Managers of Ukrainian state arms exporter arrested for $200 000 bribe in Kazakhstan
Two top managers of a Ukrainian state-run arms exporter are in a Kazakh prison for allegedly attempting to bribe a
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Europe
Millions of euro involved in widespread football match-fixing in Europe, Europol says
A major investigation involving Europol and police teams from 13 European countries has uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in
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Bulgaria expresses condolences, condemns suicide bombing attack at US embassy in Ankara
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov sent letters of condolences to his counterparts in the United States and Turkey, John Kerry
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EU ended 2012 with 10.7% unemployment – Eurostat
The 27-member European Union ended 2012 with 10.7 per cent unemployment in December, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office
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Bulgaria responds to ‘flood of migration to UK’ hysteria
Bulgarian leaders have responded to the hysteria being whipped up in some British publications and by the UKIP about a
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Armenian presidential candidate shot
Armenian police say a gunman has shot and wounded one of the country’s eight presidential candidates. Authorities say Paruir Airikian
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Storming the castle: Miloš Zeman’s victory exacerbates Czech Republic’s political flux
With cries of “Long live Zeman” ringing out around a packed conference room at the Top Hotel Praha Jan. 26,
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HRW warns of declining human rights in Russia
The New York-based Human Rights Watch says authoritarianism in Russia is at its highest level in recent memory. In its
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Bulgaria’s Payner pulls out of EU funding deal after controversy
Bulgarian media group Payner said that it decided to forego the request for European Union funding for its expansion project,
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