Man with criminal record shot dead in Southwest Bulgaria (ROUNDUP)
Sofia. A 34-year-old man was murdered in the southwest town of Pernik overnight. The victim – 34-year-old Ventsislav “Mechan” Dimitrov, had a criminal record for safe-blowing, car thefts, blackmailing, racketeering.

Croatians vote in local polls ahead of EU entry
Zagreb. Croatians cast ballots on Sunday for municipal officials in a vote seen as a test for the centre-left government and its austerity policies, six weeks ahead of the former Yugoslav republic's EU entry, AFP reported.

MRF is biggest winner in Bulgaria’s elections: Yane Yanev
Sofia. “The biggest winner in the Bulgarian early parliamentary elections is the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF),” said Yane Yanev, leader of the Order, Law and Justice (OLJ) party, speaking at a press conference , FOCUS news Agency.