Ukraine orders partial vote re-run
Ukraine’s outgoing parliament has ordered a partial re-run of voting in five disputed districts despite claims by the opposition that
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Year: 2012
Ukraine feminists campaign against sex tourism
At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media. But two years ago the women started taking off
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UN expert calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate redress for women victims of wartime violence
Noting that heightened levels of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina are often linked to the country’s legacy of its
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Long queues as voters head to the polls in 2012 US presidential election
Voters across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or
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Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council courts controversy with interim chief prosecutor appointment
Bulgaria’s recently-elected Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has wasted little time in showing its decisions will be as hotly debated as
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New archaeological finds in Bulgaria’s Sliven, Stara Zagora
Although the archaeological digs season in Bulgaria has wrapped up, work on existing attractions has yielded new finds, Bulgarian National
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Cedar Foundation pub quiz postponed
The Cedar Foundation has postponed its November 7 pub quiz to December, saying that specific details, including the new date,
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church to take first steps towards choosing new Patriarch after death of Maxim
The leadership of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has seven days from November 6, the date of the death Patriarch Maxim,
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Bells toll as Bulgaria mourns Patriarch Maxim
The bells of Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral tolled repeatedly on the morning of November 6 2012, while requiem services
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