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Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 11-12

August 10, 2012August 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Every year in August, the Perseid meteor shower makes an impressive lights show in the skies over the northern hemisphere

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Battle for Aleppo continues

August 10, 2012August 10, 2012 VOANews

Syrian activists say government forces launched a new bombardment of Aleppo Friday, continuing their offensive against rebel-held areas in the

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Pfizer to pay $60M fine for bribes abroad, including in Bulgaria

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has agreed to pay a $60 million fine to the US government in order to end an

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Spike in phone calls to Lebanon preceded Bourgas suicide bombing – report

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In the absence of any news concerning the investigation of the suicide bombing at the Sarafovo airport in Bourgas, Bulgarian

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US says gunman in Sikh killings committed suicide

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 VOANews

U.S. authorities now say the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple last weekend killed himself after being

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Russian judge sets date for verdict in controversial rock band trial

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A Moscow judge says she will issue a verdict in the controversial trial of three Russian feminist punk rockers on

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Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

On a sun splashed hillside overlooking the Black Sea, the President of Ukraine and half of his cabinet gathered July

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Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest

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Assad vows to rid Syria of ‘terrorists;’ violence mounts

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 VOANews

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to

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