US sends F-16s to Turkish air base for anti-IS efforts
The US military said it has deployed F-16 fighter jets to a Turkish air field, as coalition air strikes continue
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Month: August 2015
Attackers fire on US consulate in Istanbul
Two attackers shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday, but managed to escape the scene after police returned
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Bulgaria denies reports about search for two foreigners linked to ‘Islamic State’ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry, in an August 9 statement, rejected reports about security services in Bulgaria seeking two people, a French
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Bulgarian church Plovdiv Metropolitan in new controversy over political statements
Metropolitan Nikolai, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s largest diocese, Plovdiv, has generated new controversy with statements attacking national
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Migrants cut fence on Hungary-Serbia border
A group of 18 migrants has cut barbed wire installed by the Hungarian government on the border with Serbia, Hungarian
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Russian opposition activists end hunger strike
Six Russian opposition activists ended their 12-day hunger strike Saturday after one of them was hospitalized. The activists in Novosibirsk,
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Bulgarian President’s son dies
The eldest son of Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has died, the President’s press office said on August
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief handed 10-year sentence for embezzlement
Sofia Military Court sentenced the former head of the National Intelligence Service, General Kircho Kirov, to 10 years in jail
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Ryanair to launch daily flights from London to Sofia in summer 2016
Low-cost airline Ryanair will expand its destinations list to include Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia starting in May 2016, with
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