"If there isn't proper control of the recruitment process, there's a danger that they might
turn to
crime or illegal activities, and they could harass local people and they might steal. That is a possibility, but so far we've adopted very serious control measures."
A European court has
upheld
the right of television viewers in the European Union to watch important sporting events, such as the World Cup, without having to pay. Football's world governing body Fifa and the European body Uefa want to broadcast World Cup and European championship matches on pay TV.
But the court ruled that these games are of national importance.
It said wide public access to events,
deemed to
be of major
significance
to society, should be ensured.
An opposition activist in Belarus has been sentenced to four years in prison for taking part in a large protest in December against the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Vasily Parfenkov, who campaigned for an opposition candidate, had been charged with participating in mass disorder. He's the first of 30 opposition figures to be tried.
Kyrgyzstan's parliament has voted to name one of its mountains after the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The parliament said it would
immortalise
the Russian leader's name. Putin Peak stands at 4,500 metres, higher than Yeltsin Peak, named after the former Russian leader. However, both are