UN Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus until early 2013
The United Nations Security Council agreed on July 19 2012 to extend the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until January31
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Month: July 2012
Germany approves Spanish bank bailout
The German parliament has approved the eurozone’s $122 billion bailout for the struggling Spanish banking system. Lawmakers in Germany, the
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Strikes to disrupt Olympics transit
British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to
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Netanyahu blames Hezbollah, Iran for Bulgaria bombing
Israel is mourning after a suicide bomber in Bulgaria killed five Israelis in an attack on a tourist bus Wednesday.
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United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns terrorist attack in Bulgaria
Members of the United Nations Security Council have unanimously condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in
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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria in
Read moreBulgaria’s Interior Ministry released footage of the alleged suicide bomber
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released CCTV footage of the alleged suicide bomber who launched a terrorist attack against a tourist bus
Read moreDrop in suspected fraud against EU funds
Fraud affecting the EU budget fell by 35 per cent in 2011, according to the European Commission’s annual report on
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Security around Israeli tourists at Sunny Beach tightened, some tourists cancel bookings for Bulgaria
Additional security measures to protect Israeli tourists coming to Bulgaria are being considered, including special bus guards, going by statements
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