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| Nov.29 |
Hague |
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Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in court
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| Nov.22 |
Hague |
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Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide |
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| Jul.20 |
Greece |
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Greece earthquake leaves at least 2 dead, more than 120 injured |
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| May.29 |
North Mexico |
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Olympiakos footballer Alan Pulido kidnapped in Mexico |
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| May.19 |
Greece |
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EgyptAir flight: Search intensifies for missing plane |
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EgyptAir crash: Plane wreckage found near Greek island |
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| Apr.16 |
Greece |
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Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants |
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| Mar.24 |
Hague |
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Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide |
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| Nov.4 |
Romania |
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Romania: Protests despite Victor Ponta's resignation |
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| Oct.30 |
 Romania |
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Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead 
162 more were injured when a fire broke out in Bucharest late Friday. There were 300 to 400 people in the Colectiv, a large room with a stag...
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 Slovenia |
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Thousands enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday
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| Sep.20 |
Athens |
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Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people' |
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| Aug.22 |
Macedonia |
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Macedonia migrants break through at Greek border |
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| Aug.20 |
Athens |
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PM Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls |
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| Jul.22 |
Athens |
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Greece crisis: MPs pass crucial bailout reforms |
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| Jul.19 |
Greece |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown
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| Jul.13 |
 Brussels |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks. The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed refo...
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| Jul.11 |
Bosnia |
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Srebrenica anniversary: Crowds chase Serb PM away |
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| Jul.10 |
Athens |
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MPs back bailout reform plan |
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| Jul.9 |
Athens |
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Eurozone receives economic reform plan |
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| Jul.6 |
Greece |
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Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals |
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| Jul.5 |
 Greece |
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Debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer With almost all the ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailou...
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Polls close in bailout referendum |
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| Jul.3 |
Athens |
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Greece crisis: Mass rival rallies over bailout vote |
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| Jun.30 |
Athens |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires
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| Jun.28 |
Athens |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency...
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Greek banks will not open Monday |
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| Feb.20 |
Brussels |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone
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| Jan.25 |
Athens |
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Greek poll winner vows to end 'pain' |
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Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win Map of Athens Two exit polls show anti-austerity Syriza party with a 12.5 percentage point lead over nearest party, New Demoracy, in Greece's general election
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| Jan.11 |
Croatia |
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Croatia elects first woman president |
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| Sep.25 |
Greece |
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Greek woman allegedly buried alive by accident, then died |
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| Jun.28 |
Bosnia |
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Bosnia marks centenary of WWI spark |
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| Jun.19 |
Bulgaria |
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10 die in flooding in Bulgaria after heavy rain |
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| May.17 |
Bosnia |
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Thousands flee, 25 die in record Balkan floods
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| Oct.25 |
Greece |
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Greek couple accused of buying Roma baby DNA from a girl taken by authorities from a Roma couple in Greece matches that of a Bulgarian couple who said they were the parents of the g...
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| Jun.11 |
Greece |
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Greece suspends state broadcaster
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| Apr.19 |
Kosovo |
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Serbia and Kosovo in landmark accord |
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| Nov.11 |
Greece |
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Greece MPs approve new austerity budget
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| Sep.26 |
Athens |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas |
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| Jul.18 |
Bulgaria |
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Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria |
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| Jun.17 |
Greece |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
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| May.15 |
Greece |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate |
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| May.8 |
Greece |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda |
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| Mar.8 |
Greece |
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Greece confirms debt deal success
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| Feb.12 |
Greece |
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Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity
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| Feb.9 |
Greece |
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Greece leaders agree bailout cuts |
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| Feb.2 |
Serbia |
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Europe's freeze claims 110 lives |
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| Nov.10 |
Greece |
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Papademos named as new prime minister
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| Nov.4 |
Greece |
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Greece's PM wins confidence vote |
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| Nov.3 |
Greece |
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Greek PM backs off plans for referendum
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| Oct.31 |
Greece |
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Greece to hold bailout referendum |
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| Oct.19 |
Athens |
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Greece MPs back austerity plans
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| Oct.2 |
Greece |
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Greece to miss targets on deficit |
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| Jun.29 |
Greece |
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Parliament's vote in favour of austerity
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| Jun.28 |
Athens |
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Greek protests turn ugly as strike begins |
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| May.31 |
Serbia |
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Appeal fails; Mladic extradited to Hague |
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| May.29 |
Belgrade |
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Nationalists protest Mladic arrest |
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| May.26 |
Serbia |
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Mladic arrested after years on the run
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| May.5 |
Athens |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent
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| May.4 |
Greece |
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Tansport halts as strike extends
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| Mar.3 |
Greece |
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Greece backs new round of tax rises
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| Mar.2 |
Greece |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
| The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including rises in sales taxes, a cut in holiday bonuses paid to civil servants, and a pensions freeze.
