The only way out of Shabunda is to walk 350 km to Bukavu through the jungle or to fly. Residents do not have the money to fly. Many of them live and die without leaving Shabunda. Goods here can cost up to four times more than elsewhere in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Residents...
The Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, stated at the NATO summit in Chicago that the country will participate in financing the Afghan security forces with $500 000 per year after 2014.
On 21 May, Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet, keeping several key ministers, including finance, foreign and defence, at their posts, but also replacing the most unpopular ones.
Bulgaria, Turkey and Qatar will create a joint project company to build a speed road with starting point town of Rousse (borderingRomania) to Svilengrad (bordering Turkey and Greece), the details to be settled in the next few days.