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Osama bin Laden, the United States' main quarry in Afghanistan, remained outside its clutches Sunday as Afghan forces said they had virtually wiped out his al Qaeda guerrillas without finding him.
World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
“Everything is normal, considering the winter conditions, so far there has not been data for disasters and serious accidents,” “Civic Defense announced. The roads are passable, according to Agency “Roads.
Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Anastas Konstantinov features an exhibition in the Sofia art gallery “Vitosha.” Mysticism, bold colors and lack of total statics impress the viewers of his works.
Society | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
The Bulgarian police scored the biggest drug haul in Europe this year with two tons of drugs seized so far, Chief of the National Customs Agency Emil Dimitrov said. Of the seizures, 1,460 kilograms were "pure heroin.
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
“My goal during my visit will be to get in touch with the civil society in Bulgaria as a candidate member state of the EU,” Council of Europe’s High Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro Hill-Robles said upon his arrival at the Sofia Airport. "Another aim o
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
The football boss Hristo Portochanov, under whose car a bomb was found in Burgas, announced a prize of BGN 50 000 for the person who discloses the truth on the case. According to Portochanov, the bomb was set in order to hamper the General Assembly of foo
Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
The biggest state enterprises, several privatized companies, five streets and a hotel were traded at a Christmas charity game “Ballantine’s Monopoly,” organized in the Boyana residence. The funds gathered from the game will be used for the Sofia church “S
Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria has not lost its chances to enter the European Union in 2004 according to Nikolay Vassilev, Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister who commented on the Laeken declaration according to which Bulgaria and Romania are not among the ten countries
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Kabul on Sunday. Rumsfeld was greeted at the airport by designated Afghan defense minister Mohammad Fahim and sat down to talks with Hamid Karzai, who will head an interim government that takes power next week
World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Indian police said Sunday Pakistan's main intelligence service was connected to last week's suicide attack on the Indian parliament, in a move likely to worsen already tense relations between the nuclear rivals.
World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Maxim Behar, Kevork Kevorkyan and Marko Semov lectured at a seminar of the press centers of the Interior Ministry in the country. “We should show our positive and negative traits to the media,” Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov said.
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Parliament speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov invited 153 kids from orphanages to celebrate Christmas in the Parliament building on December 17. Special program with artists and singers is organized for the children.
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
The National Service for Combating Organized Crime stopped the illegal commercial production of fake Marlboro cigarettes in the village of Ruzhdak near Petrich (Southwestern Bulgaria), the Interior Ministry announced.
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
"I assess the meeting of the EU countries and the EU candidate countries as much more positive than I expected," Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said upon his return from Brussels where he attended the meeting of the EU countries heads. At their meeting, the E
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria will be implementing the first "green" project under a special programme of the Danish Environment Agency for assistance to Central and Eastern Europe. Bulgaria will receive aid to develop a network of protected areas, such as wetlands and habit
Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Eleven projects with the Sofia municipality were approved for funding without compensation under the program for employment in the regions with mining industry. The projects were approved by the European Commission delegation.
Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
“Everybody knows that Bulgaria is not a functioning market economy, “ Stoyan Ganev, Chief of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet told the Bulgarian National Radio. “ How could we expect that Bulgaria would be “honored” in Laeken with the first wave of the countr
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
Krassimir Karakachanov was re-elected for Chairman of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization at the XV Congress of the political organization that took place on December 15. Only two out of the 420 delegates voted against Karakachanov’s candid
Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
The organizers of the the competition “Sportsman/woman of the year” announced the nominated ten sportsmen and sportswomen. Journalists made the nominations.
Sports | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
ABSTRACTED from the Bulgarian Press Agency
The Sofia Stock Exchange index Sofix reached year record-high values of 112.
Elections in Bulgaria 2026
Aniventure Comic Con Returns to Bulgaria with Star Guest Christopher Judge!
Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began