ARCHIVE - 18 February 2012

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Business

Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder to Perform at Whitney Houston Funeral

Soul legends Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will be among the stars to perform at the funeral of Whitney Houston in New Jersey on Saturday.

Business | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 06:30

Bulgaria's Tourism Industry Looks Forward to Successful Summer

The Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents has forecast a successful summer season for the country's tourism industry.

Business » Tourism | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 16:29

Politics

50 Russians in Bulgaria Cast Votes in Russian Presidential Elections

A total of 50 citizens of the Russian Federation have become the first Russian in Bulgaria to cast votes in Russia's presidential elections.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 19:18

Bulgaria Insists Syria Free Mazen Darwish in Harsh Statement

Bulgaria has insisted that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad free all political prisoners.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 17:05

Bulgaria's Ex President Stages Epistolary Bid for Socialist Leadership

Bulgaria's former President Georgi Parvanov has made a new move interpreted as part of his bid to regain the leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party by sending a letter to its plenum.

Politics » Domestic | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 15:42

Bulgaria's Audit Office to Launch Massive Public Procurement Probes

National Audit Office Chair Valeri Dimitrov has vowed inspections at the National Health Insurance Fund, the National Security Service, the National Intelligence Service and the Finance Ministry.

Politics » Domestic | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 14:43

Bulgaria's Interior Secretary: Police Are No Ballerinas

Asked to comment on the growing public discontent over cases of police brutality in Bulgaria, Kalin Georgiev, Chief Secretary of the Interior Minister has claimed that police officers are executing their duties in accordance with the law.

Politics » Domestic | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 13:02

Society

1000 Take Part in Bulgaria's Controversial Far-Right March

Some 1000 participants joined the so-called Lukov March, a procession deemed to be neo-Nazi, whose organizers defend it as patriotic.

Society | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 19:25

Bulgaria Opens Memorial Plaque to Honor National Hero Levski

A memorial plaque dedicated to Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski has been opened near the St. Petka of the Saddlers Church in downtown Sofia.

Society | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 17:22

Sports

Hirscher Says He Can Win World Ski Cup after Bansko Gold

Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher believes he has a chance of winning the World Ski Cup after grabbing the gold medal at Saturday's giant slalom in Bulgaria's Bansko.

Sports | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 15:40

Marcel Hirscher Wins Men's Giant Slalom in Bulgaria's Bansko

Austrian Marcel Hirscher has scored a victory in the men's giant slalom race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in the top Bulgarian winter resort of Bansko.

Sports | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 15:14

Crime

Bulgarian Border Police Arrest 13 Illegal Immigrants

Bulgarian border police have detained 13 illegal immigrants, the majority of them without identification documents.

Crime | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 13:52

Bulgarian Man with Criminal Record Shot Dead in Sofia

A 30-year-old man with a criminal record for drug trafficking and issuing a death threat was shot dead on Friday night, the Interior Ministry's press office reported on Saturday.

Crime | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 12:05

Fixed-Route Taxi Kills Student in Sofia, Accident Unreported

A traffic accident in which a 22-year-old student got ran over and killed by a fixed-route taxi in Sofia's Studentski grad (Student city) remained unreported by the Interior Ministry.

Crime | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 11:30

World

Celebrities Mourn Whitney Houston's Loss, Celebrate Her Life

The funeral for music legend Whitney Houston got underway Saturday in her hometown of Newark, NJ.

World | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 20:07

Guests Gather for Whitney Houston Memorial in Newark

Guests have begun to arrive Saturday morning Eastern Time for the private, invitation-only funeral of Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston wowed the congregation with her powerful voice even as a young girl.

World | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 17:47

Iran Demonstrates 'Might' by Sending Navy to Mediterranean

The Iranian Navy's 18th fleet of warships has passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, an Iranian navy commander confirmed on Saturday.

World | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 16:01

Swede Survives for 2 Months in Car under Snow

A Swedish man has been found alive inside a car stuck in deep snow, after apparently surviving for two months on nothing but snow in sub-zero temperatures.

World | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 14:21

Latvia Votes on Russian as Official Language

Latvians are voting Saturday on a referendum on whether to make Russian the country's second official language.

World | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 10:36
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