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Greece Charges Children with Boy Murder

Five boys aged 11 to 13 are suspected of killing a Georgian immigrant boy in Greece, according to world media. Two of the young suspects are Greek, two are Albanian and one is Romanian.

Crime | July 28, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5417

Drunken Poles Toss Dog out the Window, Hit Pedestrian

A drunken Polish family have thrown out the window their Saint Bernard dog, injuring a passer-by, reports say. The married couple were quite intoxicated when, for some reason, they decided to test the flying skills of their 50-kilos dog, tossing it out t

Crime | July 27, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1447

Bulgarian Victims in Romanian Crash Identified

The two Bulgarians that died in a car accident near the Romania - Hungary border earlier on Thursday have been identified, the Foreign Ministry announced without disclosing the full names.

Crime | July 27, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 837

Bulgaria Busts 4 of Intl Forging Gang

Bulgaria's police, together with Germany's crime-fighters have arrested four members of an international gang of forgers, reports say. German media reported that police in Bulgaria raided the lairs of gang members in several towns of the city as early as

Crime | July 27, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 911

Spanish Tourist Robs Bulgarian at Sunny Beach

A Spaniard, who had come to Bulgaria's seaside as a tourist, robbed a Bulgarian woman at the southern Sunny Beach resort.

Crime | July 27, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1075

Boy Dies in Abandoned Building's Collapse in Bulgaria

A 12-year-old boy was killed as an abandoned building collapsed, near Bulgaria's central town of Karlovo. The boy was playing with friends in the ruins of a deserted agrarian complex, around eight in the evening, when the tragedy happened.

Crime | July 27, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 786

Russian Journalist Killed

A Russian journalist was found killed in his apartment in Saratov, reports say. Evgenii Gerasimenko's mother found his body, and according to local police preliminary investigation leads to the conclusion that the man had been murdered.

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 909

Austria Arrests Bulgarian for Knife Attack

A Bulgarian, aged 60, has been arrested in Austria for stabbing another man with a knife, local media have said as quoted by Sofia-based Darik radio. The two were most probably arguing about the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, when at a certain poin

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1021

"Taxi Driver" Rapes Bulgarian at the Seaside

A man who posed as a taxi driver raped a 20-year-old woman from Bulgaria's seaside city of Varna, in the early hours of Wednesday, reports say. The victim, who worked at popular Golden Sands resort, was going home after a night shift, when the man offere

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1221

Bulgarian Girls Killer "Uncovered"

Bulgaria has finally spotted the murderer of the Belneyska teenage sisters, it emerged on Wednesday. The key suspect will be arrested in a month, Pazardzhik police commissioner Georgi Stoitsev has said, as cited by private Darik radio.

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1476

Bulgarian Paedophile Arrested in FBI Operation

Bulgarian policemen have arrested a paedophile in an international raid controlled by the FBI. The 52-year-old Bulgarian had a bulk of grisly porn content in his computer, and had been sharing it through a world network, the police believe.

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1061

16-Year-Old Girl Raped in Bulgarian Town

A sixteen-year-old girl from the town of Lom, Southwestern Bulgaria, has approached the police, saying she was raped in the late afternoon of Tuesday. The girl complained her forty-year-old attacker, a fellow-townsman, took advantage of her in a private

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1483

Attempted Arson Desecrates Mosque in Central Bulgaria

Unidentified attackers have put on fire and broken the windows of a mosque in the town of Kazanlak, Central Bulgaria, police announced.

Crime | July 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1470

Sofia Bank Guard Arrested for Credit Card Theft

A bank security worker was arrested Tuesday in Sofia for withdrawing cash from a stolen credit card. The man, who has a police record worked as a security guard at the Slatina branch of Biochim bank.

Crime | July 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 694

Police Bust Swindler in Sofia, Find 15 "Stung"

Officers from the Economic Police in Sofia have caught a woman who tricked 15 people in giving her hefty sums, promising to help them land a municipal apartment. The 47-year-old swindler told people she was employed by the municipality and could assist t

Crime | July 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 943

Masked Men Rob Bulgarian Gas Station

Three masked men have robbed a gas station in the central Bulgarian city of Kazanlak on the night of Monday. The three entered the gas station and one of them threatened the worker who was on duty with a gun.

Crime | July 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 806

Court Hears Colonel Sex Abuser's Case in Bulgaria

The Military Court in Bulgaria's southern city of Sliven will hold a hearing Tuesday against a colonel charged with of sexually harassing women from the thirteenth tanker's brigade that was under his command. Military prosecutors have already prepared a

Crime | July 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 963

Theft Leaves 15,000 Tourists in Bulgaria without Electricity

Nearly 15,000 tourists on vacation in Bulgarian seaside resorts Sveti Vlas and Elenite were left without electricity on Monday after a theft of electricity wire. The situation was brought under control a few hours later, the authorities in the affected a

Crime | July 24, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1122

Man Prevents Rape in Sofia

A Bulgarian saved a young woman from being raped Sunday night in Sofia. The man was just passing by as he saw a Roma man threatening the woman with a knife and trying to rape her, private Darik radio reported.

Crime | July 24, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1615

5 Killed in Heavy Crash on Sofia-Varna Motorway

Five people were killed in a heavy crash near the village of Mikre on the motorway, linking capital Sofia to the Black Sea town of Varna. A woman, riding a Mercedes at a high speed, veered into the opposite line of the road and bumped headlong at an Opel

Crime | July 23, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1261

Dubai-Acquitted Bulgarians Get Home July 25

The four Bulgarians who were acquitted over charges of financial frauds in Dubai, but were not allowed to leave the country, are expected to return home on July 25. This was announced by Milen Keremedchiev, General Consul of the United Arab Emirates, who

Crime | July 23, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1242
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