Eastern Europe – Moldovan air company helicopter hit by a missile in Afghanistan (Moldova.org)

Moldovan air company helicopter hit by a missile in Afghanistan (Moldova.org)
A helicopter operated by a Moldovan air company was hit by a missile in Afghanistan. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova (CCA), on July 14, at 8:00 a.m. (local time) the helicopter MI-26 with the registration number ER-MCV was hit by a missile in Afghanistan. The helicopter was operated by the Moldovan air company Pecotox-Air . According to the cited source, the helicopter …

Romanian school pupils from Tiraspol detained by Moldovan customs (Moldova.org)
About 160 students from the region s schools with Romanian language of education, who stayed in Romania, under the program ARC , organized by the Romanian Foreign Ministry, were detained by the Moldovan customs. According to Chisinau publication Ziarul de garda, staff of Cahul customs office seized the children, who were returning from Romania, the Romanian language universal dictionaries and …

Harry Edelstein, 91, Host of Popular Polish Tea Room, Dies (New York Times)
Mr. Edelstein, with his wife, Frances, owned the venerable Broadway hangout affectionately known as the Polish Tea Room.

EU asks Macedonia to drop emotions in Greek row (Canada.com)
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana urged Macedonia Tuesday to cast aside emotions over an 18-year name row with Greece that has frozen the ex-Yugoslav republic’s integration into the European bloc.

Greek Embassy to study allegations of consul’s improper behavior to Ukrainian woman (KYIV Post)
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry received the information concerning an incident between a Ukrainian woman and the Greek consul. The Embassy of Greece in Ukraine is conducting an internal investigation in allegations of the improper behavior of its consul towards a Ukrainian citizen.

Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia to Win Visa-Free Travel to EU (Bloomberg)
July 15 (Bloomberg) — The European Union proposed visa- free travel for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia, extending some benefits of its common market to the Balkans.

Ukraine bans Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ film as immoral (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ukraine’s Culture Ministry says it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen’s new hit movie “Bruno” because it is immoral.

Moldova Helicopter with Ukrainian crew crashed in Afghanistan (Moldova.org)
NATO and Afghan officials say a helicopter carrying civilian contractors crashed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, killing all six people on board and a child on the ground. Afghan officials say the aircraft may have been shot down, but NATO commanders say it is not clear what happened and that the cause of the crash is under investigation. Shortly after the crash, Moldova’s aviation agency said …

China questions Turkish PM comment (UPI)
BEIJING, July 15 (UPI) — China slammed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for reportedly calling Beijing’s handling of the situation in Urumqi a kind of genocide.

Bulgaria Socialists, Ethnic Turkish Party Set to Remain in Opposition (Novinite.com)
The two major parties from the outgoing three-way coalition cabinet of Bulgaria, the BSP and the DPS, are set to remain in opposition to new GERB party cabinet, according to their representatives.

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