Bulgarian PM to hand copy of binding of Cherepish Gospel to Pope Francis
Vatican City. Bulgarian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov has an audience with Pope Francis on May 24, announced the government’s press center.

Shale gas bubble will burst within 2-4 years
Brussels. The current shale gas boom which has bathed the US economy in cheap energy will soon go bust, a former gas industry geologist has told EurActiv.

EU must extend Syria arms embargo: Oxfam
London. EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels next week must extend the arms embargo on Syria and push for a political solution to the country's civil war, British-based charity Oxfam said Friday, quoted by AFP.