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Four killed in PKK attacks in Turkey's southeast
Two soldiers, a police officer and a civilian were killed on Sept. 29 in separate attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in the southeastern provinces of Hakkari and Batman.
The Turkish army was conducting an operation to defuse an improvised explosion device placed on Hakkari?s Tuhi Bridge located on the Yüksekova-?emdinli highway at around 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 29.
Bulgarian Police Detains British Citizen for Stealing Forklift, Attacking Officers
Bulgarian police detained on Tuesday a 26-year-old British MMA fighter for stealing a forklift, crashing into two vehicles and attacking police officers in the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach.
The British citizen stole the forklift from a warehouse and crashed into two vehicles.
Luckily no people were injured in the collisions.
Japan helps Serbia and Macedonia cope with migrant crisis
The government of Japan adopted a decision to donate USD 2 million worth of aid to Serbia and Macedonia for tackling problems caused by the migrant crisis.
This was announced by Japanese Ambassador in Belgrade Juichi Takahara.
G7, Gulf states pledge $1.8 billion for UN refugee aid
The G7 group of leading economies, European countries and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding on Sept.29 for UN aid agencies struggling with the worst refugee crisis in 70 years.
Bulgaria Still 54th in WEF Global Competitiveness Ranking
Bulgaria has retained the 54th position it has had since last year in the World Economic Forum's competitiveness ranking, a WEF report reads.
WEF data shows Bulgaria's economy is currently outperforming six other EU member states which include Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus, Croatia, and Greece.
Neighboring Romania, another EU member, comes a spot up (53rd).
Snowden joins Twitter, follows NSA
Former US intelligence contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden joined Twitter Sept. 29, picking up more than a quarter of a million followers on the social network in just over two hours.
Turkish workers kidnapped in Iraq have been released: Turkish PM
Sixteen Turkish workers abducted four weeks ago by armed militants in Iraq have been released and are with embassy officials, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said on his Twitter account on Sept. 30.
Djuric "does not believe NATO agreed to Kosovo army"
Marko Djuric say he does not believe "in the truthfulness" of Hashim Thaci's statement about NATO's agreement for Pristina to form an army in Kosovo.
We need a debt-restructuring deal to return to markets soon, Tsipras said to WSJ
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras talked to The Wall Street Journal about the future goal of Greece which is to return to bond markets soon.
Kosovo Massacre Survivor Fights To Regain Home
Shyhrete Berisha is continuing her long legal battle to win back the family home that her late husband's relatives took from her after her family were slaughtered.
Trilateral Contact Group Agrees on Withdrawal of Weapons in Eastern Ukraine
The Working Group on Security of the Trilateral Contact Group, which involves representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, reached an agreement on Tuesday on the withdrawal of tanks and other weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine.
The latest agreement supplements the Minsk ceasefire accords, which were signed in February.
Greek govt circular lifts pension age, as pension rate drops
Greek Deputy Labor and Social Security Minister Tassos Petropoulos left open the possiblity of lifting the retirement age in Greece to over 67 years in a circular that outlines a number of changes for those retiring after July 1, 2015.
Kosovo, Serbia Clinch New Deal on Diplomas
Kosovo and Serbia agreed on Tuesday on the mutual recognition of university diplomas, which Kosovo hopes will improve the job prospects of ethnic Albanians in Serbia.
Hotels Flourish as Sarajevo Changes its Image
Bosnia's tourist bosses and entrepreneurs are rubbing their hands in delight after another successful summer season, which brought a significant bump in the number of domestic and foreign visitors - and more income, naturally.
Romanians Split Over Anti-Communist Cross
Romania's Senate last week adopted adopt a new law condemning communist totalitarianism, which includes the drafting of a report and the establishment of the National Museum of Communist Totalitarianism in Bucharest, early next year.