About 400 athletes have joined the European Judo Championship taking place in Sofia. The 14 Bulgarians in the tournament face competitors from the UK, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, and Serbia and Montenegro.
Former world champion Lili Ignatova was appointed Saturday new coach of Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnastics team. Ignatova will succee Iliyana Raeva, who chose to withdraw from the post after the Athens Olympics.
The risk of terror attacks in Sofia has increased after such incidents struck Spain, Turkey and other countries. According to the head of the Sofia police department, security forces were keeping close watch on radical Islamic organizations that could po
Bulgaria received an invitation to join EU members and sign the final act of the Union's Constitution next month. Representatives of 28 countries, 25 of them members of the European Union, will take part in the ceremony.
Treasure-hunters have jumbled two Thracian tombs in Bulgaria, archeologist said Saturday. The infringers had broken into the Stoleva and Racheva mounds.
A Bulgarian company will provide the renovated Wembley Stadium with bathroom fittings and accessories, according to press reports. Sevlievo-based Vidima Ideal starts the implementation of the project this month, and should finish it next March, Bulgarian
Hurricane Ivan surprisingly veered its core away from Jamaica on Saturday. Still, it battered the island killing at least two people, uprooting trees and tearing off house roofs.
An explosion went off in the Iraqi city of Basra Saturday, killing two people. The incident took place near a US consular office.
The leader of the Beslan school attackers has been killed by Russian security forces, media reported Saturday. Gazeta.
Thousands of Bulgarian hunting and fishing fans gathered Saturday to Bulgaria's folklore-style holiday village Arbanassi. The place hosts a national fair that was opened by President Georgi Parvanov.
The chief of Bulgaria's Nuclear Regulation Agency, Emil Vapirev, died on Friday. Information about the cause of Vapirev's death was not immediately disclosed.
A Bulgarian Army top official said that sea traffic could be the next main target for terrorists. According to Mayor-General Plamen Studenkov, chief of the Bulgaria military information service, terrorism has claimed almost 4,000 lives since the Sept 11
A Bulgarian man aged 64 emerged as the veteran among those who swam across the Danube River Saturday. The event was carried out to mark the festive days of the riverside town of Silistra.
The agency that owns the site of the World Trade Center has pledged to sue Saudi Arabia over September 11, 2001. The announcement came as the limitation on Sept 11 lawsuits expired on Saturday, three years after the deadly attacks.
Bulgaria's main cities mark Saturday the international First Aid Day. The events were organized by the Bulgarian Red Cross.
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office will open in Brussels a special conference on the fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination. The two-day event starts on Monday.
A US soldier was sentenced to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to prisoners abuse charges. Specialist Armin Cruz, 24, was identified from an abuse photo taken at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
Sofia's central railway station has been sealed off over fears of a bomb possibly planted at the site. The fright was prompted by a "suspiciously-looking" pack left unattended at the station.
A powerful earthquake rattled Bulgaria's central-southern part late on Friday evening. The quake measured four on the Richter scale, and had its epicenter in Plovdiv, the country's second largest city.
People across the US, including top statesmen, are planning to join Saturday's commemorations of the Sept 11 victims. The events begin at 08:46, the exact time when the first hijacked plane struck New York three years ago.
Americans will pay quiet tribute on Saturday to the victims of the September 11 terror strikes. A taunting reminder of the traumatic events of three years ago came Thursday in the form of a video statement by Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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