BULGARIA The Bulgarian Government has voted Wednesday for the creation of a specialized center “Transplantations Fund” which will assist those in need. The total sum that is needed to cover the transplantations in Bulgaria amounts to BGN 96 M, Health Minister, Bozhidar Nanev, reported Wednesday after the Council of Ministers …

MOSCOW, Russia Insurgents arrested in the turbulent North Caucasus region should be tried elsewhere in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, part of a series of moves to tackle a growing wave of attacks. In a tough speech to security officials following a bomb attack on a police station …

PRISTINA, Kosovo The head of the Islamic Community of Kosovo, ICK, claims that a number of Arab states will recognise Kosovo shortly. “I cannot be certain when, but […] in the remaining part of the year, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen and Oman will recognise Kosovo’s independence,” Naim Ternava was quoted by …