Pro-Russia protesters storm government buildings in eastern Ukraine
Crowds of pro-Russia demonstrators have stormed government buildings in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, waving Russian flags
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International police operation busts Romanian sex trafficking ring
With the support of Europol, Belgian, Romanian and UK Police, Italian Carabinieri Reggruppamento Operativo Speciale (ROS) have dismantled a mafia-type
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Hungarian elections – Pollsters predict Fidesz landslide
Hungary’s April 6 2014 parliamentary election is only two days away and the fresh projections of three pollsters suggest that
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Westinghouse on brink of long-term nuclear fuel deal with Ukraine
The American Westinghouse Electric Co. is on the brink of inking a deal with Ukraine that would not only extend
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Polish parliament reinstates kosher slaughter of animals for the needs of Jewish communities
The Polish parliament, the Sejm, has said that shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals, is permitted in Poland if performed
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US criticises Russia’s gas price hike for Ukraine
The White House has objected to Russia’s increase in natural gas prices for Ukraine on Thursday and said that markets
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Slovakia: Smer ponders post–election direction
Heads may roll in Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s cabinet in the wake of his presidential election loss to philanthropist
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Turkey restores access to Twitter
Turkey’s government says it has lifted its ban on the social media network Twitter, a day after the country’s top
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Ukrainian official: Protesters were shot under Yanukovych’s orders
Ukraine’s acting interior minister has alleged that the killing of protesters in Kyiv took place under the orders of ousted
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