A bright blue crab of the largest and most beautiful kind found in the Black Sea has crept to a fishing net in Bulgaria, media said Thursday. The arthropod, which belongs to an extremely rare species, was caught in the Burgas Bay.
A rock marathon in about to pound Bulgaria's majestic Rila Mountain, organizers announced ahead of the end-of-week event. "Rock in Rila" will echo between the steep hills over August 25-26, bringing together Shturtsite, BTR, Signal, Strings, PIF, Konkure
Two Bulgarian sopranos in the main roles, Grammy winner Rene Jacobs as conductor, and spectacular costumes by Christian Lacroix have mixed together to make an opera sensation in Austria, the Virginia Records music company revealed Thursday. The new versi
An intriguing stone head has emerged at the Pliska archeological site, when Bulgaria's first capital used to rise once, the private news network Darik News reported. Archeologist have said that the authenticity of the piece could not be confirmed yet.
A Bulgarian born in the town of Gabrovo has donated EUR 50,000 to a local church, the country's state radio BNR said. The generous contributor, who now lives outside the country, wished for the money to be put into renovation of the temple's covering.
Bulgaria is about to open a colourful craftsmen festival next month, with organizers boasting a notable international interest for the event. Garbrovo's Etara historical complex will bring together participants from a number of countries, including skill
Paramount Pictures is terminating a 14-year-long contract with one of Hollywood's most famed stars, Tom Cruise, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Bar owners at the southern Bulgarian campsite of Smokini have found a new way to keep the Black Sea beach clean of cigarette butts. Each customer who brings two mugs full of fags collected from the sand receives a mugfull of Bulgarians' preferred beach d
Hollywood makeup artist Dean Jones is planning to open an office in Bulgaria, where he could sell materials and maybe hold classes in turning a perfectly normal man into a flesh-shredding zombie, he told SNA. Jones, who has worked on hits like Pirates of
Bulgarian fans of the old-time rock sound partied Monday night with Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes, backed by local stars. The warm-up for the show was entrusted to Bulgaria's landmark Signal and BTR, as well as the Hipodil band.
Photographers from Hungary and Turkey have won a National Geographic contest, outshining more than 40,000 images that were sent to the magazine. Bulgaria was represented by three picture takers, Dimitar Gradinarov, Zlatko Latev and Yulian Anguelov, the l
Fans of the underground music culture in Sofia will have the opportunity to "crawl out" in the open at a festival in October, organizers told SNA. A total of six Bulgarian bands have gathered in an attempt to shed some light on a genre that is usually pl
A gold, a bronze and two silver medals from the International Olympiad in Informatics were brought to Bulgaria this week. The country's team with the four medallists returned home from Mexico on Monday night, and were welcomed by President Georgi Parvano
Bulgaria will offer free medical exams to anyone suffering from cancer, over the following days. Those who wish to see a doctor at Sofia's oncology clinic for free will have to get a note from their General Practitioner and then queue up at the assigned
Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes has seen a savoury surprise right after his arrival to Bulgaria on Monday, media revealed. The musician, usually called by his fans "the voice of rock," received a bottle of Bulgarian red wine from a diehard fan, reports s
The region of Plovdiv has seen a rapid increase in the number of newly-diagnosed hepatitis patients over the weekend, Darik News reported. In the Stolipinovo district, populated by Roma people, 22 new cases have emerged.
There is a 16-year-old among Bulgarians diagnosed with the HIV virus, private bTV channel said Monday. This year alone, the country has found 58 new cases of infection with the fatal virus, for which there is still no cure.
Osama bin Laden is obsessed with pop diva Whitney Houston, and has even considered killing her husband Bobby Brown, Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof has claimed. Boof, 37, says she herself was bin Laden's sex slave for four months 10 years ago.
Bollywood charmer Vinod Khanna arrived in Sofia Monday to shoot his latest movie, an Indian-style rendition of "The Godfather". One of in India's most charismatic actors and an MP, Khanna was greeted by the country's new Ambassador to Bulgaria, who will
Just a few days ahead of his 35th birthday Brooklyn-born house music DJ and producer David Morales crazed out his Bulgarian fans in the Black Sea coastal city of Varna. Morales, who is one of the most famous DJs worldwide, made a great three-hour show an
Tourists and residents at seaside Varna enjoyed an unusual sight when a retro race brought some of Bulgaria's best-kept old-time cars their way. The retro parade marked the end of the traditional Tourist Trophy fair that gathers retro lovers every year.
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