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“Blood rain” hits Bosnia-Herzegovina

satelite clouds sandLast night's rain in Bosnia-Herzegovina was mixed with the Saharan sand and it was yellow, causing dust stains on vehicles and houses.

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President Obama Cuts Foreign Aid to BiH

Obma foreign cutsOn April 10, 2013, the Obama Administration released its budget proposal for the FY 2014. The proposed budget allocation for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for FY 2014 is $27.7 million dollars, a 32.2 percent decrease from FY 2013.

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Slovenia Recognizes Syrian National Coalition

syria nfSlovenia on Thursday recognized Syria's opposition National Coalition forces as the only legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

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Something odd is happening with the Sun

sun activity'Something unexpected' is happening on the Sun, Nasa has warned.

This year was supposed to be the year of 'solar maximum,' the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle.

But as this image reveals, solar activity is relatively low.

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Saudi Arabia budget surplus reaches $102.9 billion in 2012

saudi-arabia-red-seaSaudi Arabia said on Saturday that its budget surplus hit 386 billion riyals ($102.9 billion) in 2012 as oil-dominated revenues surged, according to state television.

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Montenegro "legally armed" to the teeth

montengro peopleThere are 100,909 registered pieces of firearms in Montenegro - a country that has some 625,000 citizens.

However, the police there assume that the number of illegal weapons is "much higher", according to reports.

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Germany says yes to circumcision

CircAfter months of controversy, German lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation to guarantee that male circumcision remains legal in Germany.

The legislation makes it clear that parents have the right to circumcise their newborn sons if the practice follows medical rules and is carried out by a trained practitioner. Once the boy reaches the age of six months, only a doctor can perform the circumcision.

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Space rocks worth 40 times the cost of gold?

russian-meteorA meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural mountains and sent fireballs blazing to earth has set off a rush to find fragments of the space rock which hunters hope could fetch thousands of dollars a piece.

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Macedonia, Albania, Serbia most affected by Greek crisis

Bank of_AlbaniaOnly in 2010 Greek companies have withdrawn some EUR 1.3 billion from countries in the West Balkans, while since 2009 until the end of 2011 some 2,000 Greek companies moved their offices from the region. This data was presented at an international conference themed Leaving Europe's Waiting Room - Overcoming the Crisis of EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans, held in Austria, Macedonian Utrinski Vesnik daily writes.

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