The EU had called for austerity measures
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| Feb.23 |
Greece |
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Greece steeled for 24-hour strike |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic boycotts start of trial |
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner |
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| Aug.23 |
Athens |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes |
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| Dec.9 |
Athens |
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Protests as Athens funeral held |
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| Dec.6 |
Athens |
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Police shooting sparks riot Riots have broken out in several cities after police shot dead a teenager in Athens. Youths threw petrol bombs, burned cars
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| Jul.21 |
 Serbia |
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
| Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo
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| May.11 |
Serbia |
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Pro-West president declares win |
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| Mar.24 |
Greece |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit |
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| Feb.17 |
Kosovo |
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Kosovo declares independence | Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments. Lawmakers in the legislature of the former province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session. It was read o... | |
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| Feb.3 |
Serbia |
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Pro-Western Tadic wins new term
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| Nov.17 |
Kosovo |
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Ex-Kosovo fighter Thaci claims victory |
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| Sep.16 |
Greece |
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PM claims election victory |
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jun.10 |
Bulgaria |
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Bush ends Europe tour |
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Albania |
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Bush greeted as hero |
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship |
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| Jan.21 |
Serbia |
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Radicals shock winners |
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| Jan.1 |
Romania |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
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| May.23 |
Greece |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash |
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| May.21 |
Montenegro |
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Montenegro quits Serbia
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| Apr.15 |
Serbia |
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Swollen Danube threatens Balkans |
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| Mar.18 |
Serbia |
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Milosevic buried in his home town |
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| Mar.15 |
Belgrade |
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Milosevic body returns to Belgrade |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe |
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| Jan.21 |
Kosovo |
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President Rugova dies at 61 |
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| Oct.15 |
Romania |
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Romania has deadly bird flu virus |
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| Aug.24 |
Romania |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe |
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| Aug.14 |
Athens |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead |
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| Jul.11 |
Bosnia |
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50,000 mourn Srebrenica dead |
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| Aug.29 |
Athens |
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Olympics: Games Close |
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
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Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
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| May.4 |
Athens |
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Bombs hit Athens police station |
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| Feb.26 |
Macedonia |
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President Trajkovski killed in plane crash |
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| Dec.28 |
Serbia |
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Milosevic, nationalists make gains |
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| Oct.19 |
Bosnia |
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Ex-leader Izetbegovic Dies at 78 |
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| Mar.12 |
Belgrade |
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated Zoran Djindjic, 50, was hit twice in the chest in front of the main government building in Belgrade
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| Aug.9 |
Macedonia |
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Battle for Tetovo rages |
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| Jun.28 |
Belgrade |
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Milosevic extradited to Hague
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| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
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Kostunica sworn in as president |
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
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Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties
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| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
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Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies |
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| Jun. 11, 1999 |
Kosovo |
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Kosovo War ends Yugoslav Wars| It was fought by the forces of Yugoslavia, which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) | |
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| Jul. 11, 1995 |
 Bosnia |
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Srebrenica massacre Map of Srebrenica Bosnia| The killing of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War | |
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| Jun. 27, 1991 |
Slovenia |
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10-Day War in Slovenia begins Yugoslav Wars A civil war in Yugoslavia that followed the Slovenian declaration of independence on 25 June 1991
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| Jun. 10, 1921 |
Greece |
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Prince Philip born
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| Jul. 28, 1914 |
 Austria |
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Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia Map of Vienna Austria The Serbian Campaign of World War I was fought when Austria-Hungary invaded the Kingdom of Serbia at the outset of World War I
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| Jun. 28, 1914 |
Bosnia |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo Map of Sarajevo Bosnia Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia
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| Mar. 12, 1880 |
Greece |
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Kemal Ataturk born Map of Thessaloniki Greece Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, an army officer, revolutionary, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey
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| Feb. 3, 1830 |
London |
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Greece declared independence
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| Jan. 9, 1792 |
Romania |
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Treaty of Jassy
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| Oct. 7, 1571 |
Greece |
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