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Former U.S. president Bill Clinton encouraged gay rights activists to continue their push to bring down barriers Oct. 25, following recent court victories for gay marriage advocates in the United States.

Bulgaria's women's national volleyball team climbed 14 places and now occupies the 21th position in the FIVB rankings after the World Cup in Italy.

The Bulgarian team came 11th in the final world rankings after winning four matches and losing five, which increased their score to 52 points.

SHENZHEN - Serbia's Viktor Troicki has failed to reach the semi-finals of the Shenzhen ATP tournament after losing to Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 on Friday.

It was Troicki's second career defeat to Giraldo, who previously beat him in Hertogenbosch in 2010.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has vowed to contribute to deepening EU's relations with Colombia at a meeting with his counterpart Juan Manuel Santos at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

Around 120 million girls around the world, close to one in 10, have been raped or sexually assaulted by the time they turn 20, a new UN report has found.
      
In a global study of violence against children, the child welfare agency UNICEF reveals that one fifth of all murder victims are children and adolescents under age 20.
      

An Argentine couple danced their way to first place in the stage competition at the 12th annual World Tango Championship, where a same-sex pair also took home a top prize for the first time.
      

NOVI SAD - The 9th International Novi Sad Literature Festival was opened in the central city square in Novi Sad with a speech by President of Matica Srpska, professor and poet Dragan Stanic, on Tuesday evening.

A Venezuelan woman with 1.7 kilos of cocaine hidden in her breast implants was arrested at Madrid airport after arriving on a flight from Colombia, police said Friday.
      
"During a check of passengers from a plane from Bogota, the gestures and behaviour of a supposed tourist raised the suspicions of narcotics agents," they said in a statement.
      

The Panama Canal, one of the 20th century's greatest engineering triumphs, celebrates 100 years Friday, facing competition from rival projects and delays in the expansion aimed at ensuring its 21st-century relevance.
      

World Cup sensation James Rodriguez is in line to make his Real Madrid debut when the European champions tackle Europa League winners Sevilla in Tuesday's all-Spanish UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff.