Russia Watch: Dagestan – Russia’s wild but beguiling southern frontier
Journalists love superlatives, and Russia’s southernmost republic, Dagestan, obliges. Of Russia’s 83 regions, Dagestan last year recorded the highest level
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Year: 2013
Amnesty International: Relations between Albanians and Macedonians have deteriorated
Amnesty International has launched criticism and expressed its concern about the state of human rights and the deterioration of inter
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Forms of legal prostitution heighten human trafficking risks in poorer EU states
When an Austrian businessman announced plans to transform the sex industry from “grocer to supermarket” by opening Europe’s largest brothel
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What’s on: Rock Voyeurs at Rossini
In typical rock concert fashion, newly-opened Rossini makes its entrance to Sofia’s art exhibitions scene with a bang. Its first
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Star Trek influence lives long and prospers
Academics, professionals and Star Trek fans are once again discussing the iconic franchise’s influence on society, science, and technology, as
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Film review: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is the return of Baz Luhrmann, director of Moulin Rouge!, to the world of supersized, kaleidoscopic entertainment.
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Film review: No
“Pinochet could win this vote without cheating, if he wants – that’s what is so terrible,” says José Tomás Urrutia,
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Socialist nominee Oresharski handed mandate to form next Bulgarian government
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev handed on May 23 the mandate to form the next cabinet to socialist prime minister-designate Plamen
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Bulgaria’s socialists ask President to halt appointment of ambassadors
The Bulgarian Socialist Party, which ran second in the May parliamentary elections but which by default will be forming the
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