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Russia's President Vladimir Putin admitted that the “little green men” who seized strategic points in Crimea in March were Russian troops. 

Two thirds of the rebel fighters in Syria are citizens of European countries, says a report of the London-based International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. 

According to the report, entitled "Greenbirds: Measuring importance and influence in Syrian Foreign Fighter Networks'", around 10% of the foreign fighters are from Eastern Europe, Bulgaria included. 

Politics are being played out in the world that are aiming to divide Russians and Ukrainians, who are virtually "the same people", Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Algerians are casting their ballots on Thursday in a presidential vote that might lead Abdelaziz Bouteflika to become head of state for the fifth time.

Security has been stepped up across the country, with over 260 000 policemen protecting the 50 000 polling booths, Al Jazeera has reported.

Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will play against the world number 6 David Ferrer in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

US energy giant Chevron has obtained a new permit by Romania which allows it to look for shale gas in a fifth potential deposit.

Chevron could now start drilling in Urdes, a village that lies in the eastern district of Vaslui, Dnevnik.bg has reported, citing reports by Romania's Mediafax.

Manuel Valls, who became France's new Prime Minister in April, announced a series of austerity measures to reduce public spending.

He said some EUR 21 B would be saved in 2015 under a plan decreasing pensions, social benefits and healthcare expenditures.

Cuba's parliament has approved a new law that seeks to make the country more attractive for foreign investors, Wednesday.

The text was published in the government's Official Gazette and will take effect in late June, according to international media reports.

Some 287 passengers from the capsized ferry off the coast of South Korea are still missing more than 24 hours after the accident.

The death toll was now confirmed at nine with dozens more injured, and the number is expected to grow because the missing have now spent more than a day either trapped in the ferry or in the cold seawater.

The European Parliament is due to vote a resolution aimed at halting construction of the South Stream gas pipeline project.

EP's move will come as a response to the ongoing destabilization in Ukraine, in which Kiev and the West argue Russia has a role, the Bulgarian National Radio has reported.