Bulgaria Picks 3rd Iraq Unit Commander
The commander who will head Bulgaria's third battalion in Iraq has already been selected, Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov announced on Thursday.
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Blast Rocks Residential Building in Dimitrovgrad
A bomb went-off at a residential building on Bulgaria Blvd in the town of Dimitrovgrad shortly after midnight. The explosion broke the windows of two near-by stores but reportedly injured nobody.
Bulgaria's FM Presses on OSCE Fight against Terrorism
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister and current OSCE Chairman Solomon Passy opened Thursday in Vienna the winter session of the organization's Parliamentary Assembly. In his speech, Passy pointed the fight against terrorism, trafficking, aggressive nationalism,
European Parliament Nods Yes to Bulgaria's Progress to EU Entry
The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously adopted the report on Bulgaria's progress en route to EU membership February 19. All 39 members of the committee supported the report.
Bulgarian Prosecutors, Anti-Corruption Combaters Improve Data Exchange
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev and Anton Stankov, justice minister and chairman of the state Committee for Fighting against Corruption, signed Thursday a special agreement for improving coordination between the Committee and the Prosecutor's O
Sofia Denies Reports of 15 Wounded Bulgarian Troops in Hilla Attacks
There are no Bulgarian troops wounded in Wednesday's twin car-bomb attack against the coalition forces' Hilla base, some 100 km south of Baghdad, Defense Ministry Spokesperson Rumyana Strugarova said on Thursday. Earlier PAP and AP news agencies reported
Bulgarian Medics "Unlikely to be Hanged in Lybia"
The Bulgarian medics case in Libya is going to find its diplomatic solution and the Bulgarians will not be hanged, Abdel Bari Autan, editor-in-chief of the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi Daily told BBC Bulgarian section on Thursday. He said that the Arab
Bulgaria Pins Hopes on Divers to Unveil Truth about Sunk Ship
Hopes that the truth behind the tragedy aboard the Cambodian-flagged Hera ship will be disclosed were revived on Thrusday as divers are expected to reach the sunk ship later in the day. Turkish rescue teams managed to review the site of the accident with
Bulgarian Man Stabbed in Front of Sofia Nightclub
A 31-year-old Bulgarian man was stabbed with a knife as several men attacked him in front of popular Biad nightclub in the center of Sofia, officials reported. In the incident, which took place early on Thursday morning, the man's elbow got cut.
Brussels Narrows Gaps with New Members Via Regional Funding Reform
Assigning EUR 336 B to poorer regions between 2007 and 2013, the EU Commission provided for a 40 % increase in regional funding aimed to take the new members into account. More than half - 52 % - of the funds will go to economically disadvantaged regions
Bulgaria's Ex-Police Chief: Anti-Terror Law is Needed
Bulgaria needs to consider the possibility to prepare and adopt a special law against terrorism, the country's former police chief Gen. Vassil Vassilev told private bTV channel on Thursday.
Bulgaria Marks 131st Death Anniversary of National Hero Vassil Levski
Bulgaria marked on Thursday the 131st anniversary since the death of the national hero Vassil Levski (1837-1873), the leading revolutionary of the national movement for Liberation from the nearly 500 years of Ottoman rule.
Cyprus Talks Open Amid Blast
A blast rocked the home of Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat early on Thursday, hours before landmark reunification talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots were due to begin, world agencies reported. It shattered windowpanes and damaged th
Bulgaria's Right-Wing UDF Faces Major Split
A new right-wing faction is likely to pop up till end of the week, uniting around former UDF leader and former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov, it became known on Wednesday night. The news went off after Ivan Kostov stated to his supporters, convoked in a uni
300 Killed in Train Blast in Iran
Some 300 people were killed and another hundreds of others injured when runaway train cars carrying flammable fuel products derailed and exploded near a populated area in northeastern Iran, near the town of Neyshabur in Khorassan province. The train was
EU Commissioner Defends Boosted Aid for The East
The European Union (EU) Regional Policy Commissioner Michel Barnier defended the allotting of larger sums of money to the Union's poorer neighbors on the east, Eupolitix.com wrote Wednesday.
Suicide Bombs on Polish Base Kill 11 Iraqis, No Bulgarians Hurt
At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 58 foreign troops wounded Wednesday morning in a double car bomb attack on a Polish base at Hilla, about 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad. No Bulgarian troops were wounded in the twin bomb attacks, Bulgaria's Defence
Bulgarian Car-Theft Suspects Busted in Spain
Six Bulgarians suspected of car thefts and a murder, have been arrested in Spain, officials at Bulgaria's Interior Ministry said Wednesday. During the joint operation of Spanish and Bulgarian police, dwelling places the suspects were searched, and illega
Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Visits Hungary Feb 19
Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva will pay an official visit to Hungary on February 19. The visit is at the invitation of Endre Juhasz, Minister without Portfolio in Charge of European Coordination.
Iraqi National: Saddam Oil Bribe Papers Are Fake
Iraqi national Sajjad Ahmed Ali, cited by Arabic newspaper al-Osboa, has confessed to taking part in forging the papers that prove Saddam Hussein's oil bribes, which reportedly went around the world. The list, which featured Bulgaria's leftist Socialist P
ARD: German Spy Data Used by Bulgaria's Underworld
The secret documents passed by Ingo Sh., 64, a German intelligence agent suspected of passing secret data to a Bulgarian spy, were probably used by the Bulgarian "underworld", German television ARD reported.
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