News archive of March 2016

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Bulgarian government adopted a set of rules aimed at improving the application of the Public Procurement Act.

These measures are taken to avoid cases in which politicians have to halt public tenders due to suspicions for the lack of transparency and irregularities in the selection process.

Balkan countries such as Bulgaria and Croatia are an "important link" in the activity of terrorists in Europe, Newsweek Serbia says in a recent investigation, citing data from French police and intelligence sources.

The Turkish General Staff has categorically denied allegations that some members of the military allegedly linked to the Fethullah Gülen movement were planning a coup d'état, underlining it has launched a legal action against unspecified media outlets over reports it said were damaging morale, as Turkey faces an almost unprecedented combination of national security threats. 

The Turkish General Staff has categorically denied allegations that some members of the military allegedly linked to the Fethullah Gülen movement were planning a coup d'état, according to a written statement issued March 31.

The UN court will deliver its verdict on Thursday in the trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj, who is accused of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.

Garry Johnson took a picture of the fountain on Easter Sunday that seems to take the shape of Jesus Christ. The photo is being shared all over social media not only because of its resemblance, but because it happened on the day that many celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Six people, including one Turkish national, were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked a minibus carrying workers to a Turkish-run hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu on March 30, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said. 

The gunmen, who were in a car, opened fire at the minibus as it passed in Mogadishu's Hodan district. 

In the minds of most people Japan and innovative technology are synonymous concepts. And rightly so, because the Japanese rarely fail to deliver when it comes to new inventions. The latest incredible one is a fork that tastes like salt! The fork has a special button that when pressed will releases an electrical discharge creating the sensation on the taste buds of salt.

Russia will take the necessary military measures in response to the increase in the presence of NATO forces in Europe, especially in the East of the continent.

This has been stated by Russia's Permanent Representative to NATO Aleksandr Grushko, who added that Moscow's response will be "adequate and effective."

The global governing body of football, FIFA and its European branch UEFA have threatened Greece with expelling all its clubs and the Greek national football team from all international competitions, after a meeting between their representatives in Athens and Greek Deputy Minister for Sports Stavros Kontonis came to an impasse.