Setback for Meloni’s right-wing alliance as left wins regional votes

Rome, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Italy’s right-wing alliance, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has suffered a setback in two regional elections after just over two years…

Norwegian mass murderer Breivik again seeks early release

Oslo, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – A new court hearing began in Norway on Tuesday regarding the prison term of convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, 13 years…

Bulgaria: Bronze sculpture to be placed at entrance to Sozopol

Sozopol, on the Black Sea, Nov 18 (BTA/GNA) – The Sozopol Municipal Council on Monday decided to place a bronze sculpture at the entrance…

Bulgaria: Caritas Federation marks World Day of the Poor with charity events

Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria, Nov 17 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria’s Caritas federation is marking the World Day of the Poor with charity initiatives throughout the…

The West aims to preserve dominance by undermining regional stability: Russian defense minister

MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (Xinhua/GNA) — In a bid to preserve its global dominance, the West is attempting to undermine regional stability, Russian Defense Minister…

Wisdom of God Festival of Orthodox Art opens in Sofia

Sofia, Nov 12 (BTA/GNA) – The Wisdom of God festival of Orthodox art opened Monday at the St. Sophia church in Sofia. In his…

Dutch court overturns landmark Shell emissions ruling

Amsterdam, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – British oil and gas giant Shell does not have to drastically reduce its carbon dioxide emissions as previously ruled, an appeals court…

Populists in new Lithuanian cabinet despite international protests

Riga, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Lithuania’s Social Democrats, winners in the October 27 elections, on Monday signed a three-party coalition deal in Vilnius that includes the new…

Schools reopen in Spain’s Valencia region, but 32 still missing

Madrid, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Parts of Spain’s Valencia region that were hit by heavy downpours and severe flooding almost two weeks ago were returning to normal…

Two dead in separate shooting and stabbing incidents in London

London, Nov 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – One man has died and two people have been injured in a shooting in south-east London, while a…

Monk killed, three injured in monastery attack in eastern Spain

Madrid, Nov 9, (dpa/GNA) – A monk has been killed in a monastery, in the small town of Gilet near Valencia, in eastern Spain.…

BTA’s book recognized by Union of Bulgarian Journalists

Sofia, Nov 9 (BTA/GNA) – The Bulgarian New Agency (BTA) received an award by the Union of Bulgarian Journalists for a collection of news…

Italy takes more migrants to controversial Albanian asylum centre

Rome, Nov. 8, (dpa/GNA) – An Italian Navy ship brought a second group of migrants from Egypt and Bangladesh picked up in the Mediterranean to its offshore…

Dutch politicians condemn violence against Israelis in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Nov. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Dutch politicians have condemned the violent clashes that occurred on Thursday evening between Israeli football fans and pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the fringes…

Trump comeback to overshadow Budapest gathering of European leaders

Budapest, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Donald Trump’s White House return is to overshadow a Budapest gathering of European leaders on Thursday and Friday after he roared to a…

Spanish government gives €10.6bn aid after deadly flash floods

Madrid, Nov. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Spain is to distribute €10.6 billion ($11.5 billion) in aid to those affected by the devastating flash floods that killed more than 200…

Bird flu confirmed on commercial poultry farm in England

London, Nov. 6, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in a commercial poultry farm in Yorkshire in northern England. All poultry on the premises…

Documentary about Bulgarian Antarctic base to premiere in Bulgaria on November 18

Sofia, Nov 5 (BTA/GNA) – The documentary Beyond the Limit about the Bulgarian Antarctic base will premiere in Bulgaria on November 18 within the…

Deaths and injuries in Russian shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya

Kiev, Nov. 5, (dpa/GNA) – At least six people have died due to Russian shelling in the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, officials said on Tuesday. The…

Kremlin criticizes election in Moldova as undemocratic and unfair

Moscow, Nov. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The Kremlin has criticized the presidential elections in Moldova, situated between Ukraine and the EU country Romania, as unfair and undemocratic. “They…