Iceland’s Greatest Win Easier Than Expected, Says Coach by REUTERS

By REUTERS

The greatest achievement in Iceland’s soccer history came easier than expected as a lacklustre England failed to put the tournament debutantes under any serious pressure, coach Hallgrimsson said on Monday.

Published: June 27, 2016 at 03:54PM

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R.I.P., Jo Cox. May Britain Remember Your Wisdom. by NICHOLAS KRISTOF

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

A united Europe would be a fitting legacy for a woman no longer able to influence the world in other ways.

Published: June 22, 2016 at 09:00PM

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Many Questions Still Open After Olympic Doping Summit by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Olympic summit which many hoped would bring clarity on the ban on Russia’s track and field athletes and other pressing doping issues raised more questions than answers.

Published: June 22, 2016 at 09:30AM

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The State Department’s Dissent Memo on Syria: An Explanation by MAX FISHER

By MAX FISHER

A memo issued last week that criticizes the Obama administration’s Syria policy is written in language that can be difficult to parse. Here’s what it means.

Published: June 22, 2016 at 09:00PM

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Slovenia Needs Reforms to Address Aging Population: Government Institute by REUTERS

By REUTERS

Slovenia needs to urgently design a set of reforms to address the fact that its population is aging faster than in most other European Union states, the government’s macroeconomic institute said on Wednesday.

Published: June 22, 2016 at 03:52AM

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The Prosecutor and the President by JAMES VERINI

By JAMES VERINI

The International Criminal Court embodied the hope of bringing warlords and demagogues to justice. Then Luis Moreno-Ocampo took on the heir to Kenya’s most powerful political dynasty.

Published: June 25, 2016 at 09:00PM

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AP Interview: Bosnians Will Pursue EU Even if Britain Goes by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

While Britain debates whether to leave the European Union, the president of one of the countries desperate to get into the bloc said Tuesday he is not discouraged.

Published: June 21, 2016 at 07:19AM

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Croatia Conservatives Leader Resigns After Government Fall by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tomislav Karamarko on Tuesday resigned as leader of the Croatian Democratic Union party after its coalition government fell, forcing early elections.

Published: June 21, 2016 at 05:28AM

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R.I.P., Jo Cox. May Britain Remember Your Wisdom. by NICHOLAS KRISTOF

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

A united Europe would be a fitting legacy for a woman no longer able to influence the world in other ways.

Published: June 19, 2016 at 09:00PM

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Balkan Police Arrest 13 for Gang-Related Identity Theft by REUTERS

By REUTERS

Police in Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia arrested 13 people on Monday on suspicion of identity theft, seizing weapons and forged documents in a crackdown on Balkan criminal gangs.

Published: June 20, 2016 at 08:02AM

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UN Official Critical of Hungary Plan to Shut Refugee Centers by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hungary’s plan to close its refugee reception centers will make it much more difficult for people granted asylum to integrate, forcing them to leave the country, the regional head of the U.N.’s refugee agency said Monday.

Published: June 20, 2016 at 05:38AM

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Serb Tycoon Jailed for Five Years for Aiding Tax Evasion by REUTERS

By REUTERS

One of the Balkans’ richest men was sentenced to five years in prison for aiding tax evasion in a landmark trial the Serbian government said would shed more light on links between businessmen and politicians dating from the 1990s.

Published: June 20, 2016 at 04:44AM

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Early Vote Looms in Croatia as Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Croatian lawmakers voted Monday to dissolve Parliament, paving the way for early elections after the government fell in a no-confidence vote last week.

Published: June 20, 2016 at 04:03AM

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Albania’s Broken Men Fear Prison Horrors Will Be Forgotten by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buried in the mountains of northern Albania are crumbling buildings and an old copper mine where political prisoners were once forced to work to exhaustion and even death.

Published: June 19, 2016 at 03:27AM

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Russia’s Track and Field Team Barred From Rio Olympics by REBECCA R. RUIZ

By REBECCA R. RUIZ

A far-reaching doping conspiracy led to the extraordinary punishment, announced on Friday by the I.A.A.F., track and field’s governing body.

Published: June 17, 2016 at 09:00PM

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Croatian President Calls on Parliament to Dissolve by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Croatia’s president on Friday urged Parliament to dissolve itself and pave the way for early elections after the government fell in a no-confidence vote a day earlier.

