EU bans three pesticides blamed for mass bee deaths
Brussels. The European Commission confirmed its decision to ban the use of 3 pesticides that are harmful to bees, BNR reports. The two-year ban will come into force on December 1, 2013.nio

Court hearing postponed for Boston bomb suspect
Washington. A first court hearing for Boston Marathon bomb suspect Djokhar Tsarnaev has been pushed back to from July 2 to July 10, prosecutors announced on Friday.

Bus and car collide in Borovets resort, S. Bulgaria
Sofia. A car traveling from Borovets mountain report to the southern town of Samokov has entered the lane for oncoming traffic and collided with a bus transporting school leavers heading to the resort, the press center of Sofia District Police Directorate told FOCUS News Agency.