An ailing but determined Pope John Paul II faced one of the toughest weeks of his pontificate as he prepared for the 25th anniversary of his election amid deepening concerns about his failing health. The tired pontiff, who has nonetheless maintained a vis
Up to 1,500 Palestinians have been left homeless by the Israeli army's two-day raid into the Rafah refugee camp, the UN estimates. A senior UN official who went to assess damage at the camp in the south of the Gaza Strip said it looked like there had been
Most of the readers who cast their vote in the latest poll of novinite.com and Sofia Morning News think the main weakness of Bulgaria's current Cabinet was the broken high-living standard promises.
Ex-king who pledged to make life better for his people has become the object of their ire. By William J.
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy announced that Bulgaria does not object any of the texts in the daft treaty for the European Constitution. He made this statement hours before his visits to Luxembourg to take part in a discussion on the draft con
Bulgarian women's magazine Eva made a stunningly glitzy photo session for its 60th issue, which marks five years since the start of the publication. The shots were taken under the working title Sex and the City and feature 12 Bulgarian former and current
Byelorussia's government contracted a Bulgarian defense plant for the rehabilitation of 36 military jets. A commission for Byelorussian L39 ZA planes will be carried out till 2006 at the Khan Asparuh plant in Dobrich, 486km northeast of Sofia.
A hunter was shot dead Sunday by a fellow-seeker in a forest near Bulgarian city Pazardzhik, 109km south of Sofia. A 54-year old man fired his rifle by mistake at Tancho F.
The robust growth over the last years in Bulgaria will be preserved in 2003 despite the insecure economy. This is what Bank Austria Craditanstalt, owner of Bulgarian Biochim Bank, said in its latest analysis compiled in October.
A grand ballroom standard and Latin dance competition attracted more than 300 pairs from across Bulgaria to Sofia on Sunday. More than 1,000 spectators cheered their favourites.
The foreigners who have applied to obtain Bulgarian citizenship number 5,000 according to the country's Foreign Minister Passy. Most of them are nationals of Bulgaria's neighbours.
The United States will re-distribute its military bases and the most likely new locations are Bulgaria and Romania, Bulgaria's defense minister announced.
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims marked a religious festival Sunday in an Iraqi holy city as Shiite radicals seek to challenge the authority of the US-led occupation administration and the Bulgarian troops stationed there, the AP reported.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher has become the most successful Formula One driver of all time after a dramatic Japanese Grand Prix. The German finished eighth to grab the point he needed to make certain of the title, while his team-mate, Rubens Barrichello,
At least six people have been killed in the Iraqi capital in a suspected suicide car bomb attack near a hotel used by senior coalition officials and the Iraqi Governing Council. Reports say the car exploded after being fired on as it broke through a secur
British pop act Moloko started its European STATUES Tour in Sofia with a fascinating concert on Saturday night.
There will be more contract killings in Bulgaria, the chief of the country's anti-mafia police unit, Gen. Rumen Milanov, admitted.
Three world tobacco companies have officially stated their interest in the piecemeal sale of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly. Phillip Morris, British-American Tobacco and Gallagher have sent letters of interest in Bulgartabac to the government in Sofia, Agric
President Bush on Saturday offered a portrait of Iraq as a country where life is returning to normal after war, insisting that "Iraq is making progress" despite a steady drumbeat of bad news. Bush said that progress was coming as a result of his "clear st
Bulgaria's national soccer team was defeated 0-1 by the players of Croatia in its last qualification match for the European Championship played in Zagreb on Friday. The only goal was scored by Ivica Olic in the beginning of the second half.
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