Internationally famous opera diva Raina Kabaivanska, who was born in Bulgaria, launched Thursday a master class in Sofia. Singing students and professionals from Bulgaria as well as a number of foreign countries, including Italy, Russia, Ukraine and Argen
Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization is on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria on the invitation of Bulgaria's Economy Minister Lidiya Shuleva. Frangialli is scheduled to meet Bulgaria's President Parvanov, the countr
The chairman of the New York Stock Exchange has resigned following a public outcry over his USD 140 M pay package. Richard Grasso, who has worked at the exchange for 36 years, quit after an emergency board meeting following mounting pressure from investor
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev expressed his dissatisfaction with the work of the ruling majority in fight with corruption. He also urged them to declare publicly that they oppose the intercession and the bribery.
Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev expressed confidence that he will manage to defend before the International Monetary Fund 0,7% budget deficit for 2004. Minister Velchev refused to disclose the arguments he will use to convince the experts from
In Bulgaria's Cabinet there is no position as coordinator or councillor, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov said when commenting on the appointment for special services coordinator of gen. Brigo Asparuhov.
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov awarded six former US Ambassadors to Bulgaria with jubilee medals on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of US-Bulgarian diplomatic relations. J.
Baked products producer Pain D'Or was presented the Best Practice Award under the UN Global Compact. The newly appointed UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne gave the certificate of recognition, acknowledging the work of Pai
US investments in Bulgaria over the last few years are more than ever before and hopefully will be even more in the future, US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Pardew said in an exclusive interview for novinite.com.
James William Pardew was sworn in as Ambassador of the United States of America to Bulgaria in 2002. Ambassador Pardew previously was the U.
Lack of debates and controversies marked Bulgaria's parliament second vote of the changes to the constitution Thursday. One MP abstained and a total of 205 MPs voted for the constitutional amendments, down by 17 in comparison with last week's vote when th
The man arrested by Swedish police over last week's murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh denied the allegations, international agencies reported, citing his defense lawyer. "I just met my client and during the hearings he said he had nothing to do with t
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and not the ruling party Simeon II National Movement stands behind my nomination in Sofia mayor elections, Sports Minister and candidate for Sofia mayor Vassil Ivanov told the Blitz broadcast of private national TV channe
A discussion with former US ambassadors to Bulgaria will open in the Parliament in Sofia today, as part of the celebrations dedicated to the 100th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The discussion will b
Tens of thousands of people fled the US Atlantic coast as the government heightened its Hurricane Isabel alert. The speed of the wind reaches 170 kilometers (105 miles) per hour and is expected hit on Thursday and sweep up the East Coast.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat offered a new truce to Israel after Palestinian officials said the militant group Hamas has shown indications that it might agree to stop attacking Israelis.In a TV interview Arafat said that there was possibility for a ce
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.
"Bulgaria's ruling Simeon II National Movement aims at non political municipal elections and hopes that more Bulgarians will go to the ballot boxes at the upcoming elections", Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said in an interview for local btv television
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delayed a decision on the path of a contested security barrier cutting through the West Bank, a Cabinet minister said Wednesday, a day after the United States warned Israel might forfeit part of a USD 9 B loan guarantee package
A new audiotape claimed to carry the voice of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein was broadcast on Arab television Wednesday, demanding that U.S.
The experts from Bulgaria's National Investigative Service and its chief Rumen Georgiev, together with representatives from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry that took part in the investigation of the murder of Bulgarian guard Borislav Chalkov concluded thei
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