SOFIA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's nine-month-old coalition government, led by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, on Thursday survived its fifth no-confidence motion in the National Assembly.

In a thrilling five-setter, Bulgaria edged past world number six Slovenia 3-2 (25-19, 25-14, 18-25, 23-25, 15-13) in Group E action to reach the round of 16. Aleksandar Nikolov top-scored with 26 ...