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Pravda: Russia's President to Visit Bulgaria for 1st Time in Last Decade

Pravda Saturday will see the beginning of the Russian President's first visit to Bulgaria in the last decade.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Turkey Failed to Approve US deployment

Turkey's parliament has narrowly failed to approve the deployment of US troops on its territory for a possible war with neighbouring Iraq. The vote came amid mounting pressure from Washington.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Putin Arrived in Sofia

Russian President Putin, accompanied by his wife, stepped on Bulgarian land at 6:20 pm on Saturday.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Commentary: U.S. loves to hate the French

By Claude Salhani United Press International

Views on BG | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Who Needs NATO?

Washington Times BY Diana West

Views on BG | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Putin's Visit to Bulgaria Hoped to Restore Good Ties

Russian president Vladimir Putin, accompanied by his wife and an eighteen-member delegation, began a historic three-day visit to Bulgaria. Bulgaria's Vice President Anguel Marin, Foreign Minister Passy and other government officials welcomed the high-rank

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Small Nations Pressured By U.S., France

Theday.com

Views on BG | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Violence Mars Rio Carnival Dawn

Rio's famous carnival celebrations have officially kicked off, after Friday morning was marred by more street violence between security forces and drug gangs. One armed gang of about 30 men initiated a three-hour shoot-out with police on one of Rio's bigg

World | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Pope Presses Bush on Iraq

Pope John Paul II has decided to send a personal envoy to Washington to deliver a message to United States President George W Bush about the threatened war against Iraq. The Vatican has already made it amply clear that it opposes the US administration's p

World | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Iraq Starts Destroying Banned Missiles

Iraqi technicians have begun destroying four of its al-Samoud II missiles after agreeing a schedule for their destruction with United Nations weapons inspectors. The work is taking place at a military base near Baghdad under the supervision of UN official

World | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Burgas Stocks Provisions in Case War against Iraq

Burgas will be one of the Bulgarian cities where a special storage place for provisions, including tents, clothes, food, blankets and gas masks, will be set up to be used in case of war against Iraq. That was announced on Saturday by Hristo Grigorov, chai

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Traffic Restrictions Introduced around Mount Shipka

Starting from noon on Saturday till the end of the celebrations on Mount Shipka on March 3d, traffic restrictions were introduced. Parking of vehicles at the square and the region around at the foot of the mount is banned.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Police with No Threats Data during Putin's Visit

The Bulgarian police have no data for threats in connection with the visit of Russian President Putin to Bulgaria. General Vassil Vassilev, director of the national police, told local Info radio that the necessary measures to observe the Chechen contingen

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Plovdiv Bus Drivers on Strike

The drivers of the buses in Bulgaria's second biggest city Plovdiv were on strike for a third day in a row on Saturday. They protest against unpaid salaries for February.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Technical Failure Prevents US Aircraft from Leaving Bulgaria

One of the two US aircraft C-141 that landed in Bulgaria on Thursday is broken and cannot take off. That was announced by coordination center of the Burgas airport, some 400 kilometers away from Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Sports Ministry Recruits Volunteers for Athens Olympic Games

Sports Minister Vassil Ivanov announced that at least 10,000 Bulgaria will have the chance to work as volunteers at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. The recruitment is still underway in the Sports Ministry.

Sports | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Mihalkov Awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of Bulgaria's Film Academy

World famous Russian film director Nikita Mihalkov was awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the National Academy for Theater and Film Art in Sofia. "Today's technology can do everything but it cannot replace the human soul and no special effects

Society | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Don Evans: Bulgaria Has Terrific Leaders

US Commerce Cecretary Don Evans in Panorama talk show on Bulgarian National Television Friday, February 28, 2003

Views on BG | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Most Bulgarians Oppose Iraq War without UN Consent

Most of the Bulgarians say that peace needs to be given a chance in the Iraqi crisis, a survey of Scala news agency, quoted by local Darik radio shows.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Bulgarian Police Busted Drugs Channel to Turkey

Police have busted a synthetic drugs trafficking channel from Bulgaria to Turkey, the Interior Ministry announced. They found at border checkpoint late on Thursday, in a trunk of a car 10,000 amphetamin pills.

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Heir of Last Russian Royal Family Visits Bulgaria

Prince Dmitry Romanov, a heir of the last Russian royal family, arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday. He was personally invited by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg to attend the celebrations on the liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish rule by the Russian

Politics | March 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00