East European Countries

Trump adviser discussed sanctions with Russian envoy: Washington Post

Trump adviser discussed sanctions with Russian envoy: Washington Post

Published 10/02/2017

National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Donald Trump took office, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

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Survivors, Dutch soldiers reflect on Srebrenica in new exhibition

Survivors, Dutch soldiers reflect on Srebrenica in new exhibition

Published 09/02/2017

Boudewijn Kok, former member of Dutch batallion serving with the U.N. peacekeepers, walks through Memorial Centre in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Former Dutch peacekeepers and bereaved Bosnian Muslims confronted painful memories on Thursday at the opening of a new permanent exhibition in Srebrenica, where Serb forces massacred more than 8,000 people in 1995.

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Uzbek farmers offered lemon trees and chickens

Uzbek farmers offered lemon trees and chickens

Published 09/02/2017

Uzbekistan's government plans to provide almost two million households with chickens and lemon trees so they can feed themselves and sell their produce, according to a draft document published for public discussion.

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