Dormant 115 years, New Zealand volcano unexpectedly blows
A volcano on New Zealand’s North Island has erupted for the first time in over 115 years, creating a thick
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Month: August 2012
‘Code Orange’ hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria
A “code orange” hazardous weather warning because of scorching heat has been extended to cover all of Bulgaria on August
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Four injured in petrol station fire in Bulgaria
Four people were injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the town of Razgrad in northeastern Bulgaria on
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Defection highlights sectarian divide in Syrian government
The defection of Syria’s Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Riad Hijab is the latest sign of a sectarian split in the
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Bulgarian PM Borissov to visit UK on August 7-8
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will visit UK on a two-day working visit at the invitation of his British counterpart
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Former US soldier identified as Sikh temple gunman
U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S.
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences president Dodounekov dies
Stefan Dodounekov, president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), died after a brief illness on August 5, aged 67,
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Sofia city hall to dismantle dangerous monument at NDK
Sofia city hall announced on August 6 that the monument commemorating 1300 years since the foundation of the Bulgarian state,
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Syria’s prime minister flees to Jordan
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government suffered a significant blow Monday when Prime Minister Riyad Hijab fled with his family to
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