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Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday and brought widespread disruption to transport services, with warnings that the chilling temperatures would remain into next week. Hundreds have lost their lives in eastern Europe as freezing weather sweeps across the continent westwards, while major airports warned that services would be delayed ...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:31 -0800
US vows commitment to Europe despite Asia focus
The United States said Saturday that Europe remains Washington's "partner of first resort" despite a US strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:07:21 -0800
Europe cold snap claims 260 lives, causes ferry scare
The death toll from the vicious cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with hundreds having to be rescued after a ferry caught in a snow storm hit a breakwater off Italy.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:50:19 -0800
Heavy snow traps more people in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:24 -0800
U.S. Army in Europe eyes greater partner training
MUNICH (Reuters) - The U.S. military, which is cutting its presence in Europe, plans to expand its training of European partners to cope with new threats posed by interlinked criminal and militant networks smuggling weapons and drugs, said the U.S. commander in Europe. The United States is withdrawing two Army combat brigades from Germany, reducing the size of its force by around 7,000 soldiers ...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:30:22 -0800
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