Turkey police move against media ahead of election
Turkish police launched a series of raids on Tuesday September 1 on businesses owned by a major media company in
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Hungary closes railway station, stops stream of migrants
Hungarian authorities have shut down Budapest’s main train station, stranding hundreds of migrants, mostly from conflict-ridden areas of the Middle
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Turkey remands Western reporting crew to custody
A court in southeastern Turkey has ordered two British journalists and their translator remanded to custody, ahead of an eventual
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One dead, dozens wounded as Ukraine protest turns violent
In Ukraine, at least one National Guardsman has been killed and at least 50 more people injured in clashes outside
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Riot police severely wounded in grenade attack outside Ukraine’s parliament
Several riot police were badly wounded on Aug. 31 when an explosive device was thrown at them from among a
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Refugee crisis in Macedonia continues
Large numbers of refugees from the Middle East are continuing to come into Macedonia. According to the Ministry of Interior, last
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IMF changing tack on Greece
With loans totaling approximately $25 billion, Greece is currently the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most important customer. “The IMF has
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Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone
Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after
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Fifth suspect detained over Austria migrant deaths
Police in Hungary announced on Sunday they had arrested a fifth suspect, a Bulgarian citizen, in connection with last week’s
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