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Sofia Mayor Calls on Children Not to Kill Sparrows with Slings

Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov called Tuesday on the children not to kill sparrows with slings. The rather odd appeal was made at the opening of the initiative "My Green City".

Society | October 21, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2411

High Ranking DPS Member's Suicide Note Addressed to Party Leader and Family

Ahmed Emin's suicide note has been addressed to Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), to Emin's father and to Emin's children, according to Darik radio private police sources. The letter was three

Society | October 21, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1941

Bulgaria Council for Electronic Media Discharges Lyudmil Staykov

The Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media (CEM) discharged on Tuesday as their member Academician Lyudmil Staykov, who has received his CEM membership from the presidential quota. On October 8, the so-called Files Commission, investigating Bulgaria's co

Society | October 21, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1961

CERN Sets up Physics Laboratory in Bulgaria's Varna

Bulgaria's Varna Municipality and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have signed a memorandum for cooperation, the local newpaper Narodno Delo reported Tuesday. The memorandum was signed in CERN's laboratory located on the France-Switz

Society | October 21, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2876

Potato Exhibition on Display in Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry

Exhibition of potato figures and pictures was opened Monday in the building of Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry in Sofia. The odd show, which is held under the patronage of the Agriculture Minister Valeri Tsvetanov, will last for two days.

Society | October 20, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4310

Bulgaria Deputy PM, DPS Deputy Chair Refuses to Explain Missing Emin's Funeral

"I am not obligated to give an account of my whereabouts," was the explanation given by Emel Etem, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Chair of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), regarding the fact that she did

Society | October 20, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2326

Four Die on Bulgarian Roads Overnight

Four passengers died as 15 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Other 18 passengers were injured in the hits as one of them is in critical condition.

Society | October 20, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1486

Investigators Find Ahmed Emin's Suicide Note

Investigators have discovered a suicide note written by Ahmed Emin, the Chief of Staff of the political cabinet of the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Ahmed Dogan, the Interior Ministry announced before Dar

Society | October 19, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4229

Ethnic Turkish Party Leader Skips Close Associate's Funeral

About 400 people attended on Sunday the funeral of Ahmed Emin, the Chief of Staff of the political cabinet of Ahmed Dogan, who is the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish Party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS). The funeral was held in Emin's native

Society | October 19, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2088

Suicide Version in Death of Bulgaria Top Forensic Expert Remains Unconfirmed

"Suicide is also a form of murder," according to Associate Professor Stanislav Hristov, Head of the Forensic Medicine Department at the Alexandrovska hospital in Sofia. Hristov spoke Sunday before Darik radio and make the statement in connection with the

Society | October 19, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3227

6 Adults, Child Injured in Car, Minibus Crash in Bulgaria

A total of seven passengers, including a 7-year-old child, were injured as a minibus crashed against a car on a road near Bulgaria's town of Petrich on Saturday. All of them have immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

Society | October 18, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2235

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Top Official Shot Himself with Own Gun

The head of the political cabinet of Bulgaria's Turkish Ethnic Party, Ahmed Emin, has shot himself with his personal gun, the Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Pavlin Dimitrov said late on Friday. The announcement was made hours after Emin's body was fou

Society | October 18, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3173

No Lives Claimed in 19 Heavy Crashes across Bulgaria Overnight

Luckily no lives were claimed in 19 hellish car accidents that occurred on the roads across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Twenty-five people were injured in the hits, doctors reported.

Society | October 18, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2065

2 Bulgarian Soldiers Injured in Rocket Attack in Afghanistan

Two Bulgarian military officials were slightly injured in a rocket attack against the airport in the Afghanistan's second largest city Kandahar late on Friday. Corporal Stoycho Demirev and Sergeant Delcho Mitev were hurt while keeping their duties as mem

Society | October 18, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2847

155 Bulgarians Fell Prey to Human Trafficking in 2008

A total of 155 Bulgarians have become victims of human trafficking in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2008.

Society | October 17, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2669

Bulgarian Forensic Coroners Refuse to Conduct Autopsy of Their Teacher Radanov

None of the experts, working for Bulgaria's Forensic Medicine services agreed on conducting the autopsy of the sphere's luminary, Professor Stoycho Radanov, who was found hung on a playground on Friday. The announcement was made by the services' head Sta

Society | October 17, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1988

Bulgaria's Top Forensic Expert Found Hung on Playground in Sofia

Bulgaria's most renowned forensic coroner, Professor Stoycho Radanov, was found hung on a playground's climbing frame in Sofia's Ivan Vazov neighbourhood on Friday.

Society | October 17, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3465

Ancient Temple of Goddess Cybele in Bulgaria's Balchik on Sale

The ancient temple of the Hittite, Phrygian, and Greek goddess Cybele, which was discovered by accident in Bulgaria's Black Sea town of Balchik in May 2007 has been declared for sale, the Varna daily Pozvanete reported.

Society | October 17, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 11378

Two Die on Bulgarian Roads Overnight

Two passengers died as 18 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Other 24 passengers were injured in the hits as two of them are in critical condition.

Society | October 17, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1562

Bulgarian Concert Evenings Open in New York

The "Bulgarian Concert Evenings" series officially began Wednesday with a gala concert held at Carnegie Hall in New York. The annual event is the fourth consecutive one and includes monthly performances by young Bulgarian musicians at the building of the

Society | October 16, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3032

Bulgaria Sentenced by ECHR over Police Violence

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg sentenced Bulgaria Thursday to pay a compensation of EUR 6 000 for brutal police violence.

Society | October 16, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1776
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