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Bulgaria Honors Victims of September 11

The US Embassy in Sofia organized Thursday a memorial service in the Sofia shrine "Sveta Nedelya" to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The new US Ambassador to Sofia Nancy McEldowney also took part in the memorial service alo

Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2370

Bulgaria Prince Kardam to Be Taken Out of Artificial Coma

The Bulgarian Prince Kardam, the eldest son of the former Bulgarian Tsar and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, who remains in a Madrid hospital after a serious car accident, is going to be taken out of the artificial coma in the next few days. The news

Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 7619

Bulgaria Man of the Year Competition Officially Spins Off

One of Bulgaria's most prestigious competitions "Man of the Year" officially began with 500 journalists from all over the country receiving questionnaires to nominate their top three choices for 2008. This year the competition is organized by Darik radio

Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2517

Rila Fire to Be Fully Extinguished in One Week

The fire in the National Park "Rila" that has been raging for days, is currently under control and will be fully extinguished no later then a week from Thursday, as Darik radio reported. There are only four isolated smoldering fires in the area at the pr

Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1712

Bulgaria's Second Largest City Wakes Up Under Thick Poisonous Smog

Thick smoke coming from the fire in the Plovdiv landfill located in the nearby Tsalapitsa is covering the city since 4:30 am on Thursday, according to many media reports. Over 30 signals made by Plovdiv residents reporting the smell of burning nylon and

Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3962

Staviiski Has Rights to Drive on Territory of Russian Federation

World ice-skating champion Maxim Staviiski, who caused a heavy car crash that killed one and sent a girl in coma a year ago and was sentenced for DUI, is not prohibited from driving on the Russian Federation's territory, according to his lawyer. Rosen Ko

Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2415

Sofia Mayor Inaugurates Armenian Traditional Monument

The mayors of Sofia Boyko Borisov and of Erevan Ervand Zaharyan inaugurated Wednesday the monument "Hachkar" in the "Erevan" park located behind the building of the Agriculture Ministry in Sofia. The monument is a donation by the Armenian capital and has

Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2832

Spanish Planes Join Battle with Rila Fire

Two Spanish fire-fighting planes are to join Wednesday the battle with fire raging in the Bulgarian mountain of Rila, authorities reported. The planes landed Tuesday evening in Sofia and will help the Bulgarian firefighters, soldiers and volunteers who a

Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2220

Video Shows Staviiski behind the Wheel in Russia

World ice-skating champion Maxim Staviiski, who caused a heavy car crash that killed one and sent a girl in coma a year ago and was sentenced for drunk driving, is shown getting behind the wheel of a red Audi in Russia. The video from the Russian site Li

Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2759

Five Die on Bulgarian Roads Overnight

Five people died as 20 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Other 25 people were injured in the hits, as four of them are in critical condition.

Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1505

Ireland, Indonesia Ambassadors Visit 7000-Year-Old Homes in Bulgaria's Telish

The Ambassadors of Indonesia Immanuel Inkiriwang and of Ireland Geoffrey Keating visited Friday the reconstructed models of 7000-year-old rammed earth homes in Telish, Pleven District.

Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5648

Bulgaria Drivers Could Be Required to Complete 10th Grade

The Bulgarian Education Minister Daniel Vulchev has issued a proposal that would require Bulgarian authorities to issue drivers licenses only to individuals who have successfully completed high school up to the 10th grade. The proposal was made by Vulche

Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2050

Environmentalists Protest in Sofia against Belene Nuclear Power Plant

Representatives of Greenpeace and Bulgarian NGOs united in a national coalition called "NPP BeleNE!" have staged Tuesday a protest against the beginning of the construction of Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant. Protesters say a missing assessment of

Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2971

Bulgaria Continues to Battle Rila Fire

Bulgarian firefighters, soldiers and volunteers continue battling with the forest fire that rages in the Rila mountain for seventh day. Two French fire-fighting airplanes "Canadair", which arrived to Bulgaria Sunday night, are also to take part in the ef

Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3145

Three Die on Bulgarian Roads Overnight

Three people died as 27 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Other 31 people were injured in the hits, as four of them are in critical condition.

Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1185

Bulgaria's Varna Hosts Week of Christian Orthodox Book

The Bulgarian Black Sea capital Varna is hosting the week of the Christian Orthodox Book", which opens on Monday and will continue through September 14. The event's main focus is "the church, the religious enlightenment and the Christian education.

Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2017

Man United Star Berbatov Blows GBP 2 500 on Sneakers

The striker of Manchester United and of Bulgaria's national football team Dimitar Berbatov spent some GBP 2 500 on 25 pairs of sneakers, according to the UK tabloid The Sun. According to the article entitled "Greedy Bulgar", Berba was like a boy in a swe

Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3259

Leading Bulgarian Media Tackle Citizens' Problems with Key Monopolies

Three leading Bulgarian media - the national Darik Radio, the bTV channel, and the 24 Chasa Daily - are launching a joint campaign to cast light on the enormous issues that the key monopolies present to ordinary Bulgarians.

Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1581

French Airplanes Help Contain Raging Fire in Rila Mountain National Park

The two French fire-fighting airplanes "Canadair", which arrived to Bulgaria Sunday night, are already taking part in the efforts to put out the forest fire in the Rila Mountain National Park.

Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3806

UK MP Asks Bulgaria to Continue Investigation of Markov's Murder

??he Conservative Member of the UK Parliament Julian Lewis asked Sunday the Bulgarian authorities not to terminate the investigation of the murder of the dissident writer Georgi Markov, the Bulgarian information agency BTA reported.

Society | September 7, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3807

France Sends Two Planes to Battle Fire in Bulgaria's Rila

France is to send two special planes that are to battle the flames raging in the national park of Rila in Bulgaria, officials reported. Bulgaria has requested urgent help from the EU and NATO for dealing with the forest fire in the mountain.

Society | September 6, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5677
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