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Bulgaria's Cabinet decided to allot additional BGN 100,000 for the defense of the six Bulgarian medics accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV. The sources allotted will be from the country 2004 central budget.
Europol liaison officer for Bulgaria Maurizio Varanese handed Thursday special certificates to Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Chief Secretary General Boyko Borissov and Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev, to encourage efficient cooperation between Bulgaria's p
A picture taken by Bulgaria's Assen Tonev at the Bulgaria-Belgium Euro 2004 qualification match won Thursday Canon's Photo of The Year 2003 contest in the News Photographs category. In the Art Photographs section, Marieta Todorova-Karastoyanova's "Landin
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The European Union is furious at Thailand for covering up the bird flu outbreak and misleading its consumer protection commissioner David Byrne during a visit here last month, AFP reported, citing press reports. The Nation newspaper said Byrne's head of c
The recently published list of individuals and groups that received crude oil from former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is genuine, the General Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party and member of the country's Governing Council Hamid Majeed Mousa told Blit
No sanctions are likely to be imposed on members of Bulgaria's contingent in Iraq or Army officials, Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov, cited by the National Radio, said Thursday.
The name of the Bulgarian boy chosen to play the part of Viktor Krum in the next Harry Potter movie will be known in two weeks, Sofia casting Director Victor Bozhinov told 24 Chasa daily, as the auditioning rolled into its second, and final, day on Thursd
At least five people were killed in the second deadly blast in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, capital of the province of North Ossetia. This is the second deadly blast for the last three days in Vladikavkaz, 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Ch
At least 30 people are feared drowned and another 150 are missing after two river ferries collided in southern Bangladesh. The accident occurred in Meghna River in Barisal district, 75 miles south of national capital Dhaka, according to the survivors.
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the disbursement of about USD 39 M to Bulgaria after it completed the fourth review of the country's economic performance under its stand-by arrangement.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers should allow full-fledged marriage for same-sex couples because anything less would make them "second-class" citizens. Following the ruling the first gay marriages in the United States may begin within
Hundreds of hopeful Bulgarian teenagers turned out here yesterday to try their luck at being cast for the latest Harry Potter movie about the famed boy wizard. Budding actors aged 16 to 19, some of them accompanied by their mothers, descended on the cast
A memorial service will be held today for the five Bulgarian servicemen who were killed in Karbala bomb and mortar attacks on December 27 last year, the first casualties among Bulgarian troops in Iraq. The mass will be attended by Prime Minister Simeon S
Bulgaria's Army Chief General Nikola Kolev disproved Wednesday a Financial Times report that said the country would only host small US bases on a temporary basis. Next week, US military commanders will arrive to Bulgaria to discuss the matter, Kolev expl
Documents on Saddam Hussein's attempts to hand out bribes to foreign politicians will be kept secret for now, member of the country's US-appointed Governing Council Muwaffaq al-Rubaie has told Kuwaiti newspaper al-Seyassah. In his own words, publishing t
A total of 38 % of Bulgarians believe that criminal groups provide most of the funding for political parties, shows a survey of polling agency MBMD. Another 8% believe that drug smuggling channels also lend a hand in financing the parties, while 27% are c
An exhibition of canvasses by famous Spanish artist Juan Miro will open at the National Palace of Culture on May 11, during the traditional Arts Hall. The paintings belong to the Spanish Queen Sophia National Centre, which has so far managed the biggest c
An international finance exhibition kicked off Wednesday in the southern Bulgarian town of Plovdiv, dedicated to Banks, Investments, and Money. Attended by both banking and non-banking financial institutions, the three-day event is aimed at the presentat
The US ambassador to Romania criticized what he called rampant corruption in Romanian business, education and courts. He also said Washington was concerned about the country's lack of press freedom.
Aniventure Comic Con Returns to Bulgaria with Star Guest Christopher Judge!
Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began
