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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NASA lands rover on Mars
The U.S. space agency has landed a rover on Mars, completing the most harrowing step in a mission to investigate
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Seven killed in US Sikh temple shooting
Authorities in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin say a shooting at a Sikh temple Sunday morning in the city
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Syrian forces continue Aleppo assault
Syrian opposition activists are reporting continued attacks by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo Monday, as prominent U.S.
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