New York city is to host a five-month festival of theatre, film, music and dance from seven Central and Eastern European countries celebrating the part played by the arts in the demise of Communist dictatorship.

There are reports of a new gambling game in Bulgaria that has drivers and pedestrians proceeding with extreme caution through city intersections.

Tony Blinken, national security adviser to Vice President Biden, said that leaders in Warsaw, Bucharest and Prague should think less of what the U.S. can do for them and more about what they can do with the United States.

The United States government is forking over $100 million to build new military bases in Bulgaria and Romania. Last month, the Obama administration ended plans to construct missile-defense shields in other parts of eastern Europe.

A Syrian who was seeking asylum and was held in a Bulgarian detention center near Sofia died in early October. The man succumbed to illness and other detainees claim officials denied the man the medical treatment he had requested.

The second Niš Investment Forum - NIF09 was held on 9th October, with the title “Preparing the future – today’s challenge for tomorrow’s benefit”.

A British woman who allegedly kept three children as slaves in her US home has entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. The charges include two counts of felony child abuse and three felony counts of involuntary servitude.

The Skills@Work Challenge is a national and international competition to encourage young people to use their skills in enterprising and innovative ways, ultimately increasing their employability and entrepreneurial flair

When I visited the World Refugee Day celebration that was held in Minneapolis on June 20, one of the people I met was Therese Gales, the Public Affairs Manager with the American Refugee Committee (ARC).

Julian Tzolov, a former Credit Suisse Group AG broker, who faces charges of security fraud and bail jumping for illegally selling subprime mortgages, has been arrested in Spain following an international manhunt.