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White House All but Concedes U.N. Defeat

CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) --After days of cautious optimism that President Bush would win at least a moral victory on a resolution setting a deadline for war with Iraq, White House aides on Tuesday all but conceded defeat.

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Bush Lobbies For Deal On Iraq

Washington Post By Karen DeYoung and Colum Lynch

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Beijing Police Arrested 'Bomber'

A man who claimed to have taken a bomb into the Beijing office of the Reuters news agency has been arrested by police. The man said he was protesting against corruption in China and demanded to be interviewed.

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US Army Helicopter Crashes

A US army Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 soldiers has crashed in upstate New York. The aircraft went down near Fort Drum, military officials said.

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EIU: Early Parliamentary Elections Likely in Bulgaria

The Economist Intelligence Unit does not rule out early elections in Bulgaria. "There is a chance of a parliamentary election being called early, in 2003 or 2004," the analysts forecast.

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US Officials Tour Bulgaria for Likely Bases, Daily Reports

Experts from the US Defense Department inspected two weeks ago local military sites Novo Selo, Koren and Shabla, Dnevnik daily reported, quoting sources from the Bulgarian defense ministry. Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov has admitted that it was likel

Politics | March 12, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Iraq Seeks Support at UN

Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed al-Douri, has appealed to the international community to avert what he called the "inevitable catastrophe" of a US-led war against his country.

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Erdogan Named as Turkish PM

Turkey's ruling party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been named as Prime Minister, days after winning a by-election - clearing the way for a fresh vote on US troop deployment. The president asked him to form a government after the resignation of Abdullah

World | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

President: Iliya Pavlov's Murder Won't Change Bulgaria

According to President Parvanov, the murder of billionaire Iliya Pavlov will not change Bulgaria. Reporters asked the president to comment the killing that was committed late on Friday in front of the office building of MG Corporation in Sofia.

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Bulgaria's Parliament Condemned All Religious Prejudices

Bulgaria's Parliament condemned all acts of xenophobia and antisemitism, religious and ethical prejudices and declared its support for the global fight against world terror in a declaration it adopted on the occasion of the Holocaust Day March 11.

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PM Hopes Working Media Law Enacted Next Year in Bulgaria

"Let's hope that next year at this time we will have a working, democratic and solid media law," Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg wished to media experts, lawmakers and journalists who took part in a meeting at the Council of Ministers. During the meeting, they

Politics | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Deputy Finance Minister in Moscow

Deputy Finance Minister Gati al-Jebouri will meet with Gennady Bukayev, Minister of Taxes and Levies of the Russian Federation, in Moscow. Al Jeburi will familiarize his host with the VAT-accounting system in

Politics | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Two Economy Ministry Officials Accused of Corruption

Lawmakers have informed Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev about two corrupted officials from the ministry. Vassilev announced that on Tuesday.

Politics | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Commemorates Role in WWII

By Veselin Toshkov Associated Press

Views on BG | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Statute of Bulgarian Tie-in for Balkan Oil Project Ready March 14

The statute of the Bulgarian tie-in, to participate in the construction of Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, will be drawn up at the upcoming meeting of the interdepartmental group Mach 14.

Business | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Sony Ericsson Unveiled T610 and T310 Mobile Phones in Bulgaria

Roland Engman and Vesselka Voutkova from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Bulgaria unveiled the T610 and the T310 mobile phones at an informal lunch with journalists in Motto club on Tuesday. The T610 - a 65K colour screen mobile phone with inbuilt di

Business | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Facing Both Ways over Iraq

By Theodor Troev in Sofia FT.

Views on BG | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Keeps up High Customs Revenues Collection

Customs revenues for February totalled BGN 217.4 M, up by BGN 20 M year on year.

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Draft Strategy for Bulgaria's Flag Carrier Ready

The draft strategy for the privatisation of flag carrier Balkan Air Tour will be presented by the Privatization Agency on Wednesday. The draft strategy has been submitted to the relevant ministries for approval.

Business | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Defense Minister Projects Strike against Iraq after March

Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov said that he didn't expect strike against Iraq by the end of March.

Politics | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Ruling Coalition Partner: Nobody Can Replace Pavlov

Nobody can replace Iliya Pavlov, he had the energy and resoluteness of several generations in one, said Ahmed Dogan, leader of the predominantly ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), in his first public statement after the murder of Iliya

Politics | March 11, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
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