Bulgaria's Finance Ministry is working on detailed scenarios for the expected consequences of an armed conflict in Iraq. According to Finance Minister Milen Velchev, the report that he is soon to table in the Council of Ministers spans several possible sc
Three Bulgarian machine-making plants will compete in producing the prototype of the first "Made in Bulgaria" car, Deputy Economy Minister Milen Keremedchiev said upon his arrival from Paris. The car was invented by Bulgarian Rumen Antonov who lives in F
Iraqi officials Sunday provided more documents to the two top U.N.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded for five hours when a Eurostar train broke down near London. The cross-channel operator believes that an air pipe fractured, causing the braking system to fail.
Left-wing rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were behind Friday's car bombing of a Bogota nightclub, says Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos. At least 33 people, including six children, are now known to have died in the blast at
The management of the Burgas Airport sounded alarm that they lack concrete information about the U.S.
Former Olympic champion Ekaterina Dafovska widened her lead in the overall World Cup competition by finishing 3rd in women's 12.5km mass start in Finland's Lahti.
Following talk of Bulgaria's exaggerated loyalty to Washington, US Ambassador to Sofia James Pardew said the country does not stick to US positions on all issues. In an interview for local bTV channel, he denied the allegations that Bulgaria has turned in
Two of the Bulgarian medics tried in Libya's HIV case told about "tortures" they were put through during the inquest in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. Nurses Valya Chervenyashka and Nasya Nenova said they were beaten, tortured with electri
Some hundred people staged a rally in Sofia against the looming war in Iraq. The organisers said they recruit volunteers who are ready to fight in the Iraqi army against the U.
Five Bulgarian women were arrested in Macedonia over illegal residence. They were detained during a mass police operation aimed against human traffic, prostitution and illegal migration.
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The Moscow theatre, which was the scene of a disastrous hostage taking last year, officially reopens today. The press got a sneak preview of the Nord-Ost musical performed in the Dubrovka theatre on Friday, amid tight security.
The diplomatic row between India and Pakistan has deepened as both countries expel each other's diplomats. Pakistan has ordered India's acting high commissioner and four others to leave in a tit-for-tat move following similar action taken by Delhi earlier
The United Nations' chief weapons inspectors have begun pivotal talks on disarmament, amid intensifying preparations for a possible war, the BBC reported. Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei said they would seek Iraq's "co-operation on substance", including
Italian media started paying extra attention to Bulgaria and fuelled the interest of Italy's business in this county. This is how the president of Bulgarian arm of Italian non-profit organization Co.
President of the US Committee on NATO Enlargement Bruce Jackson assessed the position of the Vilnius 10 on Iraqi crisis as "very strong." Bulgaria has played a decisive part and united the ten East European countries, he pointed out in an interview for Bu
Investments worth more than BGN 130 M have been made over the last two years in the city of Pleven, some 160 km north of capital Sofia, the Bulgarian National radio reported. Turkish company Sarten set up a metal and plastic packing enterprise while Greek
The European Union was said to wave Bulgaria's quota for honey exports to greenlight more shipments from the country. In a few months, Bulgarian honey producers will have the right to export more, the Association of Honey Processors and Traders said.
Bulgaria enjoys effective social dialog, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said during the opening of the sixth regular congress of the trade union Podkrepa. He noted that the syndicates and the government would agree on several points within days.
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