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Germany joins UK in fear of Romanian, Bulgarian flood

February 28, 2013May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times

German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich called on Bulgaria and Romania on Monday to take measures to tackle emigration to wealthier

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Reports: US considering directly aiding Syrian rebels

February 28, 2013June 2, 2013 Brian Padden of VOANews Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is reportedly close to announcing a major policy shift to expand non-lethal assistance to

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International community firmly determined to keep pressure on Assad regime, Bulgarian FM Mladenov says

February 26, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov, Syria

The international community has sent a strong political message of their firm determination to continue putting pressure on the Assad

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Russian adoption: American mom Vs. Russian politicians

February 26, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russian politicians have made political hay this week out of the recent unexplained death in Texas of Max Shatto, a

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Euro crisis likely to dominate Kerry’s talks in Berlin

February 26, 2013May 27, 2013 Michael Scaturro of VOANews euro zone

With the crisis in Syria topping his agenda, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Berlin late Monday on

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Argo wins Academy Award for best picture

February 25, 2013February 25, 2013 VOANews

Argo, the film about the Iranian hostage crisis, won the top prize at the Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles,

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Centre-right candidate Anastasiades wins second round of Cyprus presidential election

February 24, 2013February 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Nicos Anastasiades, a 66-year-old centre-right leader, won the second round of presidential elections in Cyprus on February 24 2013 with

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UN chief in talks with Greek foreign minister

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Greece’s foreign minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, discussed prospects for a settlement in Cyprus, as well

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Two arrested at Russian cathedral marking Pussy Riot stunt

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 VOANews

Two women trying to mark the one-year anniversary of the Pussy Riot performance at a Moscow cathedral have been detained

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