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Serbia salutes Putin with pompous parade

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin is in Serbia as the guest of honor at a military parade in Belgrade marking 70

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Senior Polish officer detained on suspicion of spying for foreign country

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia

A high-ranking Polish army officer has been detained on suspicion of being a member of a foreign intelligence service, the

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EU calls for stimulus spending to spur economy

October 15, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

Europe’s largest economy, Germany, slashed its growth forecast and France faces growing calls to cut spending, amid fears Europe may

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Funding woes delay new Chernobyl cover

October 15, 2014 Deutsche Welle Ukraine

“There’s no precedent for this anywhere in the world,” Jochen Flasbarth said. “Of course there is uncertainty.” The German Ministry

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World football officials: Albania-Serbia violence ‘inexcusable’

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 VOANews Albania, Kosovo, Serbia

The head of European soccer’s governing body has strongly condemned the violence that erupted during Tuesday night’s Albania-Serbia qualifying match

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Ukraine: Police officer, suspected of being agent provocateur during Rada clashes, is arrested

October 15, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service said on October 15 that it had arrested a police officer accused of being an agent provocateur

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Putin, Poroshenko to meet in Milan in bid to find peace

October 15, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

At the Asia-Europe summit in Milan on October 16 and 17, Ukrainian President Perto Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir

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Juncker announces portfolio changes for proposed European Commission

October 15, 2014October 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

European Commission President-designate Jean-Claude Juncker announced on October 15 changes to the portfolios he intends allocating, a result of a

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Romanian PM Ponta was secret agent – president

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The presidential campaign in Romania has hit a new boiling point following accusations made on October 13 by outgoing president

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