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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Macedonia

Macedonia stories: 6 news summaries

India Won't Hand Over
Mother Teresa's Remains

Nuns from her charity call Albanian request 'absurd'

Oct 14, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mother Teresa isn’t going anywhere, say Indian authorities. Teresa’s parents were from Albania, and the country had requested her remains. Macedonia, where Teresa grew up, may also want the body ahead of the 100th anniversary of her birth next year. “Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen and... More »

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India • Albania • Macedonia • body • Mother Teresa • Calcutta

(AP) - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old chariot in good condition at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria. The team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo, around 180 miles east of the capital, Sofia. It's rare to find a chariot of this age in one... More »

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archeology • Bulgaria • Macedonia

Writer Charged in Murders
He Reported

Macedonian nailed after revealing
secret details

Jun 23, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Getting the scoop proved costly for a Macedonian journalist who has been charged with the murder of two elderly women after reporting on their deaths in his newspaper. Police began to suspect Vlado Tanevski after realizing his articles about the murders contained details that hadn't been revealed to the public.... More »

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crime • murder • Macedonia • journalist • murder trial • Skopje

 NATO Bars Former Soviet States in Blow to US

Ukraine, Georgia, Macedonia blocked

Apr 3, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a blow to the US, a divided NATO has refused to permit membership bids by former Soviet states Georgia and the Ukraine. The decision is an indication that Europe is wary of antagonizing an increasingly belligerant Russia, Bloomberg reports. Germany and France led the opposition to membership. In another... More »

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Russia • NATO • US foreign policy • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Georgia • Croatia • Albania • Greece • Cold War • Macedonia • Ukraine • Balkans • George W. Bush • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer • Former Yugoslavia

Supremes Won’t Hear CIA Torture Suit

Earlier dismissals rested on concerns about national security

Oct 9, 07 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court declined today without comment to hear the case of a German citizen who claims he was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA. Lower courts had dismissed Khaled el-Masri's case on the grounds that a trial would expose state secrets. German authorities have said the US acknowledged abducting... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • CIA • Germany • Khaled el Masri • Albania • Macedonia • solicitor general • US Supreme Court

Euro Heat Wave Kills Hundreds

Most victims are elderly; Hungary hit hardest

Jul 25, 07 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than 500 people have died in the last week in the heat wave gripping central Europe. Most of the victims lived in Hungary, with some casualties reported in nearby Romania, the BBC reports. The elderly have been hardest hit. Temperatures in some areas have reached 107 degrees; the intense... More »

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Serbia • elderly • global warming • Europe • heat wave • Bulgaria • jet stream • Hungary • Macedonia

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