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Polish officials concerned about Strasbourg decision to declassify documents on alleged CIA prisons in Poland

February 6, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Former prime minister Leszek Miller once again reiterated that there had never been any CIA prisons in Poland, while commenting

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US, Israel welcome Bulgaria’s findings on Bourgas attack

February 5, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Officials from the US and Israel, two countries that have long asserted Hezbollah’s culpability for the terrorist attack that killed

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Bulgaria officially links Hezbollah to Bourgas bombing in July 2012

February 5, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said on February 5 that Bulgarian investigators had found evidence that the suicide bombing that

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Earth prepares for close encounter with asteroid

February 5, 2013February 5, 2013 VOANews

Earth is about to have a close encounter with an asteroid, the nearest an object of its size has ever

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Millions of euro involved in widespread football match-fixing in Europe, Europol says

February 4, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A major investigation involving Europol and police teams from 13 European countries has uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in

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BlackBerry unveils two new smartphones

January 31, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews

Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is trying to reclaim

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Erdogan hints at alternative federation for Turkey

January 31, 2013May 22, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Several European Union countries recently reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s efforts to join the European Union, once again bringing its membership

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Syria: Israeli jets hit research lab near Damascus

January 31, 2013 VOANews

Syrian authorities say Israeli warplanes struck a military research facility near Damascus Wednesday, but they deny reports that Israel attacked

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Bulgaria falls in 2013 World Press Freedom Index

January 30, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has dropped seven places to rank 80th in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

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