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Kosovo Serbs set up rival assembly

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An online poll by travel site expedia.com has found more and more of us are opting for the untapped - and often cheaper - treasures of eastern Europe.

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Putin tells journalists to keep 'snotty noses' out of his business

Stalin's supermonkeys fall on hard times

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