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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero invited his Bulgarian counterpart Simeon Saxe-Coburg to pay an official visit to Spain. It would be the first official visit of the Bulgarian prime minister to Madrid.
A delegation of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) headed by the leader of the party Sergey Stanishev left on Sunday for Washington.
Stanishev explained that while in the US he would ask whether American bases would be stationed in Bulgaria.
Four Israeli children and their mother were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack near a bloc of Jewish settlements in Gaza. Just hours after that an Israeli helicopter launched three missiles at a building in Gaza City housing radio stations affiliated wit
World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Canadian Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) denied claims for corrupt practices among Bulgarian officials dealing with the second power plant construction in Belene.
A letter sent by AECL reads that no Bulgarian officials have contacted the Canadian comp
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (is determined to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip even if his Likud Party rejects the plan in Sunday's referendum. However, a defeat could trigger a major political crisis, including a Cabinet reshuffle
World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria's state running marathon took place today in Sofia. Sportsmen from all over the country took place in the sport event that blocked traffic in the capital Sunday morning.
Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) is still working on the issuing of third GSM license.
No exact date was announced, as CPC has to process all the information gathered from the institutions dealing with that matter.
By Niall Ferguson
The Independent
Bulgaria should keep its important moderating role on the Balkans.
Deputy Prime Minister Plamen Panayotov said in an interview for private bTV channel, explaining that Bulgaria is expected to assist for the warming up of NATO-Russia relations.
One of world's top DJs Armand Van Helden thrilled his Bulgarian fans today with his performance at the Solar techno festival.
This is the event's fifth edition, with some 10,000 dance maniacs joining it every year.
Society | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgarians set some of the world records registered in the Guinness Book but only a few people know that.
Society | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
More than 2,000 tourists from France, Germany and UK landed at Varna airport on the very first day after the overhaul of the airport was over.
Four US soldiers have been killed in two separate attacks on Coalition forces in Iraq.
Two were killed when insurgents fired on a convoy in the southern city of Amara.
Suspected Shiite militiamen fired mortar bombs and grenades at US forces in the holy town of Najaf in southern Iraq overnight. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, which also targeted the city's US-led administration office.
World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller is due to leave office on Sunday, a day after leading the eastern European nation into the new, enlarged EU. He is to be replaced immediately by an ex-finance minister, Marek Belka.
World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Irish riot police have driven back hundreds of anti-capitalist demonstrators protesting at Saturday's historic enlargement of the EU. They directed a water cannon into the crowd near the Phoenix Park venue for the EU summit before a phalanx of officers wi
World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Saudi Arabia pledged to use an "iron fist" against militants after gunmen shot dead five Western expatriate engineers in the port town of Yanbu.
"The kingdom will eliminate terrorism no matter how long it takes," said Crown Prince Abdullah.
Sources close to the army questioned the authenticity of photographs appearing to show British soldiers torturing an Iraqi prisoner.
An investigation was launched into claims that British troops assaulted the prisoner before throwing him from a lorry.
The ninth edition of the School Panorama Expo will open door today in Sofia. All state and private schools, kindergartens, universities as well as centers for foreign language studies will be presented during the forum.
Bulgaria's consulate services sound alarm over some Russian tourist agencies speculating with visa prices.
Some of these agencies asked their clients to pay large amounts of money for the issue of a Bulgarian visa.
European leaders gathered at a celebration dinner dedicated to the historic event.
Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta were officially welcomed into the European Union (EU) as their nation
Politics | May 1, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
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