Bulgaria and Romania were ranked last in Internet penetration and usage of computers, a survey among all European Union (EU) candidates showed. The news was broken by Bulgaria's Administration Minister Dimitar Kalchev.
Georgi Bokov, son of presidential advisor Filip Bokov will remain in prison, Sofia Regional Court ruled.
Left-wing Coalition for Bulgaria approached Friday the Prosecutor's Office over the controversial issue of GSM operator license award in the sale of Telecommunications Company BTC to Viva Ventures.
Bulgaria's police stepped up its hunt against crime suspects, and detained 747 over the last week. The operation was carried out under the supervision of the National Service for Organized Crime Combat (NSOCC).
Taiwan's President was released from hospital, his life out of risk. Earlier on Friday, Chen Shui-bian was shot, wounded in the stomach in an apparent attempt on his life.
A total of USD 80 M have been invested in Devnya -based Solvay Sodi soda ash producing plant ever since its 1997 privatization by the Solvay Sisecam Holding.
The blast that killed fifty-eight people in an apartment building in northern Russia was a deliberate act, according to the investigation. The investigators believe that this was most likely a premeditated crime, Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Zubrin
Bulgaria held Friday a special conference aimed at stepping up anti-corruption fight. The forum was opened by the country's Justice Minister Anton Stankov, and joined by top judiciary officials and Government employees involved with anti-corruption comba
By Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou* IWPR
Bulgaria's economic growth for the last quarter of 2003 is projected to reach 4.3 percent, which overshoots by nearly one percent the growth marked year over year, the latest report of the Center for Economic Development says.
The House of Representatives voted unanimously to double the reward for Osama bin Laden's capture to USD 50 M.
Half of all Bulgarians believe in black magic, telepathy and horoscopes, recent survey showed.
The Miami Herald In fewer than 10 years an estimated 2.
Bulgaria is the hot tip to entice retirement migrants in 2004, the Miami Herald wrote in an article "Retiring Britons May Look to Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey for Affordable Homes". According to the article driven by rising affluence, the number British ret
Bulgarian statesmen joined foreign envoys to the country at a St Patrick's Day party in Sofia. The event took place at the Hilton hotel, and was hosted by Austin Gormley, Charge d' Affairs of the Embassy of Ireland to Bulgaria.
The State Communications Regulation Commission (SCRC) put off until next week its decision whether or not to issue a license for a third GSM operator to Viva Ventures. Viva Ventures, wholly-owned unit by British-based equity house Advent International, r
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian was born to a tenant farming family in Kuantien Township of Tainan County in late 1950 but was not formally issued a birth certificate until February 1951 because of doubts that he would survive. Chen became involved in
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian got wounded in the stomach while campaigning in the island's southern part.
Aggravating violence in Kosovo has claimed 31 lives since Wednesday, latest data show. Meanwhile, UN civilians were pulled out of the province.
Al Qaeda has claimed the responsibility for Wednesday's blast in a central Baghdad hotel. The al Qaeda letter also hints at even more violence against the US and their allies in Iraq.
The US Secretary of State has arrived in Baghdad, on a previously unannounced visit. Colin Powell's trip comes on the eve of the first Anniversary of the US-led invasion in Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein.
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