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Insecurity threatens planned Turkey poll

August 25, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country will go to the polls again in November, after talks to

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Europe 

For second year, Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day amid Russia’s war

August 25, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukrainian Independence Day 2015 showed that Ukrainians love their soldiers a lot and their politicians, well, not so much at

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Top 10 destinations for expats

August 25, 2015 The Prague Post

Once more, Ecuador tops the list of the best places to live abroad in the InterNations Expat Insider 2015 survey,

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Europe 

Bulgaria pledges co-operation on helping Macedonia with refugee problem

August 24, 2015August 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has spoken in favour of regional co-operation to help Macedonia deal with its refugee problem,

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Europe 

‘Dramatic’ situation with refugees in Serbia

August 24, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Serbia

After huge crowds during the weekend, the reception centre for migrants in Presevo, near the border between Serbia and Macedonia,

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Europe 

Thousands of migrants leave Macedonia by train to Serbia

August 23, 2015August 27, 2015 VOANews Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

Thousands of migrants boarded trains Sunday in Macedonia headed north to Serbia after being stuck at the border for several

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Europe 

Migrants rush past police into Macedonia

August 23, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Thousands of migrants on Saturday rushed past baton-wielding Macedonian police who attempted to block them from entering the country from

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Erdogan to call snap election amid Kurdish tensions

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday he would call snap elections after the failure of coalition talks and a

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Europe 

Macedonian riot police crack down on migrants at border

August 21, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Macedonian riot police have cracked down on angry crowds of migrants stranded in a no-man’s land at the border with

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