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Pro-Russian rebels hold referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk to split from Ukraine
Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine engulfed by a pro-Russian insurgency cast votes Sunday in contentious and hastily organized independence ...Russian deputy PM sends bomber tweet after Romania airspace ban
Romania asked Moscow for an explanation on Saturday after Russia\'s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, reacting to being barred from its airspace, ...Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Austrian drag artist Conchita Wurst has won the Eurovision Song Contest, despite causing controversy in Eastern Europe.Pro-Russian separatists prepare for referendum in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk will hold a planned referendum on their possible secession from Ukraine.Germany, France threaten Russia over Ukraine polls
Germany and France have threatened Russia with further sanctions if the 25 May election in Ukraine does not go ahead as planned.Putin visits Crimea on Victory Day in first trip since annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea Friday for the first time since it was annexed by Russia, attending a naval parade in ...Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi begins community service sentence
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi began his community service sentence for tax fraud at a hospice for Alzheimer\'s patients near Milan ...Global Fund and Munich Re in risk management partnership
The Global Fund is further strengthening risk management in health programs that it supports worldwide under an agreement signed with Munich Re, ...Russia marks Victory Day with massive parade
Thousands of Russian troops marched in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II in a show of ...Pro-Russian rebels will hold Ukraine referendum, defy Putin
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Thursday they would go ahead with a referendum on secession set for Sunday, defying Russian President ...