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Interpol-wanted from Serbia and Montenegro Detained

Border police detained Interpol-wanted national from Serbia and Montenegro. Vadzid Ameti, 33-year-old, is charged with drugs trafficking and production.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Shia Muslims Gather for Pilgrimage Climax

Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims have gathered in the central Iraqi city of Karbala for the climax of a religious pilgrimage that has been banned for a quarter of a century.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Hong Kong Pupils Return to School despite SARS Outbreak

Secondary schools in Hong Kong reopened after a three-week closure because of the Sars outbreak. About 200,000 children from around 400 schools went back to class, although 10 schools refused to open.

World | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

13% of Bulgaria's Bulgartabac Stock to be Floated on Stock Exchange

Bulgaria's Privatization Agency will float 12, 8% of the stock of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac on the Stock Exchange on May 12, Ivan Nenkov, Bulbrokers Executive Director, announced at a press conference of the Privatization Agency April 22.

Business | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Marks Earth Day

Bulgaria joined the world to mark the international Earth Day on April 22. Different initiatives in connection to environmental issues started across the country.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Turkey Cut Power Supply from Bulgaria

Turkey stopped the supply of electricity from Bulgaria April 22.

Business | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft Present Partnership Results in Bulgaria

Microsoft security strategies, .Net strategy for corporative computerizing as well as integrated management of Microsoft products were presented at a conference that took place April 22 and was dedicated to the first results of the global partnership con

Business | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Ex PM Assassination Case Resumed after Top Witness Killing

Court heard Tuesday the case of Bulgaria's assassinated ex-Prime Minister Andrey Lukanov for the first time after one of the witnesses - Bulgarian tycoon Iliya Pavlov - was gunned down in capital Sofia. Pavlov, president of the giant MG Corporation, test

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Malmstrom Officer Earning Trust in Bulgaria

By JAN-MIKAEL PATTERSON Great Falls Tribune

Views on BG | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Turkey's Tie-in "Not Allowed" to Join Negotiations for Bulgaria's Telco

There is no theoretical possibility for Koc Holding to participate in the contest for BTC sale, Iliya Vassilev, director of the Privatisation Agency, said April 22.

Business | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Hunt for Iraqi Arms Erodes Assumptions

By Barton Gellman Washington Post

Views on BG | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Security Council Discusses Post-war Action in Iraq

The Security Council meets with chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix in an attempt to remove one of the hurdles in the way of determining the United Nations' post-war role in Iraq. Russia again insisted Monday that the inspectors return to Iraq to confir

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Libyan Lawyer "Tortured" Tried Bulgarian Medics

Osman Bizanti, the Libyan lawyer of the Bulgarian medics charged with infecting 393 children with HIV in a hospital in the town of Benghazi, has tortured them while they have been questioned, Dr. Emil Uzunov, husband of one of the defendants - Valya Cherv

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Vice President Tours Germany

Bulgaria's Vice President Anguel Marin starts a tour in Germany on Tuesday to meet with indigenous politicians and Bulgarian emigrants and guest students.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Renovated Graf Ignatievo Airport Opened

New NATO-standard systems were presented Tuesday at the official opening of the renovated air base Graf Ignatievo, some 170 kilometers southeast of capital Sofia. The country's President Parvanov joined top military officials to inaugurate the new equipme

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Restoring Sofia-Moscow Regular Flights Mulled

Talks on restoring regular flights between the capitals of Bulgaria and Russia are being held by the Bulgarian Transport Ministry delegation and the Russian Civil Aviation State Service. Bulgaria's new flag carrier, Balkan Air Tour, has been granted perm

Business | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Fashion Forum Underway in the National Palace of Culture

Bulgarian Fashion Forum underway in the National Palace of Culture presented on Monday the collections of famous Bulgarian designers, including Fani Papadopulu, Mariya Nedkova, Mariya Micheva, Neli Koleva. The fashion forum Spring/Summer 2003 will contin

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Gulf Mission Unit Officially Disbanded Today

General Nikola Kolev is to visit Musachevo today to officially disband the Bulgarian chemical unit stationed there, whose mission in Iraq failed as military operations were almost over.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Saddam's "Shiite Thug" Caught

Muhammad Hamza al-Zubaydi, known as Saddam Hussein's "Shiite Thug" for his role in Iraq's bloody suppression of the Shiite Muslim uprising of 1991, was arrested Monday, the U.S.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Rumsfeld Denies Plans for Long-term Military Presence in Iraq

The Pentagon has no interest in keeping U.S.

Politics | April 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Why U.S. Casualties were Low

Dennis Cauchon USA TODAY

Views on BG | April 21, 2003, Monday // 00:00
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