Twenty Chinese activists have set off on two fishing boats bound for the disputed Diaoyu island chain, claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan, state media reported.According to the Xinhua news agency, the activists from Chinese companies and a non-governmenta
Some planes of Bulgarian airline Hemus Air have been banned from landing at Switzerland's territory over safety concerns, world media reported. Aircrafts operated by Silk Way of Azerbaijan/Belgium, JR Executive of Lebanon/US, Premium Air Shuttle of Niger
The Bulgarian office of Formula Telecom Solutions (FTS) successfully completed deployment of a prepaid / postpaid Billing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution for an Indonesian telecom operator. Over August-December, 2003, FTS 'experts, wi
Islamic militant group Hamas used a female suicide bomber for the first time, killing four Israelis in the Gaza strip. The bomber was in her early 20s, with two children.
Dimitar Petrov, director of Bulgaria's national Health Insurance Fund, was dismissed from his post on Wednesday following the decision of the Fund's managing committee. When approached for comment, Petrov said he felt rather relieved.
In response to the UN Flash Appeal on January 13 the Government of Japan has decided to extend a contribution of USD 500,000 to protect the cultural heritage of Bam city in South Eastern Iran, which sustained large-scale damage from the earthquake that oc
Information from Cyprus intelligence services partly proved that a company owned by controversial businessman Michael Chorny donated USD 200,000 to the Democracy Foundation, run at the time by Bulgaria's then Prime Minister Ivan Kostov, the Interior Chief
Tests by Danish and American experts indicate there is no chemical agent in mortar shells unearthed last week in southern Iraq but more testing is needed to confirm the findings, the Danish military reported Wednesday. The preliminary findings cast doubt
British former foreign secretary Robin Cook called on the British government to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, ANA news agency informed. In a full-page article in Tuesday's Evening Standard newspaper he supported the results of a recent opinion p
Japanese Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Isao Matsumiya met Wednesday Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. They held talks on hot topics of the global agenda, as terrorism, peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan
A Boeing 737 of Bulgaria Air (BA) was halted on the London airport of Gatewick on the night of January 12, due to damage in the outer cover of the plane caused by the loading company, BA officials reported. No passengers were on board at the moment of th
European Union (EU) members' recommendation for Libya to drop charges against the six Bulgarian medics will not cause for relations between Libya, Bulgaria to worsen, Bulgaria's governmental spokesman Dimitar Tsonev said Wednesday. A day earlier, Dutch a
The vice president of the Russian oil major Lukoil, Leonid Fedun, said at a press conference that the Russian oil and gas sector will stop rising by 2007. Earlier, the oil giant announced that it would concentrate on foreign markets instead of selling oil
Chiefs of world-leading energy companies, interested in Bulgarian N-Plant in Belene, will meet Thursday with Bulgarian PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, government official announced. Presidents and vice-presidents of Canadian Atomic Energy, Italian Ansaldo Nuclear
Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev and his Turkish counterpart Kemal Unakitan met Wednesday to discuss possible measures for easing the border passing regime for motor vehicles between the two countries. The top guest from Turkey is currently on a
Bulgarian flag carrier Bulgaria Air will be banned to lease or buy planes that have been produced more than ten years ago in a bid to heighten the passengers' security and safety, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev announced at
The first helicopter that will provide emergency medical aid in Bulgaria landed at the Alexander Nevski Square in the center of Sofia on Wednesday. The project was launched by the country's biggest financial group DZI-Rosexim, in cooperation with the Mili
Stalemate on the European constitution is not an option, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has declared at the start of his six months at the EU helm. In a speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday he stressed that a deal was the top priority of Irel
Bird flu could be "worse than SARS", if it mutates so it can spread between humans, WHO experts have warned. All cases seen so far in humans have occurred after people had been in close contact with sick birds.
130 Czech troops will leave for Afghanistan to take part in the combat against terrorism, official announced on Wednesday, cited by RIA Novosti news agency. Their mission will start after an approval by the Czech Parliament.
Customs revenues collected for the past year has hit a rise of nearly BGN 0.5 B compared to 2002, Finance Minister Milen Velchev announced at a press conference on Wednesday.
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