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3 US Soldiers Face Court-Martial

Three American soldiers refused to plead Saturday to charges of abusing Iraqi prisoners of war, and will face separate court-martials in Jaunary, a military spokesman said. The charges grew out of an alleged incident May 12 at a US detention facility, Cam

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Top Weightlifter Deprived of Sport Rights

Bulgaria's top weightlifter and Olympic gold medal winner Galabin Boevski was deprived of sport rights for life while the other Bulgarians Zlatan Vanev and Georgi Markov are banned from competitions for a 2 years because of tampering with their doping tes

Sports | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Rumsfeld Downplays Troop Setbacks

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he respects Japan's decision to delay sending troops to Iraq but the postponement is another sign of the difficulties the US faces in persuading its allies to help in Iraq. With attacks against coalition forces in

World | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Murder Weapons in 2 Sofia Killings "Identical"

The murder weapons used in the killings of suspected drug-dealer Evgeni Stefanov, dubbed Zhenyata, and Nikolay Hristov nicknamed Dankina, who also had a criminal record and had previously been sentenced over thefts and drug contraband, are almost identica

Politics | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Suicide Car Bombers Kill 20 in Istanbul, No Bulgarians Injured

Suicide car bombers attacked two synagogues in downtown Istanbul at almost the same time Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 302, Turkey's Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said.

Politics | November 15, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Rumsfeld: Iraq Guerrillas Threat to US

US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday that guerrillas in Iraq have remained a deadly threat to the technologically superior Americans by studying the way US troops fight.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's 2007 EU Entry "Certain"

Bulgaria's entry in the European Union in 2007 is a certain thing, Germany's Ambassador in Sofia Harald Kindermann told Bulgarian National Television. He also added that both EU and Germany will be pleased with that fact.

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

"World's Best Speaker" Made Pioneer Presentation in Bulgaria

Corporate consultant Nigel Risner, who has just been voted Speaker of the Year by the Academy of Chief Executives, made Friday his first ever presentation to the Bulgarian audience. The event, which was organized by leading Bulgarian PR company M3 Commun

Business | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Speaker of the Year Nigel Risner: A Leader Should Know How to Listen

Nigel Risner was the past president of the London Chapter of Professional Speakers Association, and has just been voted Speaker of the Year by the Academy of Chief Executives. He delivers over a hundred talks a year in his unique, energetic style to corpo

Novinite Insider » Interview | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Georgia "on Brink of Civil War"

Thousands of protesters marched on the offices of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to press demands that he step down, ignoring a warning from the leader that their action could drag the former Soviet republic into civil war. By late Friday evening,

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian "Arrested" in Tenerife on Murder Charges

Spanish police in Tenerife have detained one Bulgarian on charges of deliberately killing a Finnish national, the on-line edition of the Spanish newspaper La Opinion de Tenerife announced. The Bulgarian national identified as Y.

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

China Mine Blast Kills 48

A gas explosion in a coalmine in southern China killed 48 workers on Friday and injured two others, the official Xinhua News Agency announced. The blast occurred at 1145 am local time in the Jianxin Coal Mine in Jiangxi province.

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Germany Starts Historic Nuclear Shutdown

Germany started phasing out nuclear power on Friday when a 32-year-old power plant was switched off forever, the first step toward a historic shift in the energy supply of Europe's biggest economy. Eighteen remaining plants are to be closed over the next

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

US Gunship Kills 7, Derails Iraq Attack

US civilian contractor was killed by a gunmen that also injured another contractor north of Baghdad, while a US helicopter fire killed seven people suspected of preparing a rocket attack on an American base near Tikrit, the military said Friday. Unrelenti

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Budget Overperformance Should be Spent "Cautiously"

The greatest part of the overperformance in revenues of Bulgaria's budget 2003 is due to the increased imports and that could cause some problems for the country's economy, Jerald Schiff, leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Bulgaria

Business | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Telecom Offers Christmas Promotions

The Bulgarian Telecommunications Company announced its Christmas promotion price list. The promotion will be valid from November 17.

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Literary Classic Gets State Award

One of Bulgaria's living literary classics Yordan Radichkov was awarded the state honor Paisii Hilendarski for 2003. The award was presented to Radichkov by the country's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg.

Society | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Berlin's Demands for Clear Bulgarian Position on "Spying Scandal" Disproved

There is no demand form Germany for Bulgaria to spell out its position on the spying scandal, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said upon his arrival from Ireland on Friday.

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Criminality in Bulgaria Poses "No Danger to Citizens"

Criminality in Bulgaria is a serious problem, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg admitted in the Parliament Friday, still, he said that in his opinion it poses no danger to the citizens. It is a greater threat to the criminal world itself, Saxe-

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's PM to The Economist: I Never Promised Solutions for 800 Days

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg has written a letter to The Economist magazine in a response to an article it published at the beginning of November under the title "In the waiting room".

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

180 Students Took Oath of Hippocrates in Sofia

A total of 180 students from the Medical University in Sofia took the oath of Hippocrates at a ceremony in the National Palace of Culture on November 14. Some 300 students in medicine graduate each year.

Politics | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00
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