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The 45th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was marked with a display of photographs, screenings of documentaries and the display of a Soviet-era armored personnel carrier and […]
The European Union has suspended military sales to Egypt for items it believes could be used for repression. The United States, meanwhile, is consider ...
A general election is likely next month in the Czech Republic after the Chamber of Deputies voted on August 20 to dissolve parliament, raising the iss ...
U.S. Army private Bradley Manning has been sentenced to a 35-year prison term for handing a vast collection of classified information to the anti-secr ...
European Union foreign ministers agreed on August 21 2013 to suspend export licences to Egypt of any equipment ‘’which might be used for internal repression’’ and to reassess export licences […]
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has become the latest body to speak out after an anti-Semitic remark by rapper Misho Shamara, a rapper who has been a regular feature in […]
Hot and dry weather in recent weeks in Bulgaria has led to several forest fires over the past several days, with meteorologists warning that the risk of new fires in […]
The Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Mihail Mikov, has fired Lidia Yordanova, the director of the National Centre for the Study of Public Opinion (NCSPO), the Parliament’s public opinion polling agency, […]
A metal bas-relief, part of the Soviet Army monument in Bulgarian capital city Sofia, has been painted pink overnight, with an inscription underneath apologising for Bulgaria’s part in the invasion […]
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was quick to end speculation about the government going ahead with a troika-backed controversial initiative to lift a moratorium on home repossessions and auctions. The […]
