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Socialists try to form new govt in Bulgaria

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:07 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - The Socialists, who finished second in Bulgaria's election this month, were asked to form a new government Thursday, after the front-running party was unable to.

EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:55 -0400

BRUSSELS - The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday.

Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:53:07 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the economically struggling country's politics.

Bulgarian parliament convenes Tuesday

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:09 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he will convene the nation's newly elected Parliament next week to begin trying to form a government, a task complicated by the refusal of three parties to enter a coalition with the former governing party which has the most seats.

Bulgaria's center-right party wants vote canceled

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:43:04 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's ex-prime minister says the results of last weekend's parliamentary election should be canceled due to "gross violations" of voting law.

Kostadinova re-elected as Bulgarian Olympic chief

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:46 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Former Olympic high jump champion Stefka Kostadinova has been re-elected as president of Bulgaria's national Olympic committee.

Bulgarian honor bid in DC stirs Holocaust debate

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:08:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son - a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation - has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust.

Prosecutors: Bulgarian ex-minister behind wiretaps

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:17:05 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian prosecutors are alleging that former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov was responsible for illegally wiretapping political opponents during his term.