As Shiites marked the solemn holy day of Ashoura, a series of blasts in Karbala and Baghdad killed 143 people and wounded many more. The Karbala blasts were a coordinated attack involving a suicide bomber and other devices.
A total of 112 deaths were confirmed by Karbala officials, after several bomb attacks rattled the city Tuesday morning. Other 240 people got wounded, as huge crowds of pilgrims had flocked on the streets to celebrate the last day of Ashoura, one of the mo
Bulgaria is already enthusiastically preparing for the National Holiday marked March 3. The country's flag could be seen at each street.
Tanya Endzhova, Visages Models 2001 winner, is the new face of the fashion house "Princess".
Pope John Paul II sent a congratulating telegram to Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov on the occasion of the National Holiday of Bulgaria marked March 3. May the Bulgarian nation keep on strengthening the relations of unity and solidarity, the telegra
A new tender for renovation of Bulgarian Army's MiG-29 will be open as soon as the contract with the current Russian RSK MiG is terminated, Defense Minsiter Nikolay Svinarov stated on Monday. However, it is likely that the same company applies again, as
A channel for traffic in Bulgarian newborn babies to France was busted in the south-western Bulgarian town Pestera, the chief of the local police announced Tuesday. Police officials revealed that this was a joint operation of the Bulgarian and the French
Bulgaria will table its ratified NATO entry protocols in Washington on March 28 or 29, it was officially announced on Tuesday.
A special expertise carried out in connection to the case of the alleged Bulgarian mobster Dimitar Zhelyazkov, nicknamed Mitio Ochite, who is said to be one of the major drug dealers in the Black Sea city of Burgas proved that the gun he possesed was not
German tourists will enjoy the opportunity to dive into rural beauties of Bulgaria, according to local tour operator Ozhos. The tourist package includes airplane transfer by Bulgaria's Aerostat, rural houses accommodation and family-run housing in the mo
The number of officially confirmed deaths in Tuesday's series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and Karbala reached 141. On Tuesday morning, series of explosions simultaneously rocked Baghdad and Karbala, killing and injuring tens of pilgrims who were celebrati
The blasts against the Shia shrine of Kazimiya in Baghdad were ripped off by four suicide bombers, guards of the holy site told AFP. The nearly simultaneous explosions, which shattered the Ashoura street festival, have left at least 75 killed and over hu
Vanyo Sharkov, the newly elected chief secretary of rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), was born in the town of Belogradchik, in Bulgaria's far northwest. He has been a member of the UDF National Council, and heads the party's Municipal Council in
In this interview with Radio Netherlands, Rosemary Hollis - head of the Middle East Programme at London's Royal Institute of International Affairs - says the Shi'ites in Iraq have a lot to gain from not overreacting to the latest carnage, although the pre
Vanyo Sharkov, member of the National Council of Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), was elected Tuesday the party's chief secretary. In February, almost 30 people resigned as members of the UDF, and soon after declared their determin
Evenimentul Zilei By Dan Cristian Turturica
President Vladimir Putin's surprise nomination of a low-profile bureaucrat as his new premier is intended to strengthen the Kremlin leader's already nearly absolute power in Russia, newspapers said on Tuesday.
The US Coast Guard gave up the search for 18 crewmen missing after a 173-metre Bow Mariner tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded and sank off the Virginia coast on Saturday night. Six survivors were plucked from a life raft Saturday.
Bulgaria's Princess fashion House, a leading wedding dresses producer, will show its new collection at a glamorous show in Blagoevgrad. The review, which will take place in at the Extreme nightclub, is expected to be attended by many of the town's most pr
Bulgarian Parliament is set to ratify and deposit in Washington the Accession Treaty ratification protocol till end March, Deputy Prime Minister Plamen Panayotov stated on Tuesday. It means that on March 28-29 Bulgaria has all chances to become a full-fle
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