Iranians struggle to recover after powerful earthquakes
Thousands of people in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province are struggling to cope after their homes were destroyed by two powerful
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Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 11-12
Every year in August, the Perseid meteor shower makes an impressive lights show in the skies over the northern hemisphere
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Battle for Aleppo continues
Syrian activists say government forces launched a new bombardment of Aleppo Friday, continuing their offensive against rebel-held areas in the
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Pfizer to pay $60M fine for bribes abroad, including in Bulgaria
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has agreed to pay a $60 million fine to the US government in order to end an
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Spike in phone calls to Lebanon preceded Bourgas suicide bombing – report
In the absence of any news concerning the investigation of the suicide bombing at the Sarafovo airport in Bourgas, Bulgarian
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US says gunman in Sikh killings committed suicide
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
A Moscow judge says she will issue a verdict in the controversial trial of three Russian feminist punk rockers on
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Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book
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
A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest
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