Bulgarian Kaloyan Mahlyanov registered a victory in the 14th round of the major "Autumn Grand Sumo" tournament in Tokyo. So far in the 15-day tournament Mahlyanov, dubed Kotooshu, has won eight games and has been defeated six times.
Romania's government has asked Sofia for additional information on Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant environmental parameters. Bulgaria's Environment Minister Dolores Arsenova explained that Sofia will be ready with the additional data in 15 days.
A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
Bulgarians, living and working in UK, circulated an open latter to the media claiming that all Bulgarian candidates for UK business visas are subjected to discrimination. Private bTV channel cited UK Embassy officials as saying that the requirements for
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy will pay an official visit to Chile in January 2005. The news was announced by Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry upon Passy's meeting with his Chilean counterpart Soledad Alevar Valensuella in New York.
Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov will meet US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld November 9 to discuss current situation in Iraq. Svinarov, himself, broke the news on Saturday saying that it is still not clear where the meeting will take place
The International Festival of the Hairstyle started in Sofia on Saturday. Hairdressers from Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, France, Germany, Macedonia and Romania showed their professional skills to all people interested in the secrets of hairstyling.
Armed men have snatched two Egyptians from their office in Baghdad - the third kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital in less than three weeks. Four other Egyptians were seized outside Baghdad on Thursday.
Hurricane Jeanne gathered strength Saturday as it bore down on the Bahamas, where hundreds of people took refuge in schools and churches ahead of an expected direct hit. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of 5-10 inches of rain, huge waves and
At least seven people have been killed in US strikes on the volatile Iraqi city of Falluja. More than 11 other people were injured, as US planes, tanks and artillery units shelled the city west of the capital, Baghdad.
A high-ranked official from a commission investigating the UN "Oil for Food" programme resigned after reports that she has compared US President George Bush to terrorists Osama Bin Laden. Anna Di Lellio's resignation was accepted by Paul Volcker, the for
US Secretary of State Colin Powell stood up for the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya. Powell and Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Shalgam met on Thursday in what US officials said was the first such U.
The Bulgarian bus that plunged into the Lim river killing twelve children did not have any technical malfunctions, officials from the Bulgarian National Investigation said. That was announced after the bus underwent seven different technical tests.
Bulgaria's Interior Ministry is planning a new change of the ID cards and passports.
Bulgarian opera prima Raina Kabaivanska auditioned the candidates for her master class. More than 56 talents from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Georgia, Ukraine, Great Britain, France, Italy and Argentina have declared their willingness to join Kabaivanska's clas
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy will meet Germany's Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer during the meetings of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly. Just a day earlier Bulgaria's foreign minister addressed the General Assembly.
Bulgaria's six Olympic bronze winners in rhythmic gymnastics were selected the team of August in the traditional ranking by local sports media sections. The charming team of Eleonora Kezhova, Zhanet Ilieva, twins Galina and Vladislava Tancheva, Zornitsa
The heavy weightlifter Ivan Stoitsov (77kg) swept the Gold medal in the European Weightlifting Championship for youths held in the coastal city of Burgas. The young talent garnered the winning score of 337.
The best Bulgarian novel published in 2003 will be selected from six short-listed authors rivaling for a prize of USD 10,000 and a translation in English language. The works of Hristo Karastoyanov (Utopia: The Other Way to Hell), Stefan Kisyov (The Execu
The best beer draughter from a contest held in a popular bar in downtown Sofia already packs his luggage for a trip in Belgium. In a hot rivalry with actors, producers, journalists, and in the presence of Belgium's Ambassador to Bulgaria Philippe Beke, t
A new sightseeing service around Bulgaria's Valley of the Kings, near the town of Kazanlak, is expected to kick off within days. Kossyo Zarev has told Bulgarian news agency the program envisages a Thracian-valley-round tour guided by an archeologist from
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