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Death toll rises in Russia blasts

December 31, 2013 VOANews Russia

Russian officials announced that three more people have died as a result of the two suicide bombings which struck the

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Switzerland extends labor restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Romanian and Bulgarian workers will still have to cope with restrictions on the Swiss labor market from 1 January 2014

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Erdogan accuses judges, district attorneys of ‘conspiracy’

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

After the “international centers of power” and the “interest rate lobby conspiracy”, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now decided to accuse

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Turkish prosecutor dismissed, charged with official interference

December 26, 2013 VOANews Turkey

A Turkish prosecutor leading a high-level bribery and corruption investigation says he has been removed from the case and that

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Two arrests reported in beating of Ukrainian journalist Chornovol

December 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

A group of men viciously attacked and beat prominent Ukrainian journalist and civic activist Tetyana Chornovol outside Kyiv about 1:30

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Turkish officials step down over corruption probe

December 25, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s interior minister and economy minister both stepped down Wednesday in connection with a high-level corruption scandal The sons of

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Heavy weather causes fatalities, travel disruptions in UK and France

December 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Storms caused deaths and disruptions to air, rail and road travel in the United Kingdom and France on the eve

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Major stake in Greek gas company DESFA sold to State Oil Company of Azerbaijan

December 24, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) signed an agreement over the weekend to purchase 66 per cent stock in

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Greece’s coalition government majority takes fresh hit

December 23, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s coalition government survived two crucial votes in parliament on Sunday as it now turns its attention to all-important talks

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