May 5 (Bloomberg) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called on about 500 mutineers at a military base near the central city of Gori to surrender and said talks are under way with the organizers of the rebellion. “This is a serious challenge, and we accept this challenge,” Saakashvili said today …

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has opened a UNESCO International conference on Monday in Sofia. The ‘International Conference on the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity – a Response to Globalization’ is part of the visit to Bulgaria of UNESCO’s executive council members. The executive council members …

After nearly two years of silence, Skopje’s central municipality finally revealed details of the controversial ten million euros project for erecting several grandiose bronze monuments, including a giant statue of Alexander the Great. The statue of Alexander the Great, that will be erected in the city’s main square and show …