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Thousands flee Syria's Aleppo as Assad nears victory

Edit The Roanoke Times 10 Dec 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — Some 50,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two days in a "constant stream," Russia said Saturday, as Syrian government forces close in on the last pocket of opposition control in the northern city ... Backed by Russia and other allies, Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces have driven the rebels from nearly all of eastern Aleppo, which was captured by the opposition in 2012....

Syria: Kerry, diplomats seek support for Aleppo's opposition

Edit Atlanta Journal 10 Dec 2016

Kerry is meeting in Paris on Saturday with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, European and Arab diplomats and members of Syria's opposition....

CEB anniversary conference debates challenges to Europe’s social and economic model (CEB - Council of Europe Development Bank)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Dec 2016

In his address, Governor Wenzel set the tone by recalling that the series of challenges facing Europe and the gloomy state of European affairs at large not only threatened the European idea in general but also had serious direct repercussions for disadvantaged groups ... Twenty-two Central, Eastern and South Eastern European countries, forming the Bank's target countries, are listed among the member states....

Russian troops evacuate over 50,000 people from Alpepo

Edit The Oslo Times 10 Dec 2016

“The Russian Center for Reconciliation, through humanitarian corridors near Karim El-Hun and Mahayar, has organized the evacuation of civilians from the eastern parts of Aleppo to the safe areas of the city,” Konashenkov added ... the European Union, and international organizations....

Ankara fighting war of leverage against European Union: Analyst

Edit Press TV 10 Dec 2016

The Takfiri Daesh group has sent between 1,500 and 1,750 terrorists back to Europe to carry out specific missions, according to a new European Union report ... with European states ... Some consulates and mafia-style criminal organizations work together to dispatch extremists in order to wreak havoc in European and Middle Eastern countries, he noted....

50,000 civilians flee Aleppo as opposition hold weakens

Edit Belfast Telegraph 10 Dec 2016

Some 50,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two days in a "constant stream", Russia says, as Syrian government forces close in on the last pocket of opposition control ... Backed by Russia and other allies, Syrian president Bashar Assad's forces have driven the rebels from nearly all of eastern Aleppo, which was captured by the opposition in 2012....

EU chief: 1 type of European chopper, tank to stop waste

Edit Topix 10 Dec 2016

In this June 22, 2016 file photo, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wipes his brow before speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. The 28-nation EU has been rocked by the British exit referendum last year, and acrimonious relations with some eastern members on migration and constitutional law ... ....

Russia's Military Buildup on the Baltic to Test Trump on NATO

Edit Topix 10 Dec 2016

KALININGRAD, Russia-Military maneuvering here in the Baltic region by Russia and NATO presents a challenge for President-elect Donald Trump and his commitment to America's European allies. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to station a multinational force on its eastern flank by May as a deterrent following Moscow's aggression in Ukraine ... ....

Russia says Syrian government controls 93% of Aleppo

Edit Business Insider 10 Dec 2016

A Syrian government soldier gestures a v-sign under the Syrian national flag near a general view of eastern Aleppo after they took control of al-Sakhour neigbourhood in Aleppo, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on November 28, 2016 ... "liberate" eastern Aleppo....

Mouzalas requests mainland pre-removal centers

Edit Kathimerini 10 Dec 2016

Responding to rising tensions on eastern Aegean islands due to the growing population of migrants and asylum seekers, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas has made a request to European authorities that individuals from countries with low asylum recognition rates be temporarily transferred to pre-removal centers on mainland Greece....

Revealed: the cheapest ski resort for families (but you've probably never heard of it)

Edit The Daily Telegraph 10 Dec 2016

The Eastern European resort of Kranjska Gora in Slovenia has been named the best-value family ski resort in a new survey, ......

Syrians stream out of eastern Aleppo as fighting rages

Edit Star Advertiser 10 Dec 2016

human rights office has expressed concern about reports that hundreds of men have disappeared after crossing from eastern Aleppo into government-controlled areas ... But some of those who have already returned to see their homes at the sight of looting and the damage wrought on the city’s formerly rebel-held eastern neighborhoods....

Poland preparing for EEVZA U17 Championship in Olecko (CEV - European Volleyball Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Dec 2016

(Source. CEV - European Volleyball Confederation) 10/12/2016 12.32. Poland preparing for EEVZA U17 Championship in Olecko ... Apart from the hosts, the national teams of Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine will compete for the title of Eastern European U17 champions ... CEV - European Volleyball Confederation published this content on 10 December 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

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