Dispute resolution

Negotiations over Cyprus should concetrate on specific issues and not "waste time" with general talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reportedly said on Friday, speaking at a conference in Istanbul.

This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediation within the membership of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

More than half of Bulgarian students aged between 13 and 15 were victims of harassment or violence in and around school, according to a UNICEF study, and the problem is serious among other age groups. In this connection, begins a campaign aimed at reducing tolerance of violence in society against and recognizing its different types.

Seven out of ten children in Bulgaria are victims of violence in their families. 60% of this violence is due to parents' claims to their behavior and assessments at school. The data is from a study conducted by the Syndicate of Bulgarian Teachers and Interior Ministry, FOCUS reports.

As many as 16 nongovernmental organisations have signed a public letter wherein they voice their resentment at the violence manifested in the Victoriei Square.

The latest developments in the Macedonian issue would be positive - opening the way toward the end of a chronic and dangerous problem - if the country's political forces were not trapped in automatic modes of behavior and mutual distrust.

They came from a place of heartbreak to claim their spot in history: Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and supporters, rallying across the United States for tougher laws to fight gun violence.

More children than ever before live in conflict zones and are threatened with death and violence, the charity Save the Children said. The most dangerous places for young people are Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.

The rate of armed violence committed by individuals in Turkey increased by 28 percent in 2017 when compared with the previous year, according to a report by Umut Foundation, established with the sole purpose of battling individual armed violence in Turkey.

Authorities are investigating after unknown individuals slashed the tires and spray-painted slogans on a car belonging to a university professor in northern Greece.