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Turkey's block on access to Twitter violated freedom of expression and individual rights, the Turkish constitutional court said on Wednesday. 

This is the most significant legal challenge yet to a ban which caused public uproar and international condemnation, comments Reuters.

A new powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rattled northern Chile late on Wednesday.

The Wednesday quake was located 19 kilometers south of Iquique at a depth of 40 kilometers, the U.S Geological Survey said.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified on Wednesday the Russian-Serbian agreement on the status of military cemeteries, which created the legal basis for the maintenance of Russian military cemeteries, monuments and memorials in the territory of Serbia, the Kremlin website released.

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Germany is footing much of the bill for Greece's 237 billion euro bailout but Athens-trained dentist Aristomenis Syngelakis feels no gratitude; Berlin owes his country billions in reparations for Nazi crimes during World War Two, he says.

Currently, 65% of the water in Bulgaria's water supply networks is lost, according to Minister of Regional Development Desislava Terzieva.

There are more than 75,000 water pipes on the territory of the country, Terzieva said at the presentation of the management and development of the water sector strategy, BNGES reports.

BELGRADE – Serbia is at the top of long-term political and economic priorities for the Czech Republic, Zeljko Sertic, president of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), said while opening a Serbia-Czech business forum, attended by the President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman, on Wednesday.

Bulgarians in Germany who are unable to find a job amount to 10 000, according to data revealing migration trends of EU citizens.

The share of unemployed Europeans in the country has gone up 5.3% over the past year, German website Local.de has reported.

EU calls for Serbian media sector to be better regulated

BRUSSELS -- Poor condition of the media sector in Serbia is caused by a lack of regulation and clear market rules, said participants of a panel on freedom of the media.

“Speak Up, Serbia” was held on Tuesday at the European Parliament (EP).

Greece’s courts will not be open between May 15 and 28 due to the local and European Parliament elections, Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou said on Tuesday.

Any hearings not completed by May 15 will be continued from May 29.

BRUSSELS - The Serbian representatives in Brussels voiced the "principled position" that Serbia does not want to take any steps that would lead to an erosion of its relations with the Russian Federation, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said late Monday, stressing that no objection was made to the stance, which resulted in "no particular discussion."