by Associated Press Europe News Digest Associated Press - 16 February 2015 07:26-05:00 LONDON (AP) — TOP STORIES FROM EUROPE AT 1225 GMT UKRAINE LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists are persisting around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week. By Petr Josek. SENT: 580 words, photos. DENMARK-SHOOTINGS COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen are facing a court hearing as Danes mourn the victims of a shooting spree that authorities said may have been inspired by last month's terror attacks in Paris. By Jan M. Olsen and Karl Ritter. SENT: 540 words, photos. EUROPE-UKRAINE-RUSSIA BRUSSELS— The European Union has added 19 more individuals, including a Russian deputy minister of defense, on its sanctions list for their actions linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine. SENT: 220 words, photos. EUROPE-JEWS PARIS — Faced with images of overturned tombstones and yet another deadly attack at a European Jewish site, French leaders are countering calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration with their own plea to the Jewish community. By Lori Hinnant. SENT: 360 words, photos. GREECE-BAILOUT BRUSSELS — Greece's radical left government and its European creditors are heading into new talks on the debt-heavy country's stuttering bailout program, but expectations are low despite a fast-approaching deadline for some kind of deal. SENT: 500 words, photos. FRANCE-STRAUSS-KAHN PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn has testified to having orgies while he was managing the world financial crisis, to being "rough" with his sexual "conquests," and to needing sex with exceptional frequency. But no obvious evidence has emerged during a prostitution trial in northern France that he did anything illegal. As the trial enters its third and final week, it is looking increasingly likely that the onetime presidential contender will walk away with a clean criminal record. By Philippe Sotto and Angela Charlton. SENT: 830 words, photos. News Topics: General news, Shootings, War and unrest, Violent crime, Crime People, Places and Companies: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Europe, France, Copenhagen, United Kingdom, Russia, Ukraine, Paris, Western Europe, Denmark, Eastern Europe Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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