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US says gunman in Sikh killings committed suicide

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 VOANews

U.S. authorities now say the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple last weekend killed himself after being

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Russian judge sets date for verdict in controversial rock band trial

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A Moscow judge says she will issue a verdict in the controversial trial of three Russian feminist punk rockers on

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Ouranoupolis on the Mount Athos peninsula in Greece photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Wildfires hit Greece’s Mt Athos peninsula, scorch parts of Bulgaria and Italy

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Scorching summer heat, high winds and alleged negligence have caused a number of wildfires in South Eastern Europe, leading to

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Bulgaria News 

Energy, counter-terrorism top agenda as UK, Bulgarian prime ministers meet

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Energy issues and the fight against terrorism were the main issues discussed by Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov and his

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Fires, weather hazard warning as heat wave winds down in Bulgaria

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 310 fires have been extinguished over the past 24 hours in Bulgaria as the country approaches the end

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Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

On a sun splashed hillside overlooking the Black Sea, the President of Ukraine and half of his cabinet gathered July

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Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest

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Assad vows to rid Syria of ‘terrorists;’ violence mounts

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 VOANews

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to tighten controls on wheat exports

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities will step up checks at ports and border checkpoints to cut down on undeclared exports of wheat, the

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