Tag: Eastern Europe
Zlatko Kranjcar, former Croatia national team coach, dies
ZAGREB, Croatia — Zlatko Kranjcar, a former Croatia national team coach who led his team to the 2006 World Cup and also played internationally...
Russian doping reform plan approved by track authorities
MONACO — Russia moved a step closer to having its longstanding suspension from track and field lifted after a new plan of doping reforms...
Ukraine sees 2nd fatal oxygen blast at hospital this month
KYIV, Ukraine — An explosion in a Ukrainian hospital ward where COVID-19 patients are being treated has killed one person and injured another, authorities...
Russians lay flowers to mark opposition leader’s killing
MOSCOW — Thousands of people streamed to a Moscow bridge overlooking the Kremlin on Saturday to lay flowers and mark the sixth anniversary of...
Armenia’s president refuses order to dismiss military chief
YEREVAN, Armenia — About 15,000 protesters calling for the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister marched through the capital Saturday as pressure on the leader...
Pandemic leaves many Romanian patients without critical care
BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrei, a 32-year-old Romanian man who has been HIV positive since he was a baby, began missing his regular medical check-ups...
Belarusian Olympic body elects Lukashenko’s son as leader
MINSK, Belarus — The Belarusian Olympic Committee elected the son of President Alexander Lukashenko as leader on Friday, despite both men being suspended by...
Explosion destroys cafe, injures 3 people in Russia
MOSCOW — An explosion destroyed a café building and injured three people in a Russian city 400 kilometers (248 miles) east of Moscow, emergency...
Draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League
NYON, Switzerland — Draw Friday for the last 16 in the Europa League:
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N Macedonia: 6 ex-officials get prison terms for wiretaps
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — A former interior minister, an ex-intelligence chief, and four other officials from North Macedonia were sentenced to between three and...
