The Bulgarian Post http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/ The Bulgarian Post - news from Bulgaria and the world. Business, Politics, Sports, Technology en-US GMT Murdoch To Secure Dow Jones Takeover Rupert Murdoch's News Corp appears to have won enough backing from members of the Bancroft family and a family trust to secure a takeover of Dow Jones. The report by the Dow Jones-owned daily says Bancroft family members, who control 32 per cent of the board's voting power, have agreed to back News Corp's $US5 billion takeover offer for the company. http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_murdoch_to_secure_dow_jones_takeover-444.php http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_murdoch_to_secure_dow_jones_takeover-444.php Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:16:31 GMT Lebanese Army Battles Islamists around Refugee Camp Battles raged around a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday as Lebanese troops tried to tighten the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up there. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_lebanese_army_battles_islamists_around_refugee_camp-419.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_lebanese_army_battles_islamists_around_refugee_camp-419.php Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:36:14 GMT Putin Warns Against U.S. Missile Shield in Europe A row between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans to build a missile shield in eastern Europe escalated on Thursday when President Vladimir Putin declared a moratorium on a key European arms treaty. http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_putin_warns_against_us_missile_shield_in_europe-410.php http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_putin_warns_against_us_missile_shield_in_europe-410.php Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:21:15 GMT Israeli Forces Detain Palestinian Minister Israel bombed Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least five fighters, and seized a Palestinian cabinet minister. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_israeli_forces_detain_palestinian_minister-417.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_israeli_forces_detain_palestinian_minister-417.php Sat, 26 May 2007 09:57:07 GMT 14 Gunmen Killed in Baghdad Battle At least 14 suspected gunmen were killed and four U.S. attack helicopters hit in a fierce day-long battle between U.S. and Iraqi troops and gunmen in central Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_14_gunmen_killed_in_baghdad_battle-401.php http://World.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_14_gunmen_killed_in_baghdad_battle-401.php Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:07:39 GMT Nicolas Sarkozy Sworn as President of France Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded Jacques Chirac as French president in a simple ceremony, where he promised to unite France and restore national pride. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_nicolas_sarkozy_sworn_as_president_of_france-415.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_nicolas_sarkozy_sworn_as_president_of_france-415.php Wed, 16 May 2007 09:01:52 GMT