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New arrests of Syrians in Bulgaria after warning of increasing refugee pressure

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police arrested eight Syrian citizens found hiding in a building next to a sheep-pen in the village of Yamino

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The example of Syria confirms reality of threat of chemical weapons, Bulgarian FM says

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The recent announcement by Syria of the presence of a stockpile of chemical weapons reaffirms that the threat of these

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US Green Card lottery starts on October 2

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts

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European airlines to post largest loss among global regions in 2012 – IATA

October 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European airlines are expected to post the largest loss of any global region at $1.2 billion, which means $0.1 billion

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Georgian president Saakashvili concedes his party’s defeat in parliamentary election

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili said on October 2 2012 that he was conceding defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections held

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Georgian political rivals both claim victory

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Leaders of both opposing forces in Georgia claimed victory shortly after polls closed, setting the stage for a tense political

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Moscow Court postpones jail sentence appeal by punk-rock band Pussy Riot

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been

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Exit polls: Georgia opposition leads in October 1 parliamentary vote

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 VOANews

Exit polls in Georgia have given an early edge to the opposition coalition in Monday’s parliamentary vote, but the lead

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Athens, Skopje trade messages on Macedonia name dispute at UN

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

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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