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Reid Admits Blunder in British Criminals Coming Home

Britain's Home Secretary John Reid is holding Wednesday an urgent meeting over reports that details of serious overseas offences were ignored by the Home Office. Home Secretary John Reid was forced to admit he knew nothing about a Home Office blunder whi

Crime | January 10, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1629

Toddler Dies in House Fire

?? girl has died in a house fire that engulfed a wooden shack in the southern Bulgarian town of Harmanli. Albena, who was just one year and two months old, was left alone with a sibling of hers, aged 2 years and a half.

Crime | January 10, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1188

Bulgarian Mayor Killed, Murderers on the Run

The mayor of Bulgaria's town of Elin Pelin, near Sofia, has been murdered, Darik News reported. Yanko Yankov was found in a pool of blood in his own yard, but the suspected killers, two unidentified men, have escaped.

Crime | January 9, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1780

Intl. Company Washes Hands Off Bulgaria's Doping Scandal

PM International Bulgaria, the company that was tied to the name of a local MP's wife caught selling illegal drugs to sports doctors, has denied involvement in the scandal. The company's lawyer Galya Petrova said at a press conference Tuesday that Evelin

Crime | January 9, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2194

UK Citizen Arrested for Blackmailing in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police arrested a UK citizen in Sofia, who has been blackmailing a fellow citizen. In the end of December 2006 the wife of a businessmen lodged a complaint in the police department in the south Pazardzhik city, that her husband was blackmailed

Crime | January 9, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1680

Prosecution Targets Bulgarian MP's Wife over Doping Scandal

Bulgarian prosecution has launched investigation in a case exposing the wife of a Bulgarian lawmaker in trading with illegal drugs, mainly for sportsmen. The wife of Bulgarian socialist MP Oleg Popov has been selling forbidden drugs to a number of Bulgar

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3567

Explosion Kills Man in Sofia

A man has been killed in an explosion in Sofia's Ovcha Kupel district. Police say that the explosion was most likely caused by a gas container or a boiler that spontaneously combusted.

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1202

New York's Manhattan Probes "Gas Leak"

New York authorities said they are investigating a strange-smelling odour reported across parts of Manhattan. There appeared to be little disruption to daily life in Manhattan, but there were reports of a gas-like smell.

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2959

Case of Alleged Bulgarian Paedophile MP Postponed

The main witness on the case against the Bulgarian MP Vladimir Kuzov, who is accused of homosexual actions, dropped his testimony on the Monday hearing in court. The witness, who is the once 13-year-old boy Kuzov was accused of homosexual actions with, a

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1192

Train Crushes Van in Bulgaria, Kills Driver

A van driver was killed in Bulgaria when he attempted to cross a railway despite signals that a train was coming. The passenger train going from Stara Zagora to Ruse smashed into the van and the driver died on his way to the hospital.

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1377

Alleged Bulgarian Paedophile MP Case Enters Court

Sofia City Court will hear Monday the case against MP Vladimir Kuzov, who is accused of homosexual actions with a 13-year-old boy. Kuzov has allegedly committed his crimes in the period between June and September of 2001, during the summer break from sch

Crime | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1100

House Collapse Kills Father, Child in Bulgaria

A house has collapsed in the village of Tyutyunche, Southern Bulgaria, killing a child and his stepfather, Darik News reported.

Crime | January 7, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1350

Macedonia Nabs 400 Kilograms of Cocaine

Macedonian customs officers have seized more than 400 kilograms of cocaine at the border checkpoint with Kosovo.

Crime | January 7, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1421

Residential Block Collapses in Russian City

A nine-apartment section of a three-story house collapsed in the city of Tyrnyauz in Kabardino-Balkaria on Saturday. Fire fighters, police and rescuers are handling the accident, an official of the regional Emergency Situations Ministry was quotd as sayi

Crime | January 6, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1001

Cocaine Loaded Bulgarian, Brazilian Nabbed at Lima

Two women - a Bulgarian and a Brazilian - were seized at the Lima Airport, in Peru, loaded with nearly six kilograms of cocaine, local media informed. Peruvian police found 3.

Crime | January 6, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1427

Bulgarian Taxi Drivers Relentless in Murder Protests

Taxi drivers in the town of Sliven, South-eastern Bulgaria, will rally for the third day in a row to protest the grisly murder of a colleague.

Crime | January 6, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1395

Romanian Hacks Bulgaria's State Lotto Site

A Romanian hacker attacked Thursday night the Internet site of the Bulgarian State Lotto, official reported.

Crime | January 5, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2074

France Probes "Cannibalism" Prison Case

French prosecutors are investigating a suspected act of cannibalism carried out on a prisoner by a cellmate in the northern city of Rouen. Cannibalism was "very likely", a prosecutor said after an autopsy showed that some organ parts were missing.

Crime | January 5, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1386

Another Bulgarian Dies in Pakistan after Transplant

Yet another Bulgarian has died after a kidney transplant in Pakistan, a country, notorious for being a flourishing kidney market, bTV reported.

Crime | January 5, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1605

Bulgarian Taxi Drivers Take to Streets after Brutal Murder

Taxi drivers in the town of Sliven, South-eastern Bulgaria, will rally for the second day in a row to protest the grisly murder of a colleague.

Crime | January 5, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1682

Missing Bulgarian Taxi Driver Found Stabbed to Death

A taxi driver, who was declared missing last night, has been found dead by his colleagues. Police says the 49-year-old man was murdered.

Crime | January 4, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 896
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