22-year-old Bulgaria motocross competitor dies in incident during championship in Romania
Zarnesti. 22-year-old Bulgarian motocross competitor Dobromir Dobrev has died after an incident during the Eastern European Motocross Championship in Romania, Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation President Bogdan Nikolov told FOCUS News Agency.

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.