News, December 14, 2009 -- Europe

	Catalan Villages Vote for Independence From Spain
	Abkhazia President Wins Second Term
	Russia Cuts Gas to Armenia After Bomb Found
	Belgrade-Sarajevo Train Resumes After 18 Years

UK Iraq Inquiry

	Iraq War Inquiry Depicts Britain as Frustrated Sidekick to US Juggernaut
	British Involvement in Iraq War Blamed on Blair's 'Sycophancy'
	Blix Talks of Blair's 'Impression of Lack of Sincerity'

News, December 13, 2009 -- Europe

Europe

	Abkhazia Elects President in Vote Unrecognized by Most of the World
	Catalans Vote in 'Referendum' on Independence
	Russia-France Arms Deal Raises Concerns for Neighbors
	As Web Challenges French Leaders, They Push Back
	Swiss Muslims Protest Minaret Ban

Russia

	Russia, US to Extend Talks on Nuclear Arms Pact
	Reign of Fear Grips Russia's Chechnya
	Medvedev Dismisses Top Russian Prison Officials

UK Iraq Inquiry

	Untouchable: Blair to Give Iraq War Evidence in Secret
	Blair Defends Iraq War – Even Without WMD
	Blair Attacked Over Iraq War 'Justification'
	Tony Blair Accused of 'Twisting Facts' on Iraq
	Chilcot Inquiry: The Mistake in Iraq Was Ducking the Aftermath

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Turkey

Turkey Bans Kurdish Party

By SEBNEM ARSU

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s constitutional court disbanded the only pro-Kurdish party in Parliament on Friday, a move that could threaten efforts to resolve the conflict with the Kurdish minority by peaceful means.

Greece

Greece Struggles to Stay Afloat as Debts Pile On

By RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS

Garbage piled up on a street in central Athens on Thursday because of a municipal worker strike.

Greece’s problems are being closely watched as other European nations, including Ireland and Spain, struggle to prove they can stimulate growth.

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