Philippines

A group of intellectuals and deputies are preparing to visit the Philippines, as part of their recent tour of countries where conflict resolution has been used to diffuse political tension.

Two police officers are among five men arrested in Athens on Thursday for watching videos of children being sexually abused that were being streamed live from the Philippines, the state-run Athens-Macedonia News Agency reported on Friday.

Chinese ships steamed June 10 toward waters near Hawaii to participate for the first time in the world’s largest naval exercises hosted by Washington - a rare opportunity to build trust with the U.S. and regional rivals including the Philippines and Japan.

The Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History in Bucharest opened an exhibition of live tropical butterfly exhibition on Sunday; a museum's release informed AGERPRES that the rare 'Butterfly World' event will stage exotic species from southeastern Asia, Central and South America, and equatorial Africa until the end of August.

Nathan Gill, a newly-elected MEP from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) admitted to employing "dozens" of workers from Eastern Europe and the Philippines.

Though saying he understood "this could look bad" against the background of UKIP's anti-immigration messages (targeting mostly East European newcomers to Britain), he was firm his actions did not contravene party policies.

11 Bulgarians were arrested by the State Agency for National Security (DANS) for draining credit cards through skimming devices.

4 of the 11 Bulgarians who were arrested had European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued against them, according to a media statement of DANS.

Bulgarian police have detained 10 people in connection with credit card frauds, as part of a special operation.

The operation codenamed "Lyon" was conducted in Varna, Razgrad, and Silistra, where 29 suspected addresses were checked, Standartnews revealed.

A new 10-year agreement will grant the US military greater access to bases across the Philippines except the right to bring nuclear weapons there.

The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement would give US forces temporary access to selected military camps and allow them to pre-position fighter jets and ships.

Bulgaria has the eighth cheapest local beer in the world, shows a survey of the Global Post website, based on data of UN Office of Drugs and Crime. 

A half-liter bottle of locally produced beer in Bulgaria costs USD 0.77. It is the cheapest in Vietnam – USD 0.59 and most expensive in Iran – USD 7.24. In the Czech republic, known for its quality lager, a bottle costs USD 0.70.

Bulgaria is among the top 15 countries worldwide in terms of greatest manufacturing growth potential.

Bulgaria was ranked 7th in the 'High Growth Locations' category based on Costs, Risks and Conditions parameters, in a Manufacturing Index report by Cushman&Wakefield (C&W) commercial real estate services company.