Two thirds of the Bulgarians are not able to buy medicines because of the high prices, an opinion-poll made by the Noema polling agency shows. Every second Bulgarian complains of the poor conditions at the hospitals.
Heavy snowfall surprised the visitors in the resorts of Pamporovo and Borovets, reaching at places one-meter height. Snow fell also in Bansko.
Britain is in mourning for the Queen Mother, who died in her sleep aged 101. Books of condolences are to be opened in London and Edinburgh and crowds of mourners have gathered outside Britain's royal palaces to lay flowers and remember.
Pope John Paul II, determined to celebrate Easter ceremonies despite painful ailments, marked the final hours before the holiday at Saturday's candlelight vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, the most solemn ceremony in the Catholic calendar.
We are convinced that at this historic moment, when the new system of the European security is being formed, the NATO accession of countries from Southeastern Europe will contribute to maintaining the stability and security on the continent, reads a joint
The Bulgarian Socialist Party has started the preparations for setting up governing teams in different spheres, whose work will be based on the Shadow Cabinet principle, the plenum of the party’s Supreme Council decided. At the same time the Executive Bur
Bulgaria’s telecom monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and all three trade unions in the company signed an agreement on extending the current collective labour contract. Under the agreement the contract will be valid till April 30, 2002.
Bulgaria-China bilateral relations will be discussed by Foreign Minsiter Passy during his visit in China, which is at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Jiaxuan Tang. Cooperation in the United Nations Security Council will also be on top of the age
Evgenia Radanova, Bulgaria's two times short-track medalist from Salt Lake City, will be awarded by the satellite sports channel Eurosport for her contribution to promoting skating at the Olympic Games. It is a pleasure for us to inform you that at the ce
Citizens from the town of Stara Zagora completed the wood sculptures of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius and their five disciples, which will be their present to Pope John Paul II. In a letter to Foreign Minister Passy they asked that this gift is presente
Australian police were still searching for 8 asylum seekers who remained at large after escaping from the country's outback Woomera detention centre. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said a total of 41 asylum seekers had escaped overnight after protest
Till end-May the Bulgarian Democratic Union-Radicals will prepare a program for the development of the small and medium –sized business. According to the leader Evgeny Bakurdzhiev Bulgaria’s biggest problem is the lack of working economy.
Pope John Paul II intends to lead Easter Mass on Sunday after earlier faltering appearances during Holy Week. The pope, who is 82 in May and suffers from an arthritic knee, was forced to miss two Masses because of ill-health.
An explosion has rocked a Hindu temple in India's Jammu and Kashmir state during an attack by two suspected Islamic militants that left at least 10 people dead. More than 19 others were injured after one of the attackers hurled a grenade outside the popul
The prime suspect in the kidnap and murder of U.S.
President Bush said on Saturday he hoped this week's celebrations of Easter and Passover comfort the many Americans who may still be grieving nearly seven months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Only a door separated Israeli soldiers from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's private office on Saturday after a night of continuous shelling and shooting around his headquarters, aides said. Arafat spent the night in darkness after Israeli troops bes
"The government is trying to change the subject by raising other just as important subjects like the condition of customs," leader of rightist opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) Nadezhda Mihaylova said, commenting Prime Minister’s statement on Cr
Our expectations are that the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), Bulgartabac, State Insurance Institute DZI and Biochim Bank will be sold in about four months, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said. He expressed satisfa
Stability in Macedonia guarantees the stability of Bulgaria, the Balkans and South-eastern Europe, Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski and President Parvanov agreed at their meeting March 29. At Boskovski’s meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart
Bulgaria rejects all forms of terror and violence and calls for observing the resolutions of the UN Security Council, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy said March 29 in Athens, commenting the latest developments in the Middle East. Minister Passy was in At
Aniventure Comic Con Returns to Bulgaria with Star Guest Christopher Judge!
Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began
