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Islamic State militants release 49 Turkish hostages

September 20, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s prime minister said 49 Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State militants in Iraq in June have been freed. Turkey

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US, Russia to discuss alleged nuclear treaty violations

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 VOANews Russia

The State Department is leading a U.S. delegation that will meet with Russian officials in Moscow Thursday to discuss Russia’s

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Will they stop Putin?

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 The Kyiv Post Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine was high on the agenda when the NATO summit started in Wales on September 4, with leaders of the

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Turkey struggles to block flow of Jihadists

September 4, 2014September 5, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The second brutal murder on video of a U.S. journalist by the Islamic State group (IS) is likely to add

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Plevneliev: Bulgaria will not send military and weapons to Ukraine

September 4, 2014September 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

There will be no Nato bases in Bulgaria and nor will the country send military personnel and weapons to Ukraine,

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China may be biggest winner from Ukraine crisis

September 1, 2014September 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being

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Turkey accuses 33 police of plotting to overthrow government

September 1, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkey is accusing 33 police of seeking to overthrow the government of newly elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Authorities detained

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Erdogan’s first step: Secure more power in new role in Turkey

August 30, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

In his victory speech after securing his new post, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned a “new Turkey” and delivered a

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Iceland raises volcano alert to red after eruption

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 VOANews

Iceland’s Meteorological Institute has raised the alert warning for the country’s largest volcano. The institute raised the warning code Friday

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