Въпросът дали старият град в Несебър има необходимите характеристики, за да остане в списъка на ЮНЕСКО за световното културно наследство, за пореден път ще бъде разглеждан от организацията. Днес в Бразилия започна деседневното заседание на Комитета на ЮНЕСКО за световното културно наследство, където темата ще бъде обсъждана.
След като миналата седмица се разбрало, че проблемите около Несебър ще влязат в дневния ред на срещата, зам.-министърът на културата Тодор Чобанов е решил да... Read more..
"Берое" се завърна в Европа с равенство 1:1 срещу "Рапид" (Виена)
Носителят на Купата на България "Берое" се завърна в европейските клубни турнири след 24 години с равенство 1:1 срещу "Рапид" (Виена). Българският състав игра много приятен футбол и успя да се противопостави на австрийския отбор в първия мач помежду им от третия предварителен кръг в Лига Европа.
Гостите поведоха в последната минута на първото полувреме след гол от дузпа на германеца Щефан Хофман. След няколко добри атаки в срадата на втората част "Берое" изравни чрез Владислав...
"Берое" се завърна в Европа с равенство 1:1 срещу "Рапид" (Виена)
Носителят на Купата на България "Берое" се завърна в европейските клубни турнири след 24 години с равенство 1:1 срещу "Рапид" (Виена). Българският състав игра много приятен футбол и успя да се противопостави на австрийския отбор в първия мач помежду им от третия предварителен кръг в Лига Европа.
Гостите поведоха в последната минута на първото полувреме след гол от дузпа на германеца Щефан Хофман. След няколко добри атаки в срадата на втората част "Берое" изравни чрез Владислав...
2010-07-30,
US embassy workers treated for poison after opening mail
Three employees of the US embassy in Paris were treated for poisoning Friday after handling a suspicious mail. Read more...
2010-07-30,
London mayor calls for a 'cycling revolution'
The city of London woke up to a bit of chaos on the launch of the bipedaller - that mayor Boris Johnson calls the 'Rolls Royce of bicycles -- as the newest mode of public transport Friday morning, but as the day wore on people did manage to make short trips on it instead of taking the bus or the tube. Read more...
2010-07-30,
US Embassy in France says envelope "not harmful"
Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were examined for suspected poisoning on Friday after opening a suspicious envelope, but preliminary results indicated it was not harmful, the embassy said i... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Top rights advisor quits over "general atmosphere" in Russia
The head of the council advising Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on rights unexpectedly resigned Friday, in a blow for the Kremlin chief who has made developing civil society a "priority" ... Read more...
2010-07-30,
US embassy staf in France "poisoned" by mail
Three employees of the U.S. embassy in Paris were being treated for suspected poisoning on Friday after opening mail, but there was no immediate information on the seriousness of their condition, poli... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Turkish Airlines to start direct flights to Washington, Los Angeles
Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines, or THY, will start direct flights to Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in United States. THY said in a statement on Friday that flights would start f... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Syria calls on Turkish businessmen to invest in Arab country
Syrian Trade and Economy Minister Lamia Asi invited Turkish businessmen to invest in his country. Asi, in his address to the Syria Investment Conference in Istanbul held Friday as part of the Turkey-S... Read more...
2010-07-30,
El Hamdaoui steps up for Ajax
AFC Ajax have signed striker Mounir El Hamdaoui from AZ Alkmaar for an undisclosed fee with coach Martin Jol insisting the 26-year-old is the ideal replacement for Marko Pantelić. Read more...
2010-07-30,
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 23
MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Forest fires sweeping across parts of Russia on Friday killed at least 23 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest summer weather since records began 1... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Radioactive Boar on the Rise in Germany
As Germany's wild boar population has skyrocketed in recent years, so too has the number of animals contaminated by radioactivity left over from the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. Government payments com... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Two dead in Greek army helicopter crash
"I express my deep grief over the tragic death of two select members of the army's air corps," Defence Minister Evangelos Venizelos said in a statement, promising an investigation "to the greatest pos... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Crackdown on foreign-born criminals
President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Friday that France would strip the French nationality from foreign-born criminals who use violence against police or public officials. Read more...
