Sarajevo – The European Commission has halted projects for Bosnia and Herzegovina worth €50 million, until Sarajevo cancels or refunds taxes on grants and donations.

 European markets opened lower on Monday, adding to sell-offs that raced across Asia, including a near-13 percent plunge of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, as investors sold amid deepening fears of a global recession.

After the killing of journalist Ivo Pukanic, the question being asked in Croatia is whether organized crime has won its battle with the state, or will this be an opportunity for institutions to start fully working, as they did in a few quickly resolved cases this week?

The Parliament at its 27th session Monday will resume the debate on draft law on changes and supplements to the Electoral Code.

The main index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange Sofix fell by 8,44% on Friday closing at 548,02, which equals its Summer 2004 level.

Iran has deplored the violation of the rights of three kidnapped Iranian diplomats by US forces in Iraq, calling for their release.

Syria condemns a deadly US raid on its soil as “serious aggression” while Washington says the attack was meant to send a message to Damascus .

TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Iran from November 1 to attend a Joint Commission meeting during which the two countries are likely to sign three agreements and explore ways of improving trade and transit infrastructure.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is often laid low by overwork and exhaustion but has gone on to make a full recovery, the culture minister said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sent a message of good wishes to the ailing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and prayed for speedy recovery of his health.