Bulgaria’s Stanishev, elected European socialist leader, sees ‘leftist wave’ heading for continent
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev, elected on September 29 2012 as president of the Party of European Socialists, said
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Athens, Skopje trade messages on Macedonia name dispute at UN
Greece’s foreign minister, Dimitris Avramapoulos, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 27 2012, said that his country would
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Syrian crisis makes UN reform ever more urgent, European ministers say
The year and a half of deadly violence inSyriais clear testimony of the need to reform the United Nations to
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Appeal hearing set for jailed Russian rockers Pussy Riot
A Moscow court will hear an appeal in the case of three female punk rockers sentenced to two years in
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Polish hardware on Mars on Nasa’s Curiosity Rover
Nasa’s Curiosity rover, which successfully landed on Mars on August 6 2012, is fitted with infrared detectors developed and manufactured
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Georgian parties hold final rallies ahead of October 1 parliamentary elections
Supporters of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili have held their final political rallies in preparation for
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Motor vehicle trade grew 65 per cent in Bulgaria in 2011, Eurostat says
There was a 65 per cent growth in the motor vehicle trade in Bulgaria in 2011, according to statistics from
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Skopje issues call on Macedonia name dispute at UN General Assembly
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov called for closer co-operation with Greece to
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Further austerity measures specified in Spain’s budget
The Spanish government presented its 2013 budget Thursday, detailing spending cuts for ministries, new taxes and reforms that total about
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