Ukraine's opposition leader, whose appearance changed almost beyond recognition within five months, has been poisoned in an assassination attempt during election campaigning, a British daily reported, citing the doctor who supervised his treatment at an A
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg joined the glitz and clamor marking the reopening of Milan's expanded and refurbished La Scala opera house. Bulgaria's prime minister and his wife Margarita Gomez-Acebo enjoyed Antonio Salieri's "Europa Ricono
Colombian boxer Carlos Meza has died after he was knocked out into coma four days ago. The 26-year-old was ranked 14th by the World Boxing Association.
Torture is common for Libya, and hundreds of political prisoners are behind bars after trials that were deeply flawed, reads a report of Human Rights Watch. The report was published after the Libyan government blocked a scheduled visit by a Human Rights
A month after Bulgaria's troops left the southern Iraqi city Karbala there is no one to take care of security and the order in the city, local people told Bulgarian Trud daily. The Iraqi police already control the city but it is not able to cope with the
Bulgaria's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy demanded a 25% increase in the minimum monthly wage at what was described as a crucial meeting with the mission of the International Monetary Fund. Minister Hristina Hristova had prepared twenty arguments i
The UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is on a visit to Iraq starting Wednesday, to meet troops in the city of Basra. A UK spokesperson has said Hoon would spend as much time with the soldiers as possible.
John Lennon (October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980) is best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Beatles. He has heavily influenced the development of rock music, and was recognized as one of the music legends of the last century.
The outgoing Spanish ambassador to Bulgaria Jose Lopez Jorrin was decorated by Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov the state order "Madarski konnik" (Madara Horseman). Ambassador Jorrin received the award for his contribution for the development of the b
Six new underground parking lots will be constructed in Bulgaria's capital city Sofia by the end of 2005. In the words of Stanimir Zashev, chairman of the municipal transport commission, these parking lots will be given for concession.
Music fans commemorate Wednesday John Lennon, the legendary Beatles frontman who was shot dead 24 years ago on that day.
All Bulgarian students mark on December 8th their holiday. The Day of the Bulgarian students was first marked in 1903 in the country's Sofia University and has been celebrated ever since both by current and former students.
Two diplomats from the North Korean embassy in Sofia were arrested in Istanbul while trying to sell out 700,000 captagon pills, Turkish media reported. The drugs were hidden in the luggage grid of their diplomatic car.
Bulgaria's foreign minister is leaving for Brussels on Wednesday to take part in a meeting with counterparts from NATO member states. Minister Solomon Passy will take part in a working dinner with the foreign ministers of NATO member countries and of the
Libya has listed three conditions under which the country would drop charges against the five death-sentenced Bulgarian nurses. After a trial that lingered for more than five years, in May 2004 the women were found guilty of deliberately infecting Libyan
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov decorated Tuesday with the highest state order "Stara Planina" the outgoing US State Secretary Colin Powell, while on a visit to Sofia. In one of his last trips abroad before conceding office to newly appointed Condole
Local people blocked for yet another time the traffic in the Sofia suburban area of Knyazhevo and the Malo Buchino village Tuesday evening. By blocking the roads for a few hours the people are expressing their discontent with heavy trucks passing via the
Bulgarian health-minded gourmets will be pleasantly surprised by the new product of the leading dairy producer Danone Bulgaria. The company is introducing its new product, vitamin-enriched milk, in the beginning of December.
Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) three-member jury is to decide within five days whether to initiate legal proceedings against the decision of the state competition watchdog over the 65% stake acquisition of Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) by
Russia-owned Lukoil oil giant is set to acquire a 18.3% stock in Bulgaria's fuel retailer Petrol AD, according to a notice of the Bulgarian company posted the web-site of Bulgarian Stock Exchange.
The date on which Bulgaria is to sign the accession treaty might be posponed, according to the President Georgi Parvanov.
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