Ukrainian parliament ponders amnesty for protesters
Ukraine’s parliament is considering on Wednesday an amnesty for scores of people arrested during the past two months of recent
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Ukraine protesters remain defiant after government resigns
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich has accepted the resignation of the government in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests that
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EU urges rights, democracy in Ukraine in summit with Russia
The European Union welcomed a rollback of repressive laws in Ukraine, part of the rapid concessions made by the Ukrainian
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Mladic refuses to testify before UN Tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has appeared in the UN war crimes court in The Hague, but refused
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Ukrainian PM Azarov resigns as parliament session gets under way
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who has led Ukraine’s government since President Viktor Yanukovych took power in 2010, has resigned. Azarov
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Hollande’s Turkey visit hints at warming ties
French President François Hollande is in Turkey for a two-day visit aimed at improving relations between the two countries. French
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Hollande reaches out to Turkey
French president Francois Hollande’s commendations have impressed the Erdogan government during his official visit to Ankara. In an attempt to
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Serbian government to call parliamentary elections for March 16
The Serbian government would propose on January 28 2014 to president Tomislav Nikolic to dissolve parliament and to call elections
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Ukraine’s leader agrees to repeal some anti-protest laws
Ukraine’s embattled President Victor Yanukovich has agreed to repeal some of the harsh anti-protest laws that have helped fuel increasingly
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