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Business

Greek Farmers Lift Temporarily Blockade on Bulgarian Border

Greek farmers have opened all border posts with neighboring Bulgaria early on Sunday after a week-long blockade in protest at government austerity measures.

Business | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 09:53

EBRD Ups Forecast for Bulgaria's Economy

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised upwards its 2010 growth forecast for a number of countries, including Bulgaria.

Business » Finance | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 11:43

Politics

Bulgaria Relief Team Arrive in Quake-Torn Haiti

A team from Bulgaria's Military Medical Academy has arrived in Haiti to take part in the earthquake relief operations.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 12:33

Bulgaria PM Heads for Germany

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is leaving on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Germany at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 09:36

1 Bulgarian Ranger in Coma after Taliban Rocket Attack

One of the four Bulgarians injured during a Taliban rocket attack on the NATO base near Afganistan's Kandahar Sunday night is in a coma.

Politics » Defense | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 23:39

Rocket Attack Hits Kandahar NATO Base, 4 Bulgarians Injured

A rocket attack on the NATO base near Kandahar in Afghanistan has left four Bulgarians injured, during the visit of Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov to the base.

Politics » Defense | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 22:56

Bulgaria Govt: Socialists Undermined EU Projects

Bulgaria's ministers have accused their predecessors of covering up documents from the European Commission in what has been described as "an attempted sabotage".

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 14:27

Bulgaria PM: INSEAD Professor to Join Govt in April-May 2010

INSEAD Professor Ilian Mihov is going to join the Bulgarian government in April-May 2010.

Politics » Domestic | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 19:13

Bulgaria PM Denies Deal with Ethnic Turkish Party DPS

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov has declared Sunday that the opposition ethnic Turkish party DPS was trying to fake a deal with the ruling party GERB.

Politics » Domestic | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 18:34

Society

Discarded Cigarette Claims Man's Life in Bulgaria

A discarded cigarette is believed to have sparked the blaze at a house in the Danube town of Sailistra, causing the death of a 34-year-old man.

Society | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 16:55

Cold Keeps Schools Closed in Bulgaria

All schools in five municipalities in Varna region are to remain shut on Monday after heavy snowfalls and cold front hit the region.

Society | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 14:47

Bulgaria - Europe's Third-Biggest Exporter of Prostitutes

Bulgaria is the third-biggest exporter of prostitutes for Western Europe, a survey has found out in a grim side-effect of the former communist country's entry into the European Union and the start of visa-free travel in 2007.

Society | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 11:11

"Non Jewish" Bulgarian Immigrant Becomes Jewish after Appeal

A new immigrant from Bulgaria who came to Israel on the basis of the right of return was informed by the Interior Ministry, three and a half years after first arriving in Israel, that he was not Jewish, Haaretz reported.

Society | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 10:47

Crime

Bulgaria Freezes Assets of Kidnap Gangsters

Bulgarian prosecutors have taken steps to freeze assets of the members of a high-profile kidnappers' gang, who were arrested after two successful special operations codenamed "The Impudent".

Crime | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 16:49

Bulgaria Wannabe Oligarch Enters Court Again on Tuesday

Sofia City Court will convene on Tuesday to hear the case against energy tycoon Hristo Kovachki, who is investigated on tax evasion charges.

Crime | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 16:24

Bulgaria Nabs 8 Illegal Migrants

Bulgaria police have arrested seven Turk and one Iraqi nationals, who attempted to illegally cross the country's border, hidden in the trailer of a truck.

Crime | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 15:04

Brits Face Bulgarian Property Fraud Trial

A British couple go on trial in Majorca on Monday accused of a GBP 5.5 M on shares fraud, local media reported.

Crime | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 10:15

World

Macedonia Offers Greece New Name Dispute Meeting

Macedonia's Foreign Ministry has offered Greece to hold a new bilateral meeting over the notorious name dispute.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 18:25

Haiti Survivor Rescued from Rubble after 11 Days

French rescue workers pulled a 24-year-old man alive from the rubble of a hotel in Haiti eleven days after an earthquake devastated much of the country, CNN reported.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 17:45

Pope Attacker Wants Asylum in Croatia, Set to Write New Bible

The Turkish man who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 said he wants political asylum in staunchly Catholic Croatia, where he plans to write a new Bible.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 17:02

Growing Opposition Puts Bernanke Approval in Question

A second term for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke became more uncertain Friday as two leading liberal senators announced that they will vote no, and many other Senate Democrats said they are undecided, CNN reported.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 15:48

Bin Laden Says Al-Qaeda behind Christmas Plot

A tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was responsible for a Christmas plot to blow up a plane.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 12:08

Haiti Telethon Raises USD 57 M

Organisers of the star-studded Hope For Haiti Now telethon are still counting donations after the event raised more than 57 million dollars.

World | January 24, 2010, Sunday // 10:28
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