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Quake Reported South Of Greece, No Casualties

An earthquake of at least 5.9 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Greece on Wednesday and was felt as far away as Cairo in Egypt, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, officials said. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck at 0930 GMT, 170 km …

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Tight Albania vote count shows tense race still on

Albania’s ruling Democratic Party led their main left-wing rivals by four seats on Wednesday but do not yet have enough seats to form a government with 98 percent of votes counted from Sunday’s parliamentary election.

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Bulgaria needs no IMF bailout aid: minister

SOFIA Bulgaria does not need a bailout aid agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local press reported Wednesday, citing the Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski. 

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