Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison over leaks
U.S. Army private Bradley Manning has been sentenced to a 35-year prison term for handing a vast collection of classified
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Month: August 2013
EU ministers suspend export licences to Egypt for equipment ‘which might be used for internal repression’ – report
European Union foreign ministers agreed on August 21 2013 to suspend export licences to Egypt of any equipment ‘’which might
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Controversy over Bulgarian pro-government rapper’s anti-Semitic remark continues
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has become the latest body to speak out after an anti-Semitic remark by rapper Misho
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Forest fires break out in Bulgaria
Hot and dry weather in recent weeks in Bulgaria has led to several forest fires over the past several days,
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Head of Bulgaria’s state public opinion agency sacked
The Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Mihail Mikov, has fired Lidia Yordanova, the director of the National Centre for the Study
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Soviet Army monument in Sofia painted pink to apologise for Prague Spring
A metal bas-relief, part of the Soviet Army monument in Bulgarian capital city Sofia, has been painted pink overnight, with
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Samaras puts brakes on initiative to lift moratorium on home repossessions
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was quick to end speculation about the government going ahead with a troika-backed controversial initiative
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Polish government approves 2013 budget amendment
Poland’s government has amended the 2013 budget to better fit slow economic growth, allowing the 2013 deficit to rise by
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Bulgaria’s capacity to host refugees ‘exhausted’, official says
The capacity of Bulgaria to host refugees is exhausted, an official said, as figures emerged showing that the country is
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