Support for Pussy Riot in Sofia
Supporters for jailed Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot covered the heads of sculptures at the base of the monument
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‘No link’ between Bulgarian foreign policy and Bourgas terrorist attack
Nadim Shehadi is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House (www.chathamhouse.org) where he directs a
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Bulgaria knew about drug bust on Bulgarian ship in advance – PM
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on August 16 that Bulgarian law enforcement agencies were aware of the impeding drug
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Bulgaria releases image of second suicide bombing suspect
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released on August 16 a reconstructed image of the second man believed to be involved in the
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Bulgaria warns citizens to be ready to quit Lebanon if spillover of problems from Syria worsens
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a call on August 16 2012 for Bulgarians in Lebanon to “exercise the utmost
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Spain arrests 22 on Bulgarian ship trafficking close to 3 tons of cocaine
Twenty-two Bulgarians are in custody in Cadiz after Spanish authorities arrested Bourgas-registered vessel Saint Nikolai on the high seas in
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Early-morning bomb blast at Sofia pop-folk club
An explosive device estimated to have been the equivalent of 200 grams of TNT detonated outside the Kosharite folk club
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Controversial Russian businessman charged with embezzlement in Bulgaria
Denis Ershov, the controversial Russian businessman once declared a persona non grata in Bulgaria, has been charged with embezzling funds
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Bulgaria’s finance, health ministers clash on differentiated VAT
Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov and Health Minister Dessislava Atanassova remain on opposite ends of the debate concerning the introduction
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