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US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

Nov 20 2009 15:15 CET by Gabriel Hershman

James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia

White tigress slaughtered by lions

White tigress slaughtered by lions

Nov 20 2009 11:42 CET by Gabriel Hershman

The white tigress is a rare animal resulting from a special recessive gene

In broad daylight

In broad daylight

Nov 20 2009 10:01 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Photographer Doris Peter captured ordinary Sofians after the fall of communism and during ‘the transition’, resulting in a stunning archive of street scenes

Czechs relive the Velvet Revolution

Czechs relive the Velvet Revolution

Nov 18 2009 11:49 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel addressed the crowd 20 years after the uprising and warned that authoritarianism was not dead

Circus from hell comes to Czech Republic

Circus from hell comes to Czech Republic

Nov 17 2009 11:52 CET by Gabriel Hershman 10 comments

Muzzled bears are forced to perform grotesque sporting feats for entertainment, including ice hockey and handstands

Michael Shields' sisters win award for freedom efforts

Michael Shields' sisters win award for freedom efforts

Nov 17 2009 11:04 CET by Gabriel Hershman 1 comment

Shields always protested his innocence and was backed by a concerted campaign that included his family, Liverpool football club and homegrown celebrities

Soros urges more aid for Roma

Soros urges more aid for Roma

Nov 16 2009 15:43 CET by Gabriel Hershman 6 comments

Billionaire philantropist and investor George Soros has urged the European Union to do more to help Europe's Roma minority.

Sofia: In Broad Daylight exhibition

Sofia: In Broad Daylight exhibition

Nov 16 2009 12:16 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Doris Peter captures the starkness and poverty of life in Sofia in 1990 and the ensuing decade

Fandukova is Sofia's first woman mayor

Fandukova is Sofia's first woman mayor

Nov 15 2009 19:50 CET by Gabriel Hershman 2 comments

Yordanka Fandukova, 47, becomes Sofia's first woman mayor after landslide election victory

Apathy mars Sofia vote as Fandukova looks set to win

Apathy mars Sofia vote as Fandukova looks set to win

Nov 15 2009 17:51 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Low turnout mars Sofia's mayoral election as GERB candidate Fandukova looks set to triumph

Summit of power

Summit of power

Nov 13 2009 10:00 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Some places are more famous for their behind closed doors conferences than they are in their own right

The English Angle: Happiness...

Nov 13 2009 09:58 CET by Gabriel Hershman 12 comments

Happiness can hit when you don’t search for it. Back in the UK, I once lived in a posh block in central London.

Havel: 'Europe is the homeland of our homelands'

Havel: 'Europe is the homeland of our homelands'

Nov 12 2009 15:02 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Havel was the tenth and last president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the first president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003).

Bulgaria still divided 20 years after communism

Bulgaria still divided 20 years after communism

Nov 11 2009 10:29 CET by Gabriel Hershman 18 comments

Brunwasser's article highlights a generational divide; those born after 1989 believe in shaping their own destinies whereas older people still expect the state to give them their "orders".

Czech soldiers suspended for Nazi insignia

Czech soldiers suspended for Nazi insignia

Nov 10 2009 15:07 CET by Gabriel Hershman 4 comments

Military affiliations to any form of Nazi ideology have proved a sensitive subject throughout Europe

Europeans report rising ageism in job market

Europeans report rising ageism in job market

Nov 10 2009 14:34 CET by Gabriel Hershman 3 comments

"One area of concern is the perceived rise in age discrimination as a result of the recession," said equal opportunities commissioner Vladimir Špidla

One Life Charity pub quiz raises 1600 leva

One Life Charity pub quiz raises 1600 leva

Nov 09 2009 10:11 CET by Gabriel Hershman 4 comments

A packed JJ Murphy's was the venue for an exciting quiz that gathered some of the city's most renowned "intellectuals"

Monkey business

Monkey business

Nov 06 2009 10:00 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Bright colours, individual care and a rounded programme of extracurricular activities make this Lozenets-based kindergarten one of Sofia’s best

The English Angle: Charisma

Nov 06 2009 09:59 CET by Gabriel Hershman 1 comment

One conspicuous absentee from the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall was former British prime minister Mrs Thatcher.

German embassy in Sofia to open its doors on November 7 in symbolic gesture

German embassy in Sofia to open its doors on November 7 in symbolic gesture

Nov 05 2009 13:21 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Decision comes to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall

Klaus signs the Lisbon Treaty

Klaus signs the Lisbon Treaty

Nov 04 2009 10:49 CET by Gabriel Hershman 3 comments

The Czech Republic president, a prominent eurosceptic, was the final hurdle in the the Lisbon Treaty's ratification

Caps on UK-bound Bulgarian workers will remain until 2011

Caps on UK-bound Bulgarian workers will remain until 2011

Nov 04 2009 10:02 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Immigration has proved a particularly vexed issue in the UK with right-wing pressure groups citing the strain on public services and overcrowding

Cancer drug expert visits Bulgaria

Cancer drug expert visits Bulgaria

Nov 03 2009 15:24 CET by Gabriel Hershman 1 comment

'The main problem is that when the drug is inserted into the body, often the cancer cells acquire resistance to the drug, so reducing its efficiency.'

Czech court clears way for Lisbon Treaty

Czech court clears way for Lisbon Treaty

Nov 03 2009 11:22 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Vaclac Klaus, one of the bloc's most vociferous eurosceptics, now looks poised to sign the Lisbon Treaty

Volunteers needed for IWC Christmas bazaar on December 6

Volunteers needed for IWC Christmas bazaar on December 6

Nov 03 2009 10:45 CET by Gabriel Hershman 2 comments

Last year's event proved exceptionally popular and provided a unique culinary treat for all visitors

Ukraine hit by swine flu

Ukraine hit by swine flu

Nov 02 2009 13:03 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Capital city sees long queues forming at pharmacies as death toll rises

Sofia's deadly 'Russian road roulette'

Sofia's deadly 'Russian road roulette'

Oct 30 2009 16:51 CET by Gabriel Hershman 5 comments

As if Sofia's roads are not dangerous enough, police report a new and deadly craze among young drivers late at night

Heroin hidden in sauerkraut in Bulgaria

Heroin hidden in sauerkraut in Bulgaria

Oct 30 2009 11:47 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Authorities are becoming concerned that Bulgaria, which is a key country on the main trafficking route and entry point between Asia and Europe, is seeing a large increase in heroin use.

Risky business

Risky business

Oct 30 2009 10:00 CET by Gabriel Hershman

Is poverty an excuse for robbing a nation’s heritage?

Home alone?

Home alone?

Oct 30 2009 09:59 CET by Gabriel Hershman

The International Women's Club (IWC) assists foreigners’ wives and supports worthy causes through events like its annual festive season charity bazaar

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