News archive of November 2015

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” in Turkey. No sooner did theruling Justice and Development Party (AKP party) take back a majority in parliament that Erdogan focused on his priority, that is none other than a revision of the Turkish Constitution .

The Turkish lira and stocks soared Nov. 2 after the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was returned to power in a stunning weekend election victory.   

The Turkish lira and stocks soared on Nov. 2 after President's Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's Justice and Development Party (AKP) was returned to power in a stunning weekend election victory.

China will prosecute the former editor-in-chief of the official Communist Party publication in the violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang on charges of corruption after he expressed doubt about government policies, the paper said on Nov. 2. 

Hundreds have died in the last few years in Xinjiang unrest blamed by the government on Islamist militants. 

Four proposals for non-performing (so-called “red”) loans have been place on the table by banks after the Euroepan Central Bank’s stress tests calculated that these loans amount to 107 billion euros.

The ECB’s recent stress tests showed that Greece’s four banks are in need of 14.4 billion euros to cover their capital needs. Banks now have a deadline until Friday, November 6, to send their plans and start a series of discussions and meetings with foreign investors already participating in their portfolios so as to cover their needs.

Despite pleas from the state ombudsman for children's rights, politicians campaigning for this weekend's parliamentary elections have been seeking to endear themselves to the public by posing for photographs with children.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday offered his condolences to Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

Vucic in this way reacted to the news that a Russian passenger jet had crashed in Egypt, killing all 224 people on board.

Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona will visit Bulgaria next year to participate in the show celebrating the 50th birthday of one of the greatest Bulgarian footballers Hristo Stoichkov.

Stoichkov, who is the only Bulgarian to have been awarded the Ballon d'Or, is preparing a spectacular show for his birthday, the Bulgarian National Television informs.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the UN to create the position of a special representative of the secretary- general for the Safety of Journalists.

The initiative was launched to mark November 2, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (IDEI).