2010-07-30,
Death toll in forest fires reach 25
The death toll from forest fires sweeping across Russia amid a record-breaking heatwave grew to 25 on Friday, with three firefighters among the dead, officials said. Read more...
2010-07-30,
Letter causes embassy staff to be tested
Two men who work for the US Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter on Friday, but the embassy said preliminary analysis suggested it was not harmful. Read more...
2010-07-30,
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking
Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was that Greece is likely to... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. Signs Agreement for Distribution and Sale of Uracyst in Spain
), a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost-effective products for select health care markets, today reported signing an license agreement with Read more...
2010-07-30,
Bionovo To Advance Menerba To Phase 3 Clinical Testing In Europe
Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced that it has received final guidance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in order to advance Menerba, the company's lead drug candidate for menopausal sympto... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Society Begins to Crack Under Harsh Measures
ATHENS, Jul 30, 2010 (IPS) - Every working day, more than a hundred people crowd around the entrance of the merchant and passenger boats' reconstruction industry, well known as 'The Zone', in the so... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Irish Central Bank says euro-region recovery may ‘moderate’
The euro-region recovery may "moderate somewhat" in the second half of the year as governments withdraw stimulus measures and cut spending to reduce budget deficits, Ireland’s central bank said.... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Turkish diplomat assumes top int'l post
press release by the organization. Üzümcü, who assumed his post on Sunday, is the third director of OPCW since the organization was established in 1997. Immediately prior to this appoi... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Balkans states agree to improve EU-Turkey rail transport
(BELGRADE) - Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia on Friday signed an agreement to improve railway transport from EU states to Turkey across the three Balkan nations, Beta news agency reported.The three state... Read more...
2010-07-30,
China says it disapproves of EU sanctions against Iran
(BEIJING) - China said Friday it opposed tough new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran due to its contested nuclear programme, again calling for more talks to resolve the standoff."Ch... Read more...
2010-07-30,
European inflation climbs, unemployment at 12-year high - Summary
eurozone to a 20-month high, while unemployment remains stuck near its highest level in 12 years, data released Friday showed.The increase in July consumer prices to 1.7 per cent pushed inflation in t... Read more...
2010-07-30,
European inflation rise less than expected - Update
Berlin - A rise in energy and food costs helped to drive up annual inflation in the 16-member eurozone to 1.7 per cent in July, data to be released Friday showed.This pushed inflation in the Read more...
2010-07-30,
Euro Zone Inflation Jumps to 1.7% in July
LONDON - Inflation in the 16 countries that use the euro is steadily climbing towards the European Central Bank's target while unemployment remains stubbornly high at 10 percent, official figures show... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Sweden Second Quarter GDP Growth Fastest in 3 Years
By Mia Shanley and Daniel Dickson STOCKHOLM, July 30 (Reuters) - Sweden's economy grew at the fastest pace in over three years, expanding a better-than-forecast 3.7 percent annual clip in the secon... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Diniz defends European 50K walk gold in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — Yohann Diniz of France successfully defended his 50-kilometer walk title at the European Championships on Friday. Diniz won the men's event in 3 hours, 40 minutes, 37 seconds... Read more...
2010-07-30,
US Embassy workers tested after suspicious letter
By DAPHNE ROUSSEAUASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PARIS -- Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, but the embassy said preliminary... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he speaks during the closure of the Ambassadors Conference at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Riccardo De L... Read more...
2010-07-30,
Teenager dies after holiday fall
A teenager who fell from the seventh floor of an apartment block in Majorca has died, the Foreign Office confirmed today. Grace Ford, 17, lost her fight for life in hospital yesterday, 12 days... Read more...
