UNITED NATIONS – Georgia’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, Alexander Lomaya, has presented his credentials to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Lomaya has been in New York since the beginning of February, but until Tuesday’s official ceremony did not have the right to vote in the UN as a …

BUCHAREST, Romania: Media freedom groups criticized Romanian government plans that would allow people to sue for libel on behalf of the dead. The groups said draft legislation would limit press freedoms amid a continuing struggle between journalists and authorities since Romania threw off communism 20 years ago. Some journalists have …

Sofia. The Bulgarian government and its board of international councellors, headed by former French premier Dominique de Villepin, said Wednesday they would call on EU experts to help the country fight corruption more effectively. “The proposal to reinforce cooperation with both the European Commission and with the member states by …