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Syria’s prime minister flees to Jordan

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government suffered a significant blow Monday when Prime Minister Riyad Hijab fled with his family to

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NASA lands rover on Mars

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 Suzanne Presto of VOANews

The U.S. space agency has landed a rover on Mars, completing the most harrowing step in a mission to investigate

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Seven killed in US Sikh temple shooting

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Authorities in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin say a shooting at a Sikh temple Sunday morning in the city

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Syrian forces continue Aleppo assault

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Syrian opposition activists are reporting continued attacks by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo Monday, as prominent U.S.

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NASA Mars rover will face harrowing descent, landing

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 Suzanne Presto of VOANews

The U.S. space agency is preparing for its newest Mars rover, Curiosity, to touch down on the Red Planet on

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Driving with daylights to become mandatory in Bulgaria

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

New driving regulations mandating drivers to have daylights on at all times are expected to go into effect in the

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Bulgaria, Romania not ready for Schengen this year – German minister

August 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Romania were not ready to join the Schengen visa-free travel area in 2012, German interior minister Hans-Peter Friedrich

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Former Bourgas city councillor faces organised crime charges for illegal loans

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A former city councillor in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas is facing criminal charges for allegedly heading an organised

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Slovak MPs abolish their immunity from prosecution

August 3, 2012August 2, 2012 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator

In a rare expression of unanimity – albeit one that had previously eluded them for almost 20 years – Slovak

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