Thousands rally in Ukraine for EU integration
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, to protest the government’s decision not sign a landmark trade
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Protests against Ukraine pulling out of EU deal spread across Europe, including Prague
A decision by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovuch to scrap negotiations on a free-trade pact with the European Union and instead
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Egypt expels Turkish ambassador
Egypt says it has ordered the Turkish ambassador to be expelled, following comments by Turkey’s prime minister. Saturday’s decision comes
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Ukraine: EU suspension order was ‘economic’ move
Ukraine’s prime minister says the decision not to sign a landmark deal strengthening ties with the European Union was based
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Nine years after Orange Revolution, Kyivans take to streets in protest of scuttled EU deal
Moods comparable to that of the 2004 Orange Revolution, which ended Viktor Yanukovych’s attempt to rig a presidential election that
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EU officials ‘disappointed’ with Ukraine’s decision to freeze EU push
Ukraine’s decision to freeze all efforts towards signing the association agreement with the European Union at next week’s Eastern Partnership
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Samaras to hold talks with Merkel in Berlin
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras visits Berlin Friday where he is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for
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Environmental activists walk out from Warsaw climate conference
Hundreds of members of environmental NGOs, including Greenpeace and WWF, walked out of UN climate change meeting in Warsaw on
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18 dead after roof collapse at Latvian supermarket
Emergency officials in Latvia say the roof of a supermarket has collapsed, killing at least 18 people, including three firefighters,
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