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• Greek police arrest 3 human traffickers, free 7 captives
  Greek police say they have arrested three men of Pakistani origin for keeping seven people, including an Afghan family of four whom they had helped cross into Greece, hostage and demanding money to release them
• Greens win mayoral runoffs in 3 west German cities
  Candidates for the environmentalist Greens have won mayoral runoff votes in three west German cities, underscoring the party’s strength a year before national elections
• Romania's ruling party upbeat after municipal elections
  Exit polls published in Romania after voting ended in the country’s municipal elections indicate that the balance of power in European Union member state is unlikely to shift in the next general election set for Dec. 6
• Russian dissident Navalny recovering faster than expected
  One of Alexei Navalny's aides says the Russian opposition leader is recovering from a suspected assassination attempt last month faster than expected
• 100,000 march in Belarus capital, mocking 'the naked king'
  Protests also took place in nine other cities, underlining the widespread anger.
• Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister
  Mali’s transitional president has appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Moctar Ouane, as the West African nation’s prime minister days after being sworn into office