Two earthquakes in southern Bulgaria
An earthquake of 3.7 on the Richter scale was registered seven km west of Dospat in southern Bulgaria, 134km south-east
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Month: August 2013
Turkey’s Erdogan may use Egypt turmoil to justify crackdown
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been at the forefront of condemnation of the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed
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European nations divided on call for action in Syria
France is ready to “punish” those who carried out an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week, the French
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Meeting between Thaçi and Dačić ends without agreement
A meeting between Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaçi and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić has ended without a concrete agreement,
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Facebook: Governments demanded information on 38 000 users
Social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in
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InvestBulgaria director Borislav Stefanov resigns
Borislav Stefanov has resigned as executive director of Bulgaria’s investment promotion agency InvestBulgaria. Stefanov said on Facebook on August 27
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‘New’ parties take shape amid Bulgaria’s political crisis
The uncertainty of Bulgaria’s political future, as the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government faces continuing public protests demanding its resignation
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Bulgaria speaks on Syria crisis
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria and reiterating calls for a
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New forest fire erupts near Bulgaria’s border with Turkey
A new large-scale bush fire erupted near the Bulgarian town of Svilengrad close to the Turkish border, covering about 1500ha,
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