Afghan suicide attack kills at least 11: police
Mazar-i-Sharif. A suicide bomber struck outside government buildings in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 11 people including a senior local politician, police said, cited by AFP.

Book publishing crisis started in 2009 in Bulgaria and continuous slowdown registered until 2012: association chief
Sofia. The crisis in book publishing in Bulgaria started in the middle of 2009 and a continuous slowdown was registered until 2012, Veselin Todorov, chairman of the Managing Council of Bulgarian Book Association, said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency.

Irish Times: Netanyahu says further strikes on Syria a possibility
Dublin. Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has made it clear that additional strikes on Syria are a distinct possibility, despite warnings from Damascus that such actions could spark a war, the Irish Times reported.