Merkel close to absolute majority in German vote – partial results
Partial results in Germany’s elections show Chancellor Angela Merkel on her way to a third term in office with voters
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Month: September 2013
Exit polls: Merkel leads in German vote
Exit polls in Germany showed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won the most votes in a parliamentary election Sunday, putting her
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Plovdiv’s 2013 Night of Museums and Galleries: Photos
The ninth annual Night of Museums and Galleries in Plovdiv brought thousands of visitors to the streets of Bulgaria’s second
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Slight earthquake felt in Sofia
An earthquake registered as 3.4 on the Richter scale was felt in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on September 22 2013
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Bulgarian, Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchs discuss convening of ‘Great Ecumenical Council’
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos, meeting in Istanbul, have discussed the need to hold a “Great
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Lavrov: US trying to blackmail Russia on UN Syria resolution
Russia has accused the United States of trying to “blackmail” it into letting the U.N. Security Council authorize force against
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Germany’s Merkel fights for majority in September 22 election
Germany holds its parliamentary elections Sunday, with current Chancellor Angela Merkel looking set to win a third term. Ms. Merkel
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Sixth Sofia Pride parade proceeds peacefully
The sixth annual Sofia Pride parade on September 21 2013 passed off peacefully, as police kept a counter-protest separate from
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Russian soldier on Plovdiv hill gets undressed
Aloysha, the soaring landmark monument to the Soviet army on Plovdiv’s Bunardzhika hill, was stripped by climbers of the red
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