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40 injured as van packed with migrants overturns
40 injured as van packed with migrants overturns
LESKOVAC -- A traffic accident early on Tuesday on a highway near the town of Leskovac, southern Serbia, left some 40 people injured, 20 of whom seriously.
The public broadcaster RTS is reporting that a vehicle transporting migrants turned over near the village of Donje Krajince at around 05:00 CET this morning.
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Croatian Doc Fans Await Start of 11th Festival
The 11th festival of documentary movies, ZagrebDox, starts in the Croatian capital on Sunday.
Already a February tradition in Croatia, the festival will bring around 150 old and new documentaries from a worldwide selection, divided into 16 different themes over eight days.
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Bulgaria Detains 44 Illegal Migrants at Border with Romania
Bulgarian border police have detained 44 illegal migrants from Syria and Iraq trying to cross into Romania, bTV reported on Wednesday.
The migrants were discovered hidden in a Bulgarian-registered truck at the border checkpoint at the Ruse-Guirgiu bridge over the Danube around 2 am local time.
US establishes policy for exports of armed drones
The U.S. government on Feb. 17 established a policy for exports of military and commercial drones, including armed ones, and said it plans to work with other countries to shape global standards for the use of the controversial weapons systems.
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Sharp rise in Afghan civilian casualties: UN
The number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan jumped 22 percent in 2014, the UN said Wednesday, as NATO troops withdrew from combat leaving government forces to battle a raging Taliban insurgency.
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Kosovo Marks Independence Day Amid Doom and Gloom
Seven years ago, on 17 February, the Parliament in Pristina unilaterally proclaimed Kosovo's independence from Serbia.
Now, hopes for a better life have turned to bitterness as poverty and corruption stall the country's progress, LA Times commented in an article marking the anniversary.
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Turkish army bids farewell to Camp Do?an in Afghanistan after 13 years
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have handed over Camp Do?an to Afghan government forces, marking its departure from the base it has been using in Kabul since 2002.
Turkish Maj. Gen. Mehmet Cahit Bak?r and Gen. Azizuddin Ayar, a representative of the Afghanistan Defense Ministry, as well as other Afghan officials, attended the ceremony.
Bosnia abandons sales of ammunition to Ukraine
Bosnia abandons sales of ammunition to Ukraine
BELGRADE -- Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday "banned arms and ammunition exports to Ukraine," Reuters has reported.
The agency said this came "following pressure from Bosnian Serbs," while Bosnian authorities said the conflict in Ukraine "should be resolved by peaceful means."
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PM Ponta meets US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel
Prime minister, Victor Ponta has met the US Secretary of Defence, Chuck Hagel during his working visit in Washington, a release sent Agerpres by the Romanian Government on Thursday morning, reads.
Foto: (c) GARY CAMERON/ REUTERS
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33rd "Posada" Mountain Huntsmen Battalion leaves on new mission in Afghanistan
The ceremony for the departure on a new mission in Afghanistan of the servicemen of 33rd "Posada" Mountain Huntsmen Battalion will take place on February 13, on the plateau near the Princely Church in Curtea de Arges Municipality, military unit representatives announced on Wednesday.
Photo credit: (c) Cristian Nistor / AGERPRES ARCHIVE