Published: June 17, 2016 at 03:55AM

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Paid Notice: Memorials PUNNETT, R. JOHN. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER R. JOHN PUNNETT DIED PEACEFULLY ON MONDAY, JUNE 6TH AT HIS HOME IN MANHATTAN. HE WAS 89 YEARS OLD. BORN IN ZEMUN, YUGOSLAVIA ON FEBRUARY 8, 1927 TO TAMARA GERT AND RAF PILOT SCHUYLER PUNNETT, JOHN AND HIS SISTER LYDIA WERE RAISED FIRST IN GREECE, AND LATER MOVING TO NANTES, FRANCE WHERE THEY LIVED DURING THE GERMAN OCCUPATION. BEING FLUENT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN, HE JOINED THE RAF AT AGE 17 AND WAS STATIONED IN CAIRO AND IN BAGHDAD WORKING IN THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. AT THE END OF THE WAR HE WAS GRANTED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, WHERE HE EARNED A BA IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE. IN 1956 HE JOINED HIS SISTER IN NEW YORK WHERE HE REMAINED THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. WITH A LOAN FROM HIS MOTHER, IN 1962 HE BEGAN A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE AND FOUNDED PUNNETT REALTY COMPANY, EVENTUALLY OWNING AND MANAGING UP TO 30 BUILDINGS LARGELY CENTERED IN THE YORKVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALWAYS DRESSED IN HIS TRADEMARK ENGLISH SUITS, JOHN WAS EXTREMELY RESPECTED IN HIS FIELD AND KNOWN BY EVERYONE AS A TRUE GENTLEMAN. THIS WAS REFLECTED BY THE FACT THAT MOST OF HIS EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL DECADES. HIS WORK ETHIC WAS INSPIRING TO MANY. RARELY TAKING A DAY OFF, HE CONTINUED TO GO TO HIS OFFICE UNTIL RECENTLY. THERE WERE FEW THINGS JOHN ENJOYED MORE THAN SPENDING TIME WITH HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS AND GROWING FAMILY AND HE DESCRIBED HIS SIX GRANDCHILDREN AS HIS “BROOD”. HE WAS MOST AT PEACE IN HIS SOUTHAMPTON HOME, WHERE HE MAINTAINED A RESIDENCE FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS SISTER LYDIA WASSERMAN AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE CAROL, HIS SON ANTHONY, DAUGHTERS DOMINIQUE, DANIELA, AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN TATIANA, ALEXI, KAYDEN, LUCAS, OLIVIA, AND ALEXANDRA. JOHN WILL BE MISSED FOR HIS GENEROSITY, HIS DRY SENSE OF HUMOR, HIS KEEN INTELLECT, AND HIS LOVE OF THE ARTS. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY AS A GREAT FATHER, TEACHER, AND WONDERFUL PROVIDER. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BROCKETT FUNERAL HOME IN SOUTHAMPTON ON SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH, BEGINNING AT 10AM. MEMORIAL DONATIONS TO THE R. JOHN PUNNETT FOUNDATION, 107 LEE AVE., SOUTHAMPTON, NY 11968 WOULD BE APPRECIATED. 1 by Unknown Author

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PUNNETT–R. John. Real Estate developer R. John Punnett died peacefully on Monday, June 6th at his home in Manhattan. He was 89 years old. Born in Zemun, Yugoslavia on February 8, 1927 to Tamara Gert and RAF pilot Schuyler Punnett, John and his…

Published: June 8, 2016 at 09:00PM

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Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know by REBECCA R. RUIZ and VICTOR MATHER

By REBECCA R. RUIZ and VICTOR MATHER

Track and field’s governing body, the I.A.A.F., will announce Friday if Russia’s track and field team will be barred from the Olympics this summer in Rio de Janeiro.

Published: June 16, 2016 at 09:00PM

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ISIS Has Committed Genocide Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, U.N. Panel Says by NICK CUMMING-BRUCE

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE

A commission of inquiry found evidence of mass executions of members of the religious minority.

Published: June 16, 2016 at 09:00PM

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A Hungarian Artist Comes Into His Own by ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Sam Havadtoy’s wanderings took him from communist Europe to New York and Yoko Ono.

Published: June 15, 2016 at 09:00PM

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