Hristo Hristov has been trying to open the archives of Bulgaria's former secret police.
The tale of a German from East Berlin who wanted to escape, but was persecuted instead.
A Russian Professor discusses the fall of the Soviet Union.
A timeline of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and communism in Eastern Europe.
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has given up his immunity from prosecution.
A newspaper issued an ultimatum to the PM's allies saying to back the laws or risk a government collapse.
Miss England gave up her title after reports she had been involved in a brawl with another beauty queen.
The Bank of England expanded its asset-purchase programme by 25 billion pounds on Thursday.
A pneumonia believed to be similar to the H1N1 virus has killed 86 people in Ukraine as of Wednesday.
EC Pres. Barroso urged Ukraine Pres. Yushchenko to pay for Russian gas, to not hinder future Russian shipments.