Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger celebrated his sixtieth birthday in Prague, confirming his well-known refrain that time does indeed wait for no-one. The man who used to be known as rock'n'roll's Peter Pan entered his seventh decade with a quiet day in
The only caprice of Rainbow and Deep Purple star Joe Lynn Turner his hosts have to gratify during the musician's nine-day stay in Bulgaria is to secure a wide-reaching experience of local cuisine. The rock legend who will throw his first concert in the c
Bulgaria's biggest insurer DZI denied media talk that it does not cover the war risks of the Bulgarian Iraq-bound battalion. The company, which won the insurance contract following a tender, stated Saturday that it covers all possible risks.
Misha Glenny Balkans analyst
Customs officer Anguel Anguelov will be accused of fraud in connection to the illegal channel for import of Chinese goods to Bulgaria, which police busted July 21. Official sources confirmed the news Saturday.
Military honors were paid Saturday at the funeral of Colonel-Luitenanat Kiril Chamishki, deputy chief of the fire-fighting unit in Blagoevgrad, 97km southwest of Sofia. The solemn service for one of the four victims of Thursday's helicopter crash was atte
Bulgaria's freshly appointed Economy Minister Lydia Shuleva discussed the main priorities of the government for her new province highlighting investments, small and middle-sized enterprises and infrastructure as top issues.
Bulgaria's gendarmery marked Saturday 122 years since its creation amid controversy raised by Thursday's death of three army officers and a fire fighter in helicopter crash at a forest blaze site. As debates about the role of police and army in fighting c
The Center for Independent Life, a NGO helping people with disabilities, marked Saturday one year since the launch in Bulgaria of the so-called "assistant for independent life" service.
US President George W Bush has called Israel's West Bank security fence "a problem" in a joint appearance with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. He also said the US would take new measures to improve the Palestinian economy, setting up a new joint
The Americans say they have arrested a group of men believed to be Saddam Hussein's bodyguards, as they "tighten the noose" around wanted Iraqis. Thirteen people were arrested during a raid near the former dictator's home town of Tikrit on Thursday, and u
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed to harness public support for the controversial decision to send Japanese troops to Iraq approved in a parliamentary session choked by dissent. The upper house of parliament voted in the early hours to approve the de
Former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov can make a splendid Sofia mayor candidate according to the leader of his party, the rightist opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF). The party was hit by a crisis after it had dumped its already selected mayor candi
The woman who accused two Bulgarian road policemen of having beaten her was caught Friday night driving drunk. Doctor Irina Dobrinova whose allegations made bumper headlines Tuesday was stopped by a patrol.
The communications regulating commission in Sofia is in search for candidates to launch three satellites into space. The satellites will transmit radio, television, Internet, and voice telephony signals as well as convey data.
Bulgaria anticipates a substantial increase in its customs revenues in 2003 according to the country's finance minister. This year's results will overshoot what was collected in 2001 by BGN 700 M.
There are no Bulgarians killed or injured in the strong earthquakes that hit Japan Saturday morning. The two consecutive tremors that injured more than 300 people did not hurt the Bulgarians living near the epicenter according to Sofia's embassy in Tokyo.
This week's report on intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 attacks also includes stark reminders of the danger terrorism still poses to Americans and their Western allies.
The first thirty soldiers from Bulgaria's Iraq-bound peacekeeping battalion left Saturday morning from the country's second city Plovdiv. They boarded three IL-76 jets to get to Kuwait where their first base is located.
The biggest Bulgarian insurer DZI secured full-range insurance for the Bulgarian infantry battalion that leaves Saturday on an Iraq peacekeeping mission. The military unit will be indemnified in case of accidents and will have medical expanses covered.
The United States military has allowed TV journalists into a morgue in Iraq to film two bodies said to be Uday and Qusay Hussein, in another attempt to convince Iraqis the men are really dead. US officials said the bodies, each with more than 20 bullet wo
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