APPARENTLY Ireland is going to recognise Kosovo’s independence.

A SALES war among a proliferation of rifle ranges in Bulgaria is attracting increasing numbers of Irish criminal gangs for target practice, as reported in yesterday’s Irish Examiner.

Bulgaria, Greece and Russia signed an agreement today for the construction of a long-awaited oil pipeline that will funnel Russian oil directly to south-eastern Europe – bypassing Turkey’s busy Bosporus strait.

Bolton’s UEFA Cup first round away leg against Lokomotiv Plovdiv has been switched to the city of Burgas.