Film review: An expected journey with ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
Everybody who enjoyed “The Lord Of The Rings” epic trilogy was looking forward to the moment when another John Ronald Reuel Tolkien book, “The Hobbit,” would be brought to the screen. It took two years and over $500 million to turn this fantasy tale, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings,” into another impressive franchise, the first episode of which …
Russian parliament passes measure banning US adoptions
Russia’s parliament has approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Lawmakers from Russia’s lower house of parliament, the …
Bulgaria faces new snowfalls overnight after day of traffic disruptions and power cuts in villages
Eastern Bulgaria was facing a night of heavy snowfalls that in combination with strong winds would mean snowdrifts, weather forecasters …
Bulgarian Cabinet mandates Defence Minister to negotiate purchase of fighter jets without calling tender
Bulgaria’s Cabinet, in a December 19 2012 decision, handed Defence Minister Anyu Angelov a mandate to negotiate the purchase of …
Gazprom cuts South Stream investment, bullish on rising exports – reports
Two weeks after the ceremonial welding of the first pipes of the South Stream pipeline, Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom …
EC proposes big horror pictures on cigarette packs, ban on flavoured tobacco
Horrific photographs depicting the consequences of smoking, covering most of the outside of cigarette packets, along with a ban on …
Romanian prime minister-designate announces line-up of expanded cabinet
Romania’s prime minister-designate Victor Ponta announced the line-up of an expanded government on December 19, the same day that the …
Bulgarian Parliament passes Asset Forfeiture Act amendments
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 19 amendments to the Asset Forfeiture Act, the law regulating the confiscation …
More arrests of teenagers amid spate of hoax bomb calls in Bulgaria
Bulgarian police announced a series of arrests on December 18 2012 after separate incidents in which hoax bomb calls have …
Bulgaria, Serbia to work on good neighbourliness agreement
Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed that as soon as possible, they should sign a treaty on co-operation and good neighbourliness, …
South East Europe economy shrinks in 2012, faces risks in 2013, World Bank report says
The combined economies of the six South East European countries will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2012, and face …
