UK’s Cameron marks India massacre
UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited the site of the infamous 1919 Amritsar massacre by British troops in India on Wednesday — but those hoping he might apologize for the atrocity were disappointed.
NATO and Afghan forces kill 25 insurgents
At least 25 insurgents and 3 of their commanders dead, Afghan and coalition officials said.
Bulgaria Government Resigns After Nationwide Protests Over High Electricity Prices
SOFIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s government resigned from office on Wednesday after nationwide protests against high electricity prices, joining a long list of European administrations felled by austerity. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov had tried to calm protests by sacking his finance minister, pledging to cut power prices and punish foreign-owned companies but the measures failed to defuse discontent and protests continued on Tuesday. Many Bulgarians are deeply unhappy over high energy costs, power monopolies, low living standards and corruption in the European Union’s poorest country. Twenty-five people were taken to hospital after protesters clashed with police late on Tuesday. “I will not participate in a government under which police are beating people,” Borisov said as he announced his resignation on Wednesday. The premier did not say if a parliamentary election scheduled for July would now be brought forward. Borisov has said the electricity distribution licence of central Europe’s largest listed company, Czech-based CEZ will be revoked, setting Bulgaria on a collision course with its EU partner the Czech Republic.
