Bulgaria's Kotooshu first European to win biggest sumo prize

Taking the sumo trophy out of it's homeland is Kaloyan Mahlyanov (Kotooshu) from Bulgaria! "Less than six years after his debut in sumo wrestling, Bulgarian wrestler Kotooshu became the first European to win...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077

Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...

Europe: Film production is up but audiences fall

"A total of 921 feature films were produced in the 27 member states of the European Union in 2007, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory after a provisional data collection. Indians must be laughing at...

Serbia's neighbours recognise Kosovo

Serbia's neighbours, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Hungary, recognized Kosovo's independence today, which was a blow to Serbia as they are trying to resist the province's breakaway." Serbia immediately warned its three...

World responds to Kosovo independence

After declaring its independence this past weekend, and sending letters to 192 countries seeking formal recognition, Kosovo has been met with a range of responses from the world's nations.The United States,...

Kosovo to declare independence tomorrow

"Kosovo will declare independence tomorrow amid growing excitement among its ethnic Albanians, anger from its Serbs, and the launch of an EU mission to help oversee the transition. 'Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding and of state engagements for...

Putin Criticizes West in Farewell Speech

"MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin accused the West of military expansion and laid out an ambitious agenda for his successor to restore Russia's economic and military clout in a farewell address Friday. With...

Promoting the music industry in South East Europe

  The South-East European Music Event (SeeMe) will take place from 5th – 7th June 2008 at the Historic Central Military Club in the heart of Sofia and is the main event in the region for industry...

Dairy Farmers & Oil Barons: White Gold vs Black Gold.

North American Dairy Farmers control the worlds thirst for  "White Gold" and the Oil Barons control the worlds thirst for "Black Gold" speaks volumes over the disparity between the two in terms of Global...

Geography challenge: Multiple choice

Well, I did not get many correct, but the great thing about the internet is being able to look up these questions/answers to see where and what they are refering to. Remember when we had to look in an encyclopedia for information like this?"Geography challenge: Multiple...

Bali`s handicraft exports to east Europe reach US$2.1 million

"The handicraft products mostly ordered by East European importers from Bali were wooden household utensils, plaited items and bamboo handicraft articles besides garments and toys, she said. She said that the East European countries which imported Balinese handicraft products...

Sarkozy cuts off 'stupid' CBS interview

Europeans have very different views than Americans about the necessity or appropriateness of bringing up personal issues in the context of politics.  This cultural divide came to the surface in a recent 60...

On the Map this Morning...Camposampiero, Novi Iskur, Walsden, IJsselstein...R...

Ever since I began to look at where my readers come from, I have seen names of cities I did not know of. To illustrate my point, this morning Camposanpiero (near Padua, Italy) topped the list followed by Novi Iskur (or Novi Iskar, Bulgaria). At number 4, I found Walsden(West...

Libya at UNSC unopposed

After failed attempts in 1995 and 2000, Libya has been elected as a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with 178 votes of a 192-member General Assembly. This...

Continúan los incendios que han arrasado 100.000 hectáreas en Grecia y Bulg...

Algunos focos de los incendios forestales que han quemado desde junio 100.000 hectáreas de bosques en Grecia y Bulgaria siguen activos, la mayoría en el norte de Grecia y en la península del Peloponeso, empeorados por los fuertes vientos que soplan desde ayer.El cuartel...

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