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Michael Jackson, Pop Music Legend, Dies at 50

Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday. He was 50. ...

June 26, 2009, Friday

Car from the Cortege of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Stanishev Crashes

A car of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers crashed in Southwest Bulgaria Wednesday, June 24, with Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev being a close witness of the accident. A governmental "Ford" crashed on the E-79 road in the late afternoon as the Prime Minister was returning from meetings with constituents in the towns of Sandanski and Simitli. ...

June 24, 2009, Wednesday

Remembrance of Bulgarian Revolutionary Hero Hristo Botev Spoiled by Siderov's Far-Right Ataka Party

Each year on June 2, the day the revolutionary hero and poet Botev was killed in battle as a leader of an armed detachment fighting against Ottoman Turkish troops during the April Uprising, Bulgaria honors the memory of those who died in the struggle for liberation from the Ottoman Empire. Tuesday's Remembrance at the Vola Mount, where the last battle of Botev's troops with the Ottoman Turks took place, was ruined by Volen Siderov, the leader of the far-right and extreme nationalist Ataka party, and his supporters by shouting out racial slurs and homophobic insults at the official guests including Prime Minister Stanishev, MEP Vigenin, and GERB party Chair Tzvetanov. ...

June 2, 2009, Tuesday

International Children's Day in Sofia Featuring PM Stanishev and His Bulldog Barry

Celebrations of June 1, the International Children's Day in Sofia, also attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and his new pet, the English bulldog Barry, who is a present from the European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso....

June 1, 2009, Monday

Hellish Bus Crash Kills 17 near Bulgarian City of Yambol

A bus has crammed into a crowd of pedestrians in south-eastern Bulgaria, killing 17 people and injuring 20 others, officials say. ...

May 28, 2009, Thursday

Cheering Kosovo Capital Prishtina Welcomes US Vice-President Joe Biden

Cheering Kosovo crowds welcomed Thursday the US Vice-President Joe Biden. The newly independent Republic of Kosovo awarded Biden its highest medal, the Golden Medal of Freedom. ...

May 21, 2009, Thursday

Eurovision 2009 Final

Source: EPA/BGNES ...

May 17, 2009, Sunday

Russia Police Breaks up Eurovison Final Gay Parade in Moscow

The Russian police, or "militia", dispersed Saturday a gay parade in Moscow, which was supposed to coincide with the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The militia have arrested 25 people including the gay parade's organizer, Nikolai Alexeyev, and the British gay rights activist, Peter Tatchell. ...

May 16, 2009, Saturday

Eurovision 2009 second semi-final

Source: EPA/BGNES ...

May 15, 2009, Friday

Bulgarian Socialist Party Launches "Bulgaria Reloaded" as Part of 2009 Elections Campaign

Bulgaria's Socialist Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, gave Thursday the start of "Bulgaria Reloaded", the election campaign of his party targeting young people. The national youth tour of the Bulgarian Socialist Party consists of a large truck and a Ferrari that are going to visit 40 cities and towns around the country from May 14 until July 3. ...

May 14, 2009, Thursday

2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow - first semi-final

The 2009 Eurovision mash-up in Moscow, which got under way on Tuesday night, promises to be a more sober affair than last year's contest, with virtually all countries sending songs they feel have more credibility. ...

May 13, 2009, Wednesday

Bulgaria VIP Brother Grand Finale

Television presenter, Deo, has won the third season of Bulgaria's reality show VIP Brother after collecting the most amount of money for charity. ...

May 11, 2009, Monday

Sofia Launches New Metro Line

Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, and Sofia Mayor, Boyko Borisov, officially inaugurated Friday a segment of the extension of the first Sofia Metro line. ...

May 8, 2009, Friday

Bulgaria Celebrates Army Valor on St. George's Day

Bulgarian guardsmen march during a military parade at Alexander I Batenberg Square, Sofia, Bulgaria, 6 May 2009. Bulgaria celebrates Saint George's Day also as a day of the bravery of the Bulgarian Army. ...

May 7, 2009, Thursday

Bulgaria's Panagyurishte Marks 133 Years since April Uprising against Ottoman Empire

The southern Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte started Friday the remembrance events marking the 133 Year since the start of the so called April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Despite the rain thousands of Panagyurishte residents and guests attended the first day of the events to honor the memory of the Bulgarian heroes, who on April 20 (May 3 according to the Gregorian Calendar), 1876, started Bulgaria's largest rebellion in its fight for freedom from the empire of Ottoman Turkey. ...

May 1, 2009, Friday
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