Nine soldiers killed in Colombia rebel attack
Bogota. Nine soldiers were killed and six wounded in an attack the government blamed Wednesday on the ELN, Colombia's second largest leftist guerrilla group, AFP reports.

Low voter turnout in European Parliament elections risky for the EU
Sofia. In an interview for BNR, Mr Vihar Georgiev, Professor of European Studies at Sofia University, commented on European Parliament (EP) elections and EU citizens’ motivation to vote.

Friends of Syria demands withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fighters: Reuters
Amman. The Friends of Syrian alliance called on Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah ally on Thursday to withdraw fighters immediately from Syrian territory and described their armed presence in the country as a threat to regional stability, Reuters reports.