IMF chief avoids charges in French payout scandal
Paris. IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister, AFP reports.

Sixth night of Stockholm riots as Britain, US issue warnings
Stockholm. Stockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the hotspots, AFP informs.

ICT Infrastructure 2005-2013: vectors of IT development
Sofia. In an interview with CIO magazine, Tsvetanka Georgieva, Head of IT department at CEZ Bulgaria, said the information and communication environment of CEZ Group companies thoroughly had changed since the privatization of the company’s utilities in 2005.