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Polish president Komorowski bids for protest votes after defeat in first round

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Incumbent Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski followed up his surprise defeat in the May 10 presidential ballot with a pledge to conduct

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Macedonia charges 30 suspects in day-long shootout

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Macedonian authorities say 30 people captured in a northern town after a deadly, day-long gunbattle that left 22 police and

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Europe 

Turkish border crackdown imperils Syrian refugees

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Syrian refugees, Turkey

Turkish authorities have tightened controls, ending their open-door policy for Syrian refugees and making it more difficult for Syrians to

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Macedonian president: Police prevented widespread terrorist attack

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said police prevented what he calls a “coordinated terror attack” after an armed group battled officers

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Greece prepares for crucial Eurogroup meeting

May 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

After a cabinet meeting which lasted more than seven hours on May 10, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras reportedly expressed

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Polish presidential exit poll signals May 24 runoff vote

May 10, 2015 VOANews Poland

A key exit poll shows Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski finishing second in Sunday’s presidential elections, behind conservative challenger Andrzej Duda.

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Death toll rises in Macedonia clashes, EU ‘deeply concerned’

May 10, 2015 VOANews

European Union officials expressed “deep concern” after a day-long gun battle in northern Macedonia killed eight police officers and 14

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Bulgaria calls for thorough investigation into fatal clash between police and armed group in Macedonia’s Kumanovo

May 10, 2015May 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The gun battle in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo that left five police dead, more than 30 injured and

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Europe 

Police injured in clashes with armed group in Macedonia

May 10, 2015May 10, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Police clashed with an unidentified armed group Saturday in the town of Kumanovo in northern Macedonia, authorities said. Macedonian media

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