A demonstration of Romanian Puma helicopters modernized to meet NATO standards was made Sunday in Sofia by Elbit Systems, a company that specializes in aircraft upgrade programs and looks into the modernization of Bulgarian Air Force helicopters.
Two Bulgarian wrestlers - former Olympic and seven times world and European champion Valentin Jordanov and former five times world and European champion Alexander Tomov - are among the first nine wrestlers that were accepted to the Hall of Fame of FILA in
Bulgaria has rendered huge assistance to the United States in the war on terror, former US Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Hill said in an interview for the bTV television. Bulgaria should not underestimate itself and believe that it could not do big thing
Swedes voted in a referendum on whether to join the European single currency, following the shock death of pro-euro Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. Throughout the hard-fought campaign, opponents of the single currency were leading and looked almost sure to w
One of the guards at Bulgaria's trade office in Russian capital Moscow was murdered according to a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry in Sofia. Bulgaria has filed an official note on the case to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Hungarian dance couple won the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating - SOFIA CUP 2003 that took place in Bulgaria's capital September 11-13. Nora Hoffman and Atilla Elek snatched the title while Italy's Camilla Spelta and Luka Lanotte remained second.
South Korea is counting the cost of a devastating typhoon that swept over the south of the country, leaving at least 58 people dead and 27 missing.
Civil Defence workers swept a 350-gram Mercury spill from the entrance of an apartment building in Sliven, 276km east of Sofia. Sulphur was used to neutralize the spill but its cause is still to be specified.
A cow beauty contest and tasting of Bulgaria's national alcoholic drink "rakia" attracted hundreds of visitors to the biological agriculture feast in Sofia on Saturday. The event was organized by the Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry and the Swiss Agency for
One of the Sofia mayor candidates -- writer Lyuben Dilov Junior -- accused the current city administration to have covered up cases such as carcinogenic sewerage pipes and smog probes that exceed the norm several time. He pointed out Sofia's present mayo
Indonesian business was invited to explore the opportunities of Bulgaria's energy sector by President Parvanov who is on a trip to the Asian country. According to him, Bulgaria boasts excellent resources to develop this sector and currently covers a vast
The dispatch of civil specialists to Iraq is currently more pressing than that of troops, said Yaroslav Lindenberg, ambassador of Poland - the country commanding the multinational division in Iraq which includes Bulgarian troops. He pointed out that Warsa
A Japanese eye surgeon demonstrated complex cataract operations in Sofia's Military Medical Academy that were broadcast live to medical specialists in a video hall. Prof.
The indigenous lawyer of the Bulgarian defendants in Libya's HIV case expects a verdict till end-October. In case the six Bulgarians are found guilty, there will be an opportunity to appeal at a higher instance, solicitor Osman Bizanti told Bulgarian Dari
The United States has expressed "deep regret" after forces fired on Iraqi security officials, killing at least nine people, according to Iraqi sources. The US military said it was aware of "at least one death" in the incident near the flashpoint town of F
Police in Sweden are examining a picture of a man believed to have killed Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. The grainy image was captured on a security camera in the Stockholm department store where Lindh was stabbed to death.
The body of a 52-year-old man was discovered near a village in northern Dobrich district after he has been missing for two days. The man who was on a holiday in the country got drowned by the heavy rains and the torrent dragged his body and his car for a
A cycling run and tree planting promoted the registration for the BG Site 2003 contest. The organizers staged these events simultaneously in capital Sofia and small coastal town Primorsko as a metaphor for a pure, legal and vital Internet.
The bungalows destroyed by a landslide, which killed two on Friday, were illegal construction, said Bulgarian regional development minister who visited on Saturday the site of the tragedy in popular coastal resort Albena. Minister Valentin Tserovski stres
Bulgaria's army chief denied on Saturday the words of Liberian envoy to the United Nations that Sofia would dispatch troops to the West African country. Gen.
British star band Placebo rocked Sofia with their concert Friday night. The show which is part of the band's world tour was eagerly awaited for weeks by Bulgarian fans whose expectations were more than met when Placebo hit Sofia's scene to perform their b
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