Bulgaria GERB: Socialist Party Financed Businesses Misusing EU Funds Sunday, October 12, 2008 The opposition Bulgarian Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party (GERB) has submitted the Chief Prosecutor's office with documents against the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), according to the GERB Chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Tsvetanov spoke before Darik radio Sunday and explained t... read more

Bulgaria Prosecutors to Check Authenticity of Symbolic Govt's Dismissal Orders Saturday, October 11, 2008 Bulgaria's Prime mInister Sergey Stanishev announced Saturday he is to signal the Prosecutors' Ofiice over the opposition initiative that let citizens sign symbolic orders of dismissal of the government. "The legal officials should check whether the subscription list was not false," Stanishev expla... read more

Bulgaria's Petrich Votes in Extraordinary Municipal Elections Saturday, October 11, 2008 The citizens, living in the region of Bulgaria's town of Petrich, vote Saturday in extraordinary municipal elections after The Supreme Administration Court cancelled the results of the regular local vote, held in October 2007. Representatives of a total of 22 parties and four coalitions are competi... read more

US Shares, World Financial Markets Continue to Sink Friday, October 10, 2008 The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank below 8,000 during early trading Friday, but then recovered slightly to trade around the 8,200 points. US President George W Bush' attempts to reassure panicked investors and his promises that the White House was going to resolve the crisis and restore stabili.... read more

Dow Plunges Again; Panic Spreads Overseas Friday, October 10, 2008 The Dow Jones fell under 9,000 Thursday for the first time since June 2003 as investor confidence continues to collapse. At the close, the Dow was down 679 points, or 7,3%, to 8,579 -- its second-largest one-day point loss following the 778-point drop on September 29. The Standard & Poor's 500 Ind.... read more