Human behavior
EU parliament graft suspect Kaili to be released from custody
Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption, is to be released from custody and placed under house arrest, while still facing charges, federal prosecutors and her lawyer's office said on Wednesday.
The 44-year-old Greek Socialist is accused of accepting bribes from Qatar in one of the biggest corruption scandals to hit European Union institutions.
Bulgarian Hoteliers' Revenue Jumped 70% in February
More tourists, more overnight stays, mainly in hotels of a higher category, and a significant increase in the income of hoteliers, reports the National Statistical Institute in February.
Our home, our city
Are issues related to life in our cities ever going to be on the political parties' pre-elections agendas? Do political decisions determine what life is like in our cities or not?
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Police detain more than 130 in major forex scam op
Istanbul police's anti-cybercrimes unit has conducted a large-scale simultaneous operation against 153 suspects at 88 addresses regarding forex investment fraud and has detained 132 people.
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Montenegro Accused of Failing to Confront Police Brutality
For years, Montenegro has been dogged by reports of torture as a tool of police interrogation. Its response has been woefully inadequate, rights groups say.
Bogus Degrees: Romania Finds Academic Plagiarism Hard to Eradicate
Rooted in the communist era, the politicisation of education remains widespread in Romania, fostering a culture of cheating and deception that's proving tough to root out.
Teen violence on the curriculum
The authorities and society have long lost the right to plead innocence and to dismiss as "isolated" all these incidents of teenage violence, all the bullying in an out of school, acts that capture the stereotypically "shocked" public's attention for a few days every time they occur.
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Daria Trepova accused of terrorism
"Daria Trepova is accused of having committed a criminal offense under Article 205. 3 paragraph 'b' of the Criminal Code, part 4 of Article 222.1 (terrorist act committed by an organized group resulting in premeditated murder); illegal carrying of explosive devices, carried out by an organized group", the department announced.
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After fatal Greek train crash, a campus simmers with rage
A month after 12 students at Greece's largest university were killed in a train crash, messages of grief across the campus are tinged with rage.
"This crime will not be forgotten," a note on a makeshift memorial at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki reads.
Holiday bookings start to pick up
Holiday bookings have started to pick up at the end of March after both local and foreign holidaymakers either delayed or cancelled travel plans in the wake of the devastating earthquakes in early February.
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