Special Services
Vietnam arrests two police officers for bribery
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 08:44.Police in Vietnam have arrested two of their colleagues accused of accepting a bribe of 1 billion dong (60,000 dollars), an official said Friday.
The Police Department of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau arrested Major Vo Van Ly, 43, and Lieutenant Vo Chi Thanh from the provincial Marine Police Department Thursday, said the province's chief police officer, Do Minh Dan.
The number 112 will run until the end of the year
Submitted by Borislava Ganeva on Sat, 06/14/2008 - 06:06.The uniform European emergency call number 112 will run until the end of the year. On July 3 emergency service centers in Sofia and Ruse will start to work. This means that from that date on citizens of Sofia, Sofia-District, Pernik, Kyustendil, Varna, Russe, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Razgrad and Silistra will be able to use the uniform service.
80 Ukrainian peacekeepers left for Kosovo
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 12:24.Kiev. Within the last stage of the consecutive rotation in the collaborative Ukrainian-polish peacekeeping battalion UKRPOLBAT, a third group of 80 Ukrainian peacekeepers left for Kosovo, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced.
On the other hand, 97 servicemen from the old rotation had returned in Ukraine.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
