Turkish prosecutor dismissed, charged with official interference
A Turkish prosecutor leading a high-level bribery and corruption investigation says he has been removed from the case and that
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Month: December 2013
‘Bulgarian Christmas’ charity campaign raises 1.5 million leva
The “Bulgarian Christmas” (Булгарска Коледа) charity campaign 2013 raised more than 1.5 million leva for the treatment of ill children.
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Thousands turn out for Bulgaria’s anti-government ‘Resignation at Christmas’ protest
Home for the holidays, Bulgarian expatriates and students studying abroad joined in the “Resignation at Christmas” anti-government protest on December
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Film review: Nymphomaniac, Vol 1
Vastly overhyped because of its supposedly controversial sex scenes starring famous actors and actresses, Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, Vol. 1
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Film review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
There is always fun to be had whenever Ben Stiller steps behind the camera. From Zoolander to Tropic Thunder, his
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Two arrests reported in beating of Ukrainian journalist Chornovol
A group of men viciously attacked and beat prominent Ukrainian journalist and civic activist Tetyana Chornovol outside Kyiv about 1:30
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Turkish officials step down over corruption probe
Turkey’s interior minister and economy minister both stepped down Wednesday in connection with a high-level corruption scandal The sons of
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Rail service across Bulgarian-Romanian Danube Bridge 2 to begin in February 2014 – BDZ head
Passenger and goods train services across the Danube Bridge 2 at the Bulgarian city of Vidin and Romanian city of
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Putin’s amnesties: Political thaw or PR stunt?
On Friday, it was President Vladimir Putin’s archnemesis, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. On Monday, it was two women from the Pussy Riot
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