7 Feb 2013

The revelation that a Canadian and an Australian are suspects in last year's bombing of a bus that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria has underscored security agencies' concerns about the...

5 Feb 2013

Two individuals with links to Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah were involved in a bomb attack on a bus in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas that killed five Israeli tourists last July.

9 Jan 2013

Fifa fined Bulgaria and Hungary around US$40,000 each on Tuesday and ordered them to play a World Cup qualifier in an empty stadium after fans aimed racist and anti-Semitic abuse at opposing teams...

7 Nov 2012

Brother of parliament speaker assassinated

2 Nov 2012

Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe and an ancient salt production site that may explain massive riches discovered in the...

Hong Kong's Yip Pui-yin reached the Super Series grand finals with two wins in the women's singles group stage. The world No 10 beat Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria 2-0 (26-24, 21-14) yesterday in...

There's the kind of highbrow buzz around the recently published Solo, Rana Dasgupta's second novel, that would warm the heart of any publisher. Readers, too, are excited about the prospect of...

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The Competitors - Bulgaria


Bulgaria is a former communist country.


In 1996 a major economic downturn led to the fall of...

Name: Martin Stefanov Lichev


Age: 18


Country/ City: Bulgaria/ Stara Zagora


School name: SOU Maksim Gorki


Star sign: Cancer

Updated at 4.45pm:
Hong Kong on Friday signed an agreement on Abolition of Visa Requirements with Bulgaria, a government spokesman confirmed.

A bumpy transition to the free market provides rich pickings


In a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, six men dressed as police burst into a Sofia restaurant and open fire with...

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