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Belgium's Royal Family Visits Rila Monastery

King Albert II of Belgium and his wife Paola will visit Bulgaria's Rila Monastery. The royal couple is in Bulgaria on a private visit that started December 31.

Politics | January 2, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's OSCE Chairmanship Focuses on Terror Combat

Bulgaria's priorities as a chair of the 55-nation OSCE come from the everyday life and things that take place in it, Ivo Petrov, Bulgaria's envoy to the international organizations in Vienna said on Friday. He also underlined that Bulgaria will continue

Politics | January 2, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Search for Bam Survivors Ends

The trickle of survivors pulled alive from the rubble of the Bam earthquake dried up Friday, one week after the pre-dawn tremor struck. Rescuers found a man, a child and a pregnant woman in the remains of the ancient Iranian Silk Road City Thursday.

World | January 2, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Doctor Leaves for Germany to Visit Wounded Soldiers

The Bulgarian surgeon major Ventsislav Mutafcheiv from the Military-Medical Academy will leave for Germany on Friday to visit the Bulgarian soldiers injured in the Karbala attacks hospitalized in Landstuhl and will stay there to observe their condition, B

Politics | January 2, 2004, Friday // 00:00

8 Killed in New Year's Blast in Baghdad

The death toll rose to eight in a car bomb attack that destroyed a Baghdad restaurant crowded with New Year's Eve revelers, officials said Thursday. Three Los Angeles Times reporters were among the 35 wounded.

World | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarians in Karbala under Highest Security Alert

The situation in the Iraqi city of Karbala, which was hit by a deadly attack last Saturday, claiming the lives of five Bulgarian soldiers, continues to be tense, Bulgaria's Defense Ministry announced January 1. The Bulgarian unit in Karbala is still unde

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

St. Basil the Great Commemorated Jan 1

Bulgarians celebrate the name day of all who bear the name Vassil and women Vassilka on January 1, when the Eastern Orthodox Church commemorates St. Basil the Great.

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Fears over Wounded Bulgarian Soldiers Assuaged

The condition of all Bulgarian soldiers, who were wounded in Saturday's bomb and mortar attacks in Karbala, is improving, the press office of the government announced on January 1. The condition of the other hospitalized soldiers in Germany - private Tsv

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria Assumes OSCE Chairmanship, Terror Combat Tops Agenda

Bulgaria assumed at the beginning of 2004 the chair of the 55-nation OSCE, as Foreign Minister Solomon Passy takes over from his Dutch counterpart, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who will be the new head of NATO.

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Natural Gas Prices in Bulgaria Down 9%

Natural gas prices in Bulgaria decreased by nearly 9% as of January 1, the state Energy Regulation Commission decided. The decrease is due to the US dollar's lowering exchange rate, as well as the fact that alternative fuels' prices on international mark

Business | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

World Ushers in 2004 with Heavy Police Presence

Millions packed major cities around the world to usher in the New Year in party mood with heavy police presence on duty. Yet bomb attacks in Iraq and Indonesia cast an immediate shadow over attempts to shrug off terrorism fears in 2004.

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

President Calls for United Bulgaria on New Year Eve

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov called for a united and progressive Bulgaria in his address to the nation on New Year's Eve. He urged that "our common goals are assigned greater significance over what separates us".

Politics | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Pope Prays for World Peace

The ailing Pope John Paul II made an impassioned call for world peace in a thanksgiving ceremony at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. "Mary, queen of peace, bring us days of peace for the city of Rome, for Italy, for Europe and for the whole world," the 83

World | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Happy New Year!

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Views on BG | January 1, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's PM Sends New Year Wishes to Wounded Soldiers

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg congratulated each of the Bulgarian soldiers who were wounded in Saturday's bomb and mortar attacks in Karbala, 110 kilometres (68 miles) south of Baghdad. The men were among 19 killed and nearly 200 wounded in Saturday'

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Welcomed New Year at 10:00 pm GMT

The New Year came in Bulgaria at 10:00 pm GMT (London time). Bucharest, Athens, Ankara as well as Cairo in Egypt, Johannesburg in South Africa, Jerusalem in Israel, Helsinki in Finland greeted January 1 in the same second.

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Qaddafi Rep Visits Bulgarian Medics before New Year

The six Bulgarian medics, accused of deliberately infecting some 400 Libyan children with HIV, have been visited by an Orthodox priest, an officer of the Qaddafi Foundation, a local government representative, the Bulgarian Ambassador in Tripoli and Polish

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Belgium's King, Bulgaria's PM See in 2004 Together

King Albert II of Belgium and his wife Paola arrive in Sofia on Wednesday on a private visit. Together with Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and his wife Margarita Gomez-Acebo they will usher in the Near Year in Borovets mountain resort, some 70 km from

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

World Shrugs Off Terror Fears to Celebrate New Year

Millions of people are expected to gather for the New Year festivities in major cities around the world, despite security alerts about possible terrorist strikes. Tight security arrangements are in place in cities and towns around the world, with large c

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Rescue Team Returns Safe from Quake-hit Iran

Bulgaria's team of the 23 firemen who took part in the rescue operations in the quake-hit Iranian city of Bam returned to Bulgaria Wednesday morning.

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

New Quake Rattles Iran, No Casualties

A new earthquake, measuring 4,3 on the Richter scale, shook Southwestern Iran on Wednesday morning, RIA Novosti reported. No damages or casualties have been reported.

Politics | December 31, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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