ARCHIVE - 26 August 2012

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Politics

New Italy Ambassador to Bulgaria Revealed

Marco Conticelli is Italy's new ambassador to Sofia, announced Sunday the Bulgarian News Agency.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 13:19

Germany Presses for More EU Integration to Little Acclaim

German federal Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to press for a new EU Treaty to boost integration at an upcoming European Council.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 15:29

France Wants EU to Solve 'Roma Question'

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault has stated that France will propose the convention of a speciaal European Council to discuss and solve issues with Roma people in the EU.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 11:31

Bulgaria VP Vows to Welcome Back Bulgarian Emigrants

The Bulgarian President's Office is hard at work for creating conditions for Bulgarians abroad to return and work in Bulgaria, stated Vice-President Margarita Popova Sunday.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 16:23

Society

Water Shortage Crisis Looms for Bulgaria's Lovech Region

Bulgarian regional center Lovech will be placed under a regime of daily schedulled stopping of running water due to a shortage following summer droughts.

Society | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 17:53

Govt Plane Evacuates Severely Ill Russian Tourist from Bulgaria

An airplane of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations flew from Moscow to Bulgarian Black Sea resort city Burgas Sunday to evacuate a severely ill Russian tourist.

Society | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 10:42

Heatwave in Bulgaria Breaks 37 Temperature Records

37 temperature records were broken over the weekend in Bulgaria, with 25 of them falling on Sunday.

Society » Environment | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 19:35

84 Wildfires Blaze in Bulgaria

4 large and 80 smaller wildfires are burning in Bulgaria Sunday, announced the commander of Bulgaria's firefighting force, Chief Commissar Nikolay Nikolov.

Society » Environment | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 17:15

Thousands in Serbia Evacuated Due to Wildfires

Several thousand people have been evacuated due to raging forest fires in south-western Serbia, report local media.

Society » Environment | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 13:43

Bulgaria Under Code Red for Last Day of Heatwave

Code red for extremely dangerous weather has been declared for six Bulgarian regions over expected extremely high temperatures in the lasting summer heat wave.

Society » Environment | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 10:12

?First Man to Walk on Moon Neil Armstrong Dies at 82

US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday.

Society » Obituaries | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 04:12

Sports

Bulgaria Grabs 2 Medals at Kids' European Chess Championship

Bulgaria has won one gold and one bronze medal at the European Chess Championship for children and youth in Prague.

Sports | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 18:50

Berbatov Says 'Yes' to Fiorentina Transfer - Report

Bulgarian Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov has agreed to a transfer to Italian club ACF Fiorentina, according to reports from Italy.

Sports | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 11:47

Crime

Russian Tourist Kills Husband in Bulgaria

A female Russian tourist has murdered her husband while on holiday in the southern Bulgarian resort of Sveti Vlas.

Crime | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 14:54

Gun Fight Erupts at Bar in Bulgaria's Sunny Beach

Four have been injured in a fight in the Bedroom night club in the Cacao Beach party zone of main Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach.

Crime | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 12:44

World

Assad: Foreign Powers Aim at Dismantling Middle East

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has vowed to fight against what he termed a "foreign conspiracy" against his country and its region.

World | August 26, 2012, Sunday // 18:21
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