Bulgaria: Socialists in the lead for European Parliament
Published: 20 May, 2007, 15:46
According to exit polls, the ruling Socialists are in the lead in Bulgaria's first election for the European Parliament which saw a low turnout highlighting the frustration felt by many Bulgarians living with widespread corruption and poverty.
Bulgaria and neighbouring Romania joined the EU in January following a last-minute rush to reform Communist-era judiciary and state institutions.
20.05.2007, 07:17
Interview with Sergey ChapninSergey Chapnin, the executive editor of the religious newspaper Tserkovny Vestnik, joined Russia Today to comment on the recent re-unification of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. |
20.05.2007, 16:38
Tskhinvali and Tbilisi blame each other for gunfireSouth Ossetian authorities are blaming Georgia for a three-day bombardment of their territory. South Ossetia is a post-Soviet breakaway republic, which became de facto independent after a war with Georgia in the early 1990s. |
