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Bulgaria Remembers National Hero Levski 137 Years after His Hanging

Bulgaria remembers Thursday the 137 year since the hanging of the country's national hero, revolutionary Vasil Levski, by an Ottoman Turkish court.

Society | February 19, 2010, Friday // 09:49 | Viewed: 2164

SEEMO Condemns Police Threat against Bulgarian Journalist

The South East European Media Organization (SEEMO) strongly condemns the alleged threat made by a police spokesman against journalist Ivan Yanev from the Bulgarian BGNES news agency.

Society | February 18, 2010, Thursday // 16:17 | Viewed: 2696

Bulgaria History Museum Displays Unique Gold Treasure

A gold treasure, discovered by accident in the distant 1961 in the village of Rezhantsi, near the Western city of Pernik is on display at the National History Museum (NIM) in Sofia.

Society » Archaeology | February 18, 2010, Thursday // 16:05 | Viewed: 3629

Somali-Hijacked Ship with Bulgarian Crew Ups Anchor

The UK ship Asian Glory that was hijacked by Somali pirates has weighted anchor and is sailing South towards the open ocean.

Society | February 18, 2010, Thursday // 10:19 | Viewed: 4919

7 000 Bulgarian Deaths Annually Attributed to Medical Errors

About 7 000 patients die annually as the result of medical errors committed in Bulgaria, according to World Bank data.

Society | February 17, 2010, Wednesday // 19:10 | Viewed: 5626

Bulgaria Printed Media Swarming with State Security Agents

А special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has exposed another batch of local top journalists and media owners as state security agents and collaborators.

Society | February 17, 2010, Wednesday // 14:58 | Viewed: 2917

Bulgaria Targovishte Declares Day of Mourning for Liege Victims

The Targovishte City Hall declared February 19 a Day of Mourning for the 4 Bulgarians who died during a building blast in the Belgium city of Liege.

Society | February 17, 2010, Wednesday // 13:14 | Viewed: 7885

Bulgaria Internet Warning: Website Steals Skype User Accounts

The National Center for Safe internet (Safenet) has warned Bulgarian users of the existence of a web site that collects their Skype user accounts and assumes control over them

Society | February 16, 2010, Tuesday // 17:14 | Viewed: 6330

2 Fatalities in Bulgaria Train-Snow Plow Collision

The 40-year-old train driver from Bulgaria's Western town of Dupnitsa, Biser Georgiev, died Tuesday from injuries sustained when its train hit a snow plow.

Society | February 16, 2010, Tuesday // 16:31 | Viewed: 10559

Bulgaria Miner Dies in 'Erma Reka' Accident

A 41-year-old miner from near Zlatograd in South Bulgaria has died in the 'Erma Reka' mine after being crushed by lose rock.

Society | February 16, 2010, Tuesday // 13:14 | Viewed: 3254

Bulgaria-Turkey Border Closed over Flooding

The Bulgaria-Turkey border has again been closed due to flooding after intense rainfall in the region on Monday.

Society » Environment | February 16, 2010, Tuesday // 08:59 | Viewed: 3710

Light Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Ihtiman

An earthquake measuring 3,2 on the Richter Scale was felt in Ihtiman, 45km South East of the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Tuesday morning.

Society » Environment | February 16, 2010, Tuesday // 08:45 | Viewed: 2177

Arda Cascade Reservoirs Overflow in South Bulgaria

All the rivers in the Eastern Rhodopi mountains in South Bulgaria currently have a critically high water level after heavy rains in the region.

Society » Environment | February 15, 2010, Monday // 21:28 | Viewed: 4722

Passports of Bulgarians Abroad Get 1 Year Extension

The new Regulations for Issuing Bulgarian IDs has been published on February 12, the Interior Ministry informs Monday.

Society | February 15, 2010, Monday // 18:15 | Viewed: 4245

Bulgaria Childless Families Campaign for Legal Change

Bulgarian women who cannot bear children are campaigning for a change in Bulgarian law that would allow them to become surrogate mothers.

Society | February 15, 2010, Monday // 11:57 | Viewed: 3231

Bulgaria Rain, Snow Causes Flooding and Traffic Chaos

The River Kamchia in East Bulgaria has started flooding due to heavy rain, the Director of Civil Protection in Varna, Vladimir Ivanov, reported Monday.

Society » Environment | February 15, 2010, Monday // 10:14 | Viewed: 3264

Microsoft to Launch Free Anti-Virus Program in Bulgarian

US computer giant Microsoft is set to launch a free antivirus program, Microsoft Security Essentials, in a further 18 countries and 14 new languages, including Bulgarian, on February 17.

Society | February 15, 2010, Monday // 08:45 | Viewed: 4169

Sofia Snow Plow Driver Killed in Train Collision

A snow plow collided with a freight train in the Bulgarian capital Sofia early Monday, killing the driver and injuring both train drivers.

Society | February 15, 2010, Monday // 08:35 | Viewed: 4229

Bulgarian Top Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Ties the Knot

The top Bulgarian sumo wrestler, Kaloyan Mahlyanov, aka Kotooshu, has married his long-time friend Asako Ando on Saint Valentine's Day, February 14.

Society | February 14, 2010, Sunday // 17:54 | Viewed: 11135

Bulgarians Celebrate Love, Wine, Forgiveness

Bulgaria has been marking two holidays on February 14 since the fall of communism in the late eighties, when the day of the sweethearts came to the country.

Society | February 14, 2010, Sunday // 10:34 | Viewed: 4653

Major Bulgaria-Turkey Border Crossing Reopened as Flood Subsides

The car traffic through the Kapitan Andreevo crossing point on the Bulgarian-Turkish border has been restored after it was terminated for several hours on Saturday over a flood.

Society » Environment | February 13, 2010, Saturday // 17:29 | Viewed: 3616
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