Turkey’s government tries to expand intelligence agency powers
The Turkish government is pushing through legislation extending the powers of the country’s National Intelligence Agency, or MIT, and increasing
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Romanian PM says no major change in fiscal policies this year
Romanian PM Victor Ponta said on February 27 that there would no abrupt change in his government’s fiscal policies this
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Sevastopol: the Ukrainian port on Russia’s side
This week thousands rallied in the military port city, waving Russian flags and chanting slogans against the people they describe
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A brief history of Crimea
Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea and an autonomous Russian-speaking republic of Ukraine. In
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Ukraine’s new government to work on economy, reconciliation
Ukraine’s parliament voted to approve the country’s new leadership Thursday, amid protests by some who believe the government is being
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Reports: Yanukovych is in Russia, overthrown Ukraine president vows to ‘fight to the end’
Viktor Yanukovych has made an address to the people of Ukraine to declare that he still considers himself the legitimately
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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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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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