Two killed, 30 injured as armed men storm government buildings in Crimea
Ukraine’s acting interior minister Arsen Avakov put police and security forces on alert after buildings of the Crimean parliament and
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Europe
EU visa-free travel for Moldovans a step closer after European Parliament vote
The European Parliament voted on February 27 2014 to approve abolishing visa requirements for citizens of Moldova who have biometric
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Arseniy Yatseniuk nominated to lead new government as Ukraine prime minister
Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv’s Independence Square on February
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Tensions mount in Ukraine’s Crimea
Pro-Russia demonstrators and those supporting Ukraine’s new pro-Western interim leaders confronted each other in the southern city of Simferopol on
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Gazprom agrees to sell gas to Greece’s DEPA at reduced price
Greek gas company DEPA has reached an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom on a 15 per cent price cut on the
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Fishing for Yanukovych’s dirty secrets
Someone wanted the records to disappear without a trace under the gray waves of the Kyiv Reservoir. Instead, they are
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Yanukovych, fugitive ex-president wanted for mass murder, remains missing
Viktor Yanukovych remained missing on Feburary 25, four years to the day after he was inaugurated as Ukraine’s fourth president
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Turkey PM says recordings fabricated
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a leaked recording of conversations he allegedly had with his son about hidden
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Macedonia’s Ivanov to stand for a second term as president
The current president of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, confirmed on February 25 2014 that he will stand for a second term
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