Snowdrifts in north-eastern Bulgaria close railway line, roads
The railway line between the north-eastern Bulgarian villages of Samuil and Kaspichan, on the Rousse-Varna line, was closed on January
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Just more than two weeks into 2017, already more than 200 migrants and refugees dead in the Med
About 2876 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Amnesty International criticises Bulgaria’s anti-terrorism laws
Amnesty International has criticised laws in Bulgaria against terrorism as open to possible abuse, portraying them as vulnerable to exploitation
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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins in Australian Open first round, Pironkova out
Grigor Dimitrov won his opening match at the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam event of the year, in
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Italian military aircraft makes emergency landing in Sofia over engine trouble
An Italian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft on a flight from Plovdiv made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport on
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Bulgarian court suspends Plovdiv mayor Totev from office over mismanagement charges
In a ruling on January 16, Plovdiv Regional Court ordered Ivan Totev, mayor of Bulgaria’s second-largest city, suspended from office
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief faces new embezzlement charges
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 16 that it was pressing new charges against the former head of the
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Sofia court hands suspended sentence to MRF MP
Sofia City Court handed a suspended six-month sentence to Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP Alexander “Bat Sali” Metodiev on
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Prosecutors lodge new charges against Bulgarian Defence Minister Nenchev
The Sofia City Prosecutors office lodged charges in court against Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev on January 16, accusing him of
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