Turkish Leader Dogan: I Have 40 Bulgarian Munciplaities (Novinite.com)
The leader of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, Ahmed Dogan, voted in the city of Kardzhali Sunday. Dogan, who is also the DPS majority leader in the southern city, was met by a huge crowd of reporters including Turkish media.
Turkish Leader Dogan: I Have 40 Bulgarian Munciplaities (Novinite.com)
The leader of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, Ahmed Dogan. Photo by BGNES
Explorer: Tasting Slovenian Cuisine Right at the Source (International Herald Tribune)
The Karst, in the country s southwest region, is known for its gastronomic heritage and family farms that welcome travelers.
Iran says released detained Greek journalist (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran said on Sunday it had released a Greek journalist covering Iran’s disputed presidential election for the Washington Times, state television reported.
Crime and crisis focus of Bulgarian election (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bulgarians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election they hope will restart reforms to combat endemic corruption and heal an economy severely damaged by the global crisis.
Iran releases Greek reporter (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran has released a Greek journalist that had been held for more than two weeks following the disputed presidential election, Iran’s state television reported Sunday.
Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unity (AP via Yahoo! News)
The spiritual leaders of the Orthodox Christian churches in Istanbul and Russia led Sunday prayers together in a show of unity after years of jostling for influence.
Outgoing Croatian premier blames EU, Slovenia for ‘lunatic theatre’ (EARTHtimes.org)
Zagreb – Outgoing Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader blamed the European Union for allowing Slovenia to create a lunatic theatre to block his country’s path to European Union membership, local media said. Sanader, who stunningly resigned his post …
Recession could boost Bosnia micro-credit sector (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The micro-credit sector in Bosnia, a cornerstone of recovery from the country’s devastating war, is tipped to emerge even stronger from the global recession.
Bulgarian voters expected to punish government (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to deal a blow to the corruption-tainted governing coalition, which many blame for failing to protect the Balkan country from the global economic downturn.
