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Liberal head Klaus Iohannis dedicated his win in Sunday's presidential elections to the Romanians and stressed Romania 'has built up strength to get well'.

A Scottish cyclist has won many hearts in Turkey after she interrupted her world tour to save an injured stray dog.

34-year-old sprint cyclist Ishbel Taromsari arrived in the western Turkish province of Balıkesir, four months after she left France for a world tour with her bicycle and only 3.5 British pounds per day for her expenses covered by a sponsor. 

Bulgaria's Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov became father of a boy on Saturday.

The news first appeared on PM Boyko Borisov's official Facebook page.

"We have the first baby in the government," Borisov wrote. "The Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov today became father of a boy and treated us on the happy occasion. May the entire family be healthy!"

As many as 62 out of Bulgaria's 240 lawmakers have promised to donate their October salaries for a cause at the end of a campaign to save a child's life.

Betina Terzieva, a young girl, wrote earlier an open letter to MPs calling on them to give their first money as lawmakers to help Slavi Edrev, a child that has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and needs treatment.

The candidate in this week's presidential election of the electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) - the Conservative Party (PC), Victor Ponta, on Thursday posted on his Facebook page a message for the Christians celebrating St John Chrysostom.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly tricking dozens of women into giving him access to their computers, from which he stole personal data, including intimate photos and videos.

The man, who was not named, is alleged to have conned 116 women between May 2013 and October 2014.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Nov. 10 he was ready to study a UN plan to "freeze" fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said.
      
"President Assad has been informed by (UN envoy Staffan) de Mistura of the main points of his initiative," said the statement issued after the two men held talks in Damascus.
      

Prime Minister Victor Ponta commented data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) by saying that they make possible repeating his commitment the government would not have to raise taxes and could cut the VAT for some types of foodstuff.

A 13-year-old Syrian in Turkey is training to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the BBC reported on Nov. 6. “If they ask me to attack Turkey and give me a holy order, I would do it,” the boy was quoted as saying in the report.

MEP Monica Macovei, also a candidate in the recent first round of the presidential election, on Tuesday asked for Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean be dismissed from office for the incidents in the voting process conducted for Romanians abroad.