Politics

Interior Minister to Pay Visit to Greece

Bulgarian Interior Minister Petkanov will visit Greece on April 6 and 7 at the head of an Interior Ministry delegation. Petkanov will confer with Greek Public Order Minister Michalis Chrysohoidis, who extended the invitation to the visit.

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US Covers Expenses of Bulgarian Unit in "Jordan"

The governments of Bulgaria and the United States exchanged notes and signed the agreement on the statute of the Bulgarian armed forces on the territory of a neighbouring to Iraq country. The unit will reportedly be deployed in Jordan, but the date of de

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Iraq Threatened "Non-conventional Act" against US Forces

Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said on Friday that Iraq would "commit a non-conventional act," possibly on Friday night, against U.S.

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US Checks Vials of Powder, Liquid Found at "Suspicious Site" near Baghdad

US officers say they have found thousands of boxes containing vials of white powder and liquid at a "suspicious site" near the Latifiya facility, inspected by U.N.

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US Congress OKs War Budget

Moving with a sense of wartime urgency, the House and Senate separately agreed to give President Bush nearly $80 billion to carry out the battle against Iraq and meet the threat of terrorism Meanwhile, lawmakers acceded to a White House request to refrai

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US: 2,500 Iraqi Republican Guards Surrendered

US Marines have reported that about 2,500 Iraqi Republican Guards surrendered between Kut and Baghdad, U.S.

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UN Aid Agencies Back to Southern Iraq

Expatriate United Nations humanitarian workers entered Iraq today for the first time since their withdrawal last month, a senior World Food Programme (WFP) official said, quoted by AFP. An 11-person team has been assessing humanitarian needs in the south

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PM: Bulgaria's Stand on Iraq Unchanged

Bulgaria's stand on the Iraqi crisis remains consistent; the country has excellent opportunities and is willing to take part in rebuilding post-war Iraq, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said in Parliament April 4. According to the prime minister Bulgar

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Five Coalition Soldiers Killed by Suicide Attack in Iraq

Three coalition soldiers and two other people have been killed in an apparent suicide car bombing at a checkpoint north-west of Baghdad, BBC reported.

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17 HIV-Positive Registered in Bulgaria since 2003

17 HIV-positive persons have been registered in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2003. Seven of them have been hospitalized, a 25-year old woman has died.

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AIDS Infection "Began Before Bulgarian Medics Started Work in Benghazi Hospital"

The AIDS infection in the Benghazi hospital in Libya has begun before the Bulgarian medics, charged with intentionally infecting hundreds children with HIV, started work there. That is the conclusion of a report, establishing the source of the AIDS virus

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Bulgarian-based US Jets Intensify Missions, Guys Eager to Meet Angie Everhart

The intensity of the missions of the six US KC-10 tanker jets based in Burgas airport, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Sofia, have increased in the course of the Iraqi crisis development, with 30 flights more than normal in previous weeks. There has b

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Majority Decides for New BTA Director Tuesday, Protests Called Off

The ruling majority will make on Tuesday a political decision for a new director of the Bulgarian News Agency, Milena Milotinova, chair of the parliamentary media committee told the protesting journalists. The management of the agency promised not to mak

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Cabinet's Stand on N-plant Ruling Known Soon

The cabinet will decide shortly on its stand on the ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court, which revoked the Cabinet's decision for the closure of Kozloduy Nuclear Units 3 and 4 in 2006, Energy Minister Kovachev said.

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New Bomb Tip-off Closes Sofia Court of Justice for 4th Time in Week

Sofia Court of Justice closed doors for fourth time in a week on Friday as a woman called in the Supreme Cassation Court at 11 am threatening that a bomb will explode in the building. With an order of Blagovest Punev, deputy chair of the Supreme Court, t

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Socialist Leader Handed to PM Thousands Anti-war Ballots

Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev handed to Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg thousands of protest ballots against war in Iraq on Friday. The ballots could be taken and filled from boxes put by the Bulgarian Socialist Party in municipal centers across Bulgaria.

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Heavy Bombing Reported in Mosul, Northern Iraq

At least 18 civilians have been killed and 17 more injured in heavy bombing in the town of Mosul, northern Iraq, RIA Novosti reported.

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FM: Bulgaria's Role in Post-war Iraq Logical

Bulgaria's participation in the rebuilding of post-war Iraq is a logical consequence of Bulgaria's position on the conflict, Foreign Minister Passy said at a round table on Friday. He announced that two companies have resumed their deliveries in the oil-

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Another Bulgarian Court Closed after Bomb Tip-off

The building of Varna regional court is closed today after a bomb tip-off was received shortly after 8 am. This occurs only a day after Sofia Court of Justice closed for a third time in less than a week after a tip-off for a planted bomb was received.

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Weekly Awards for Twelfth Year Female Business Leaders in Bulgaria

The weekly newspaper "Nie Zhenite (We the Women)" organized for a twelfth year in a row the ceremony Business Lady of the Year on Thursday evening. Svetlana Panayotova, trade director and owner of Elit Tur OOD, authorized agent of Thomas Cook in Bulgaria

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Visas between Bulgaria and Chile Lifted

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Passy and Chilean Deputy Foreign Minister Christian Barros Melet signed intergovernmental agreements on lifting the visa requirements for Bulgarian travelling to Chile and Chileans visiting Bulgaria.

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