Israeli troops in Golan return fire from Syria: army
Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defense Forces statement said Tuesday, cited by AFP.

6.0 quake off Russia's far-east Kamchatka coastline: USGS
Moscow. A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported, striking at a depth of 33 kilometres (20 miles).

Bulgaria will obviously have to reconsider the shale gas moratorium: Prof. Atanas Tasev
Sofia. Commenting on recent data released by the European Commission (EC) over the price of gas being among the highest in the EU in Bulgaria, in an interview with the BNR, energy expert Prof. Atanas Tasev stated that this is quite natural as Bulgaria is yet lacking gas interconnectors with neighboring countries and alternative routes for gas deliveries. He noted that the U.S. is currently the leader in global gas production mostly because of shale gas extraction. Bulgaria will obviously have to reconsider the shale gas mo