New bird flu strain in Europe threatens poultry sector, UN agency warns
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned on November 24 2014 that a new bird flu strain detected in
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Turkey’s president Erdogan: Women not equal to men
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that women are not equal to men, saying Islam has defined a position
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Governor of Turkey’s Edirne move against synagogue draws condemnation
The decision of the prefect of Edirne, Dursun Şahin, to prohibit the use of the synagogue in the city –
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Russia to lose billions over sanctions, falling oil prices
Russia’s finance minister says Russia is on a course to lose more than $100 billion due to Western sanctions and
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European Parliament to debate and vote on recognition of ‘Palestinian state’
The situation in the Middle East will be debated in the European Parliament on November 26 in Strasbourg with the
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Ukraine marks anniversary of deadly 1930s famine
During a weekend commemoration for millions who died of starvation in Ukraine in the early 1930s, President Petro Poroshenko lashed
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Biden, Erdogan discuss Syrian regime change
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed a Syrian transition of power
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Ukraine marks first anniversary of EuroMaidan protest
A year on, the relatives of protesters who died in Ukraine’s EuroMaidan uprising aren’t the only ones angered by the
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Ukraine: Pro-Western parties sign historic coalition agreement
One year after the start of the EuroMaidan Revolution that drove president Viktor Yanukovych from power on February 21 2014,
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