Song writer and performer Krasimir Avramov, who became infamous, due to the scandal surrounding him and his song "Illusion" and the "Eurovision 2009" contest, told all his opponents that he was not going to withdraw from participating in the contest. Avr
Two young people died Thursday evening in a traffic accident near the city of Pernik, caused by an employee of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, Darik radio informs. The accident happened around 9 pm at the entrance of the town of Breznik.
Bitola Bishop Petar of the Prespan-Pelagorian eparchy in Macedonia has ordered all bones of Bulgarian officers and soldiers in military cemeteries around the country to be exhumed, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported late Thursday. The bones would th
Professor Angel Stankov, violinist and vice rector of the Bulgarian State Academy of Music has been awarded an honorary MBE by UK ambassador Steve Williams on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK Embassy reported late Thursday. At a formal ceremony on
Bulgaria will have to pay a BGN 60,000 fine in case the country decided to withdraw from the "Eurovision 2009" song contest, the Director of the "Music and Entertainment" Division of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Lyuben Kunchev, told the Darik
The Bulgarian, who was on board the Turkish Airlines flight that crashed in Amsterdam Wednesday, killing 10 and injuring 83, is alive and had not suffered serious injuries, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry informed. The Darik radio further reported that, a
The Bulgarian Embassy in The Hague has reported that there was one Bulgarian citizen, Sem Mert, on board the Turkish Airlines flight that crashed in Amsterdam Wednesday, killing 10 and injuring 83, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dragove
Amidst the brewing scandal surrounding the Bulgarian finalist for the "Eurovision 2009" song contest, the official organizer of the Bulgarian edition, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) admitted that they have been troubled by the quality of the song's p
The residents of the Serbian city of Nis and surrounding areas have found a new passion - visiting ballet and opera performances in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the Darik radio reports, citing their correspondent in Belgrade . The interest is, reportedly
An exhibition entitled "The Message", opened Tuesday, marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of one of Bulgaria's most famous artists, Dechko Uzunov. The works are from the collection of the Dechko Uzunov House Museum gallery in Sofia.
Prominent Bulgarian musicians and members of the social network Facebook are protesting Tuesday against Krasimir Avramov's song "Illusion," which was selected to represent Bulgaria in the "Eurovision 2009" contest finals in Moscow. The demonstrators are
The chest surgeons at the Tokuda Hospital in Bulgaria's capital Sofia have successfully performed a unique medical operation by removing a 5-kg tumor, the hospital press service announced.
Bulgaria's Minister of Education, Daniel Valchev, presented Monday a draft bill aimed at a radical reform of the Bulgarian high school education including a strengthening of school discipline.
In an interesting piece of news reported on RTT News - Global Financial Newswires, Bulgaria has been given a population of over 35 million people, 33,64 million of whom are employed.
Bulgaria's star Kaval player, Theodosii Spassov, is set to entertain Egypt's ancient capital Cairo, at the Cairo Jazz festival from 12-15 March 2009, with his latest group, The World Grove, the festival's latest official press release reported Monday. Fe
According to information from the World Bank, Bulgarian Emigrants sent back close to USD 1.9 B in 2007, stated Mila Mancheva from the Centre for Migration Studies and Practices, cited by BGNES news agency Monday.
Bulgaria's famous clairvoyant, Baba Vanga, has inadvertently lead to the closure of one of Afghanistan's most respected and well known newspapers, Payman, after threats were made against the editor following an article on the Bulgarian prophet, the UK Gua
Bulgaria's capital Sofia woke up Sunday with a fresh snow cover already reaching 15 cm and with continuing snow fall, the Bulgarian information agency BGNES reports. Most of the streets and main thoroughfares are covered with snow.
After a six-hour fight with the wind and the snow drifts, the Civil Defense rescue teams from the city of Stara Zagora reached late Saturday the group of young people, who were trapped in a mountain cabin in Stara Planina, BGNES reports. The cabin is loc
A group of 20 young people has been trapped in a mountain cabin near the village of Dyulya, in the Muglizh municipality in Stara Planina, the Bulgarian news agency BGNES reports. Civil Defense rescue teams from the city of Stara Zagora, with heavy chain
Heavy snow had completely crippled traffic in Bulgaria and became the cause of death of two people - a woman and a child, the Russian information agency ITAR-TASS reported Saturday morning, cited by the Bulgarian BGNES. The report further notes that over
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