Five Dead, Dozens Injured in Spain Train Crash
At least five people have been killed and around 40 injured in a train collision in Spain.
At least five people have been killed and around 40 injured in a train collision in Spain.
By Glenn Kessler Washington Post
A total of 57% of the Bulgarians do not support the idea of holding early elections, a survey of the polling agency MBMD, conducted at the beginning of May shows.
Hungary's parliament voted late Monday to send 300 soldiers to Iraq to assist in its reconstruction, Voice of America reported. The decision came after weeks of debate between the government and the political opposition in parliament.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the reported sharp drop in new SARS cases in China in recent days. Just three new cases of the respiratory disease were reported on Tuesday, compared with daily tallies well into double figur
A Bulgarian delegation, headed by Energy Minister Milko Kovachev and Regional Development Minister Valentin Tserovski, will leave for Ankara next Monday to resume talks over the 1998 intergovernmental agreement power-for-infrastructure. Negotiations, ini
French President Jacques Chirac has made clear he still believes the US-led military action against Iraq was illegitimate, despite backing reconstruction efforts in the wake of a bitter diplomatic spat.
"The world needs to have a Palestinian state that is free and at peace, and therefore my government will work with all parties concerned to achieve that vision", said US President Bush in a statement following a meeting with Arab leaders in Egypt. The mee
The results of Bulgaria's local elections will be indicative of the people's evaluation of Bulgaria's ruling coalition party National Movement Simeon II and its junior partner Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF), Ahmed Dogan, MRF leader said Tuesday. D
Bulgarian National Bank Governor Svetoslav Gavriiski announced Tuesday he would run for a second six-year term.
Turkey's consortium Koc Holding/Turkish Telecom has submitted a declaration of the origin of money they will pay for the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) in the event of successful completion of negotiations with the Bulgarian government.
Twelve Bulgarians and four Italians charged with traffic in prostitutes were arrested in the Italian city of Pescara. They were detained May 31 during an Italian police raid, the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Lubomir Todorov said Tuesday.
Avis T. Bohlen served as US Ambassador to Bulgaria (1996-1999).
Some EUR 10 M PHARE Programs start in Bulgaria, Sofia's Regional Development Minister Valentin Tserovski and the Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Bulgaria Dimitris Kourkoulas announced Tuesday. The programs should encourage Bulgaria's
World leaders closed out an annual summit Tuesday by pledging to rebuild Iraq and combat the threat of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea.
The fire that killed two Bulgarian women in a hotel in the French city of Orange has been started intentionally, Liybomir Todorov, spokesman of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday. The information came from Bulgaria's Embassy in France.
The Bulgarian National Bank put into operation Tuesday the Real-time Interbank Gross Settlement System (RINGS), bringing to an end one of the most complex reforms in Bulgaria - the reform of the payment system. The first to use RINGS was Citibank.
Bulgarian lawyer was shot in the center of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas Tuesday. The victim of the attack Todor Hristov has been taken into hospital and his life is out of danger, Bulgaria's Radio Net announced.
Unique gourd-shaped cup made of gold is among the exhibits at Bulgaria's National Museum of History.
The United States plans to reorient its presence in Europe eastwards to Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, the NBC television network reported, citing foreign and military officials. In the most sweeping realignment of American military power since World War
Turkey's trade with Bulgaria reached USD 920 M at the end of 2002, ranking third among Bulgaria's trade partners and second among its Balkan neighbours.Bulgaria's export to Turkey increased by 44 % for the first three months of this year.
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