

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PM opens Poland’s long-delayed, first LNG terminal project

October 13, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz Monday opened Gazoport – the country’s first terminal to import liquefied natural gas at the

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Bulgarian leaders send condolences to Turkey after deadly bomb attack in Ankara

October 11, 2015October 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev and head of government Prime Minister Boiko Borissov have sent cables of condolences

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Turkey mourns victims of deadly blasts in Ankara

October 11, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

Turkey on Sunday mourned the victims of twin bombings at a peace rally in Ankara that killed at least 95

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Greece to open five migrant processing centres on Lesbos

October 10, 2015 VOANews Greece, Syrian refugees

Greece pledged to open five migrant processing centers, during talks with its European Union partners in Athens Saturday. The first

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Europe 

20 killed in Turkey explosions

October 10, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Two explosions near a train station in Turkey’s capital have killed at least 20 people and wounded scores more, according

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Europe 

UN: Greece needs help to handle refugee crisis

October 10, 2015October 10, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Greece, Syrian refugees

The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the start of a European Union relocation program with the departure

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