Firefighters battled both flames and treacherous Santa Ana winds as they sought to subdue a wildfire that destroyed four houses, a handful of cars and chased more than 1,000 people from their homes. The so-called "Devil Winds," which pick up speed as they
Movies from Bulgaria, Finland, Japan and Sweden swept the major awards at the 28th edition of the Golden Chest festival for TV theatre and films. In the category for feature films the prize was awarded to "Under one sky" of Bulgarian director Krassimir K
Two Bulgarians the 35-year old Georgi M. and the 28-year old Yuri A.
Policeman killed a family of three in a car crash that took place in Sofia late on Friday evening. The 31-year old Kiril Malinov caused the crash that took place in the Drudzba district, after consummation of alcohol.
The independent Association of the milk producers in Bulgaria organized a silent protest against the low purchase prices of the milk. The protesters also insisted that Bulgaria's government took urgent measures to fight crises in Bulgaria's animal husban
Iraqi officials say they are pleased with the outcome of a donors' conference in Madrid, which produced pledges of at least USD 13 B for the reconstruction of their country. The head of Iraq's governing council, Ayad Allawi, said the balance between grant
One person died and several were injured in a collision between two trains in Zurich, Swiss police announced. The accident caused one car to overturn and at least three cars to derail.
On Saturday the so called Contemplation Day, voters have to decide who would get their ballot on municipal elections that will take place October 26. The pre-election campaign, which kicked off September 26 in, the run-up to the country's municipal and m
In October 2001 the spy from the German intelligence services BND headed a reconnaissance mission on the Balkans, an article in the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung says. Last week German media claimed that a 64-year-old German intelligence agent had be
Rescuers at a flooded coalmine in southern Russia announced that all 46 trapped miners are alive. Emergency workers in southern Russia began rescuing cold and exhausted miners from the flooded coal mine deep underground where they had been trapped for nea
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the head of Russia's largest oil producer, Yukos, was detained early Saturday by security forces at an airport in Siberia, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Yukos company officials. For months, the Russian prosecutor's office
Workers from 18 nations, including three Bulgarians, were taken into custody in a 21-state sweep that targeted contract-cleaning crews at Wal-Mart stores in the US, AP reported. US officials announced that one Argentinean, 20 people from Brazil, 3 Bulgar
The festival Music Jam that kicked off in Sofia on Friday to end October 25 will be participated by many world-renowned jazz musicians. The festival is organized for the seventh time.
A total of 786 of Vidin citizens joined hands at the center of the Northern Bulgarian town in the longest round dance staged ever. The event was initiated by local candidate mayor Martin Donchev, nominated by ruling Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) and
Bulgaria officially kick-started the power utilities privatisation procedure October 24 as Energy Minister Milko Kovachev and Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva announced the criteria potential buyers should meet. Investors must hav
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Chairman of Iraq's Interim Governing Council Iyad Alawi expressed their gratitude for Bulgaria's help during the Iraqi post-war reconstruction, at a meeting with Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. The top
The International Technical Fair that takes place each year in Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv has settled at number 16 in the ranking of the Union of International Fairs UFI.
Israel's Defense Ministry has formulated a plan to extend its security barrier into a new area of the West Bank, despite international pressure to stop construction, Israeli official has said Friday. The new segment would cut off the Jordan Valley and con
Bulyard consortium, one of the two companies, which advanced in the sale procedure for 75% of Varna shipyard equity, offered the highest price in the tender. The sweetened bid of the company stands at USD 16.
The number of parentless children in Bulgaria reached 14,000, Vessela Banova, deputy chairman of the state Agency for Child Protection, said Friday. She underlined that many of the children at the orphan homes actually do have at least one parent or some
A bronze bar from the 4th century AD is the oldest exhibit from the display of the History Museum in Sofia dedicated to elections through the years. The bar comes from Roman times and researches believe it was used as a ballot in the election of a city ad
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