Chinese skaters earn double gold in Bulgaria - Universal Sports
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- China's Wenhao Liang and Meng Wang clinched gold medals in the men's and women's 500m races at the short track speed skating world championships. Wenhao won the men's race in a time of 41.383 seconds, ahead of defending ...
Bulgaria’s Eurozone accession may take up 20 years ... - Focus Infomation
Sofia. Bulgaria’s Eurozone entry could be delayed with no less than two decades, Director of Centre for European Policy Studies Daniel Gros announced /interview, BNR/. "It is hard to predict the exact timing, but before it joins the euro zone ...
Bulgaria, Turkey pledge to act jointly in energy ... - Investors Business Daily
SOFIA, Mar 18, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Bulgaria and Turkey pledged to act jointly in energy projects such as the Nabucco gas pipeline, during Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglua's two-day visit to Sofia starting on Thursday. His Bulgarian ...
Commissioner Georgieva meets EU ambassadors, says ... - Focus Infomation
Sofia. EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva had a working lunch with EU member states’ diplomats at the invitation of Spanish Ambassador to Bulgaria Jorge Fuentes. Commissioner ...
"Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report Q2 2010 ... - PR Inside
The value of Bulgaria's pharmaceutical market in 2008 was BGN1.704bn (US$1.19bn), and it is forecast to grow by 10.5% in local currency terms in 2009 as the pharmaceutical sector holds up well during recessions. According to the Sofia News Agency ...
Short-trackers medal - Winnipeg Sun
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Canada’s short-track speedskaters repeated their Olympic success at the world championships Saturday, with four Vancouver 2010 medallists finding their way right back to the podium. Francois Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., won ...
Nabucco pipeline to be ready in 2011 in Bulgaria - Commodity Online
SOFIA, BULGARIA (Commodity Online): In a bid to end the total dependency on Russia for energy, Europe is now trying to open new gas pipelines. As part of this, the Bulgarian section of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe will be completed by ...
Bulgaria Sumo Champion Kotooshu Strikes Again - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria sumo wrestling star Kotooshu has continued his successful start to 2010 with another win in a tournament in Osaka, Japan. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria sumo wrestler Kaloyan Mahlyanov-Kotooshu has registered his sixth victory in the Spring Sumo ...
Bulgaria Labor Minister Wants Restoration of ... - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria's Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov has surprisingly proposed restauration of progressive tax rates for the duration of the crisis. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria must give up temporarily its flat rates for income and corporate taxes because of the ...
Bulgaria sends corrupt official to jail - Earthtimes
Sofia - The Sofia city court on Thursday sentenced the former head of Bulgaria's state agriculture fund to four years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from European Union aid, in a first high-profile corruption verdict in the country. Asen ...
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Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
A Spanish firefighting force says a video released by French officials investigating an alleged ETA shooting does not show the suspected gunmen, but rather a group of Catalan firefighters on holiday.
Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
 Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.
Snowmobiler killed in Canada avalanche
Rescue crews end their search in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain, killing one snowmobiler.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
 Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal, while a Palestinian teenager is killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.
Pakistan tribal council: Army must destroy Taliban
Hundreds of tribesmen from Pakistan's semiautonomous regions near the Afghan border ended a rare tribal council meeting Saturday with a declaration calling for the army to crush the Taliban.
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Married at 9, divorced at 10: Girl's memoir
In a harrowing memoir she has yet to read herself, Nujood Ali tells how at age 9 she was forced to marry a man three times her age, raped and beaten, then made Yemeni history by getting a divorce.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in the southern part of country.
Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
 Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.
Thousands rally in Russia against Putin
 Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.
Thai protesters' caravan wends through capital
A crimson tide of protesters snaked its way through the Thai capital Saturday, with thousands of cars, trucks and motorbikes tangling up traffic as demonstrators sought to drum up support for ousting a government they call illegitimate.
Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86
Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal's former prime minister who led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule and helped deliver a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt, died Saturday. He was 86.
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