Bulgaria's capital Sofia will feel the flavour of freshly packaged Spetema-branded coffee. Spetema is set to launch a new packaging factory in Sofia's industrial suburb of Bozhurishte, the construction costing about BGN 12 M.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country holds the current EU presidency, Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will take part in the Arab League summit due in Tunis on Monday. The EU will continue to play a
Ten icons will be sent within days to the Bulgarian troops deployed in Iraq's Kilo base. All icons depict the Saint Georgi Pobedonosets (The Victor), who is victoriously spearing through a dragon.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry unveiled Friday his economic plan. His proposal aimed to end an estimated USD 12 B annually in corporate tax relief, is likely to stir stiff opposition from some of America's largest multinational companies.
Jacques Verg?s, born on March 5, 1925, is a controversy-seeking French lawyer.
The French lawyer Jacques Verges will be the man to try to get ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein off the hook. The Frenchman was previously a defender of terrorist Carlos the Jackal and the Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie.
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Another Romanian has died in a hospital in the aftermath of Madrid commuter train bombings.
The US Kellogg Brown & Roof, holding USD 800 M contracts for Iraq reconstruction works, is looking for Bulgarian subcontractors. A representative of the company has met with several Bulgarian companies over this week, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Mi
A mild quake shook northeastern Turkey early Saturday, the second to strike the country in three days. No injuries or damage were reported.
Two civilians were killed and nineteen others were injured, including a child, in the aftermath of a missile attack against the mayor's building in the Iraqi town of Mossul. According to witnesses, two Iraqi policemen were also among the injured.
Tens of thousands of people protested against the reelection of President Chen Shui-bian. Rallies filled in the streets, as China rapped the United States for meddling in its affairs by recognising the narrow win of the current Taiwanese president.
Macedonia and Bulgaria will lobby at international financial institutions for providing EUR 250 M funds to finish the railway between Skopje and Sofia. The railway is part of the transport corridor No.
A roadside bomb ripped off in central Baghdad Saturday morning, badly damaging a vehicle and injuring at least one passenger.
In a bid to elucidate the problems and promote Bulgarian judiciary reform, President Georgi Parvanov met Saturday with the chiefs of Sofia district courts. They discussed the stampedes preventing faster implementation of the EU recommendations.
Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller said he would resign on May 2, the day after the country joins the European Union. Miller said his decision followed a walkout by a group of rebels in his ruling Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) who demanded he resign in
A CIA spokesman said that the voice on the audiotape broadcast by an Arabic language TV channel is "likely" to be that of al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Spanish authorities have arrested yet another person over the deadly March 11 rail explosions in Madrid.
Angry protesters stormed the headquarters of Taiwan's Central Election Commission as it formally declared President Chen Shui-bian the winner of Saturday's disputed poll. Demanding a recount, dozens of opposition supporters hurled eggs, smashed windows an
Bulgaria will not review or change its military presence in Iraq, despite Poland and Spain's reactions. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said that in Brussels, adding that in his opinion it would be a proper idea for the United Nations (UN) t
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