Russia, Nato spar over military forces in Central Europe
With Russia pulling most of its roughly 40,000 troops away from its border with Ukraine, NATO and Russia have started
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Europe
Balkans continue to count the cost of May 2014 fatal flood disaster
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia are continuing to count the cost of the century-record floods that inundated much of
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Ukraine’s military to continue eastern offensive
Ukraine officials vowed Friday to continue a military offensive against pro-Russian rebels in the country’s east, after separatists there shot
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Turkish police tear gas protesters
Turkish security forces moved on protesters in a public square in Istanbul on the anniversary of last year’s anti-government demonstrations.
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Google allows Europeans to be ‘forgotten’ online
Google on Thursday began allowing European citizens to request the removal of embarrassing or objectionable search results about their personal
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Obama Europe visit to be dominated by Ukraine
President Obama heads to Europe next week on a visit that will focus on Russian actions in Ukraine. First stop
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Walesa to attend funeral mass for Poland’s last communist leader
Lech Walesa, the legendary leader of the Solidarity movement that overthrew Communist rule in Poland, said on Thursday he will
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Putin kicks off Eurasian Union, without Ukraine
Moscow increasingly speaks of Russia’s “sphere of influence.” And, on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin took a major step in securing
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Ukrainian casualties mount with 12 killed on May 29
A Ukrainian general was among the 12 Ukrainian servicemen killed while aboard an Mi-8 helicopter that Kremlin-backed insurgents shot down
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