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Bulgaria's Organized-Crime Combaters Give Report for 2003

Bulgaria's special service for fighting against organized crime gives Tuesday a report on its work over last year. Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov, the Interior's Chief Secretary Gen.

Politics | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria-Russia Ties "Best since 1989"

Relations between Bulgaria and Russia have reached their brightest state since 1989, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said Monday evening, just after arriving in Moscow. Passy met Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov to talk about ho

Politics | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Sofia Residential Property Market Sees Rising Demand

The average price of residential Real estate in Bulgaria's capital by December 2003 stood at EUR 400 per sq.m.

Business | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Japan Launched Bird Flu Investigation

A suspected second bird flu case is being investigated in southeast Japan, officials from the country's Agriculture Ministry have said. Fears of an outbreak were stirred after chickens died at a farm on the Kyushu Island.

World | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Bomb Explodes near Sofia's Busiest Bus Stop, No Victims

A bomb went off near the Pliska Hotel in Sofia, where the capital's busiest bus and trolley station is located, at 00:45 a.m.

Politics | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Sofia Optimistic about Ending of Libya Saga

The Libyan court should take into consideration all evidence provided, declaring the six Bulgarians not guilty is the only possible verdict, Bulgaria's Justice Minister Anton Stankov told Sofia-based bTV channel on Tuesday. Stankov was approached for com

Politics | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria, Croatia Start Forum on Mutual Economic Aid

A two-day conference of a specially formed Bulgarian, Croatian intergovernmental committee kicks off in the Sofia suburb area of Boyana on Tuesday. The joint team has been formed in an aim to boost economic cooperation between the two countries.

Politics | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Anti-Government Unrest Spreads Further in Haiti

Armed rebels have seized the central Haitian town of Hinche and killed the district police chief Jonas Maxime as well as two other police officers, as the movement against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide spreads to new areas of the country. According to

World | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgarian AIDS Trial "Tests Libya's Commitment to Reform"

The trial in Libya of seven foreign medical workers, including six Bulgarians and one Palestinian, charged with knowingly spreading HIV at a children's hospital in the port city of Benghazi, is a barometer of how far the Libyan President is prepared to pr

Politics | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Morgan Stanley Becomes Bulgaria's Tobacco Monopoly Consultant

Morgan Stanley & Co. Ltd has been appointed sales consultant of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac, Economy Ministry announced on Monday.

Business | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Iraq School Bomb Kills Two Children

Two children have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion at a primary school in a Shia Muslim suburb of the Iraqi capital. The US-led occupation's deputy operations chief, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, told reporters on Monday the blast was

World | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Germany Tests First HIV Vaccine

For the first time, scientists in Germany have begun testing a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, on humans, DW reported on Monday. The first phase of a clinical trial began on Monday at university hospitals in Hamburg and Bonn, where 50 hea

World | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

AIDS Trial Tests Libya's Commitment to Reform

The Guardian By Simon Jeffery

Views on BG | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Exiles to Turkey Flock for Bulgarian Passports

About 200,000-300,000 Turkish citizens, who left Bulgaria during the so-called "Renaissance Period" in the 80s, will receive their Bulgarian passports back, unofficial analysts from the Interior Ministry predicted, cited by 24 Hours Daily on Monday. Acco

Politics | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Libyan Court Sets Next Hearing Against Bulgarian Medics on March 15

Benghazi Criminal Court fixed March 15 as the next date of hearing on the charges of deliberate AIDS infection against the seven medics, six Bulgarian and one Palestinian.

Politics | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Denyl Promotes Roy Robson Brand

Bulgaria's male clothing producer Denyl is going to promote the German trademark Roy Robson, the company's official site informed on Monday. Besides Roy Robson, the Bulgarian fashion center partners with Bugatti, whose trademark has been successfully pre

Business | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Essay: Democracy is a Hardsell

The International Herald Tribune By Steven Erlanger

Views on BG | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Outstanding State Receivables Surpass BGN 2 B

Bulgaria's outstanding receivables has outreached BGN 2 B, mainly due to VAT draining and illegal business activities, State Receivables Agency Chief Stanislav Mihailov announced on Monday. He backed up the idea that a separate service for financial inve

Business | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

First Bulgarian Court Proceedings Against Euro Forgers

Varna Regional Court has launched proceedings against seven Bulgarians charged with forging foreign currency, the first ever trial in Bulgaria against illegal mints. Six of the culprits confessed their participation in running the underground mint uncove

Politics | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Aborigines Riot in Sydney

Australian Aborigines have rioted in a ghetto near the centre of Sydney following the death of a young Aboriginal cyclist. Hurling Molotov cocktails and bricks at police in a nine-hour battle that ended on Monday, dozens of police were injured - many with

World | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Cyprus Talks Breakthrough

The new negotiation process in Cyprus will start on February 19 in Lefkosia International Airport controlled by the UN. The breakthrough came when Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, Rauf Denktas, agreed that U

World | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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