Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book
On a sun splashed hillside overlooking the Black Sea, the President of Ukraine and half of his cabinet gathered July
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Year: 2012
Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors
A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest
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Assad vows to rid Syria of ‘terrorists;’ violence mounts
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to
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Investors in Bulgaria’s BTC, creditors reach restructuring agreement
Creditors of Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and a group of prospective investors in the company
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Bulgaria to tighten controls on wheat exports
Bulgarian authorities will step up checks at ports and border checkpoints to cut down on undeclared exports of wheat, the
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New driving regulations go into effect in Bulgaria
New driving regulations mandating drivers to have daylights on at all times went into effect in Bulgaria on August 7,
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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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‘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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