Annual ceremony in Sofia honours victims of communist regime
The death sentences and labour camps as the communist regime extended its grip on Bulgaria 70 years ago did not
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Bulgaria issues ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning over heavy rainfall in five regions
Bulgaria has announced a “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning for five regions because of heavy rainfall expected on February 1
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Bulgaria declares February 1 national day of mourning for former president Zhelev
Bulgaria’s cabinet has declared Sunday February 1 2015 a national day of mourning after the death of Zhelyu Zhelev, who
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Bulgaria busts international antiquities trafficking ring
Bulgaria has seized more than 2000 ancient and medieval objects during two major operations against an international crime group trafficking
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Nato defence ministers to decide on command centres in Bulgaria, other eastern Europe countries
Nato defence ministers are to decide at a meeting in Brussels on February 5 on deploying alliance command centres in
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Tributes pour in for Bulgaria’s late president Zhelev
Members of Parliament held a minute of silence on January 30 after the announcement of the death at the age
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Bulgaria’s first democratically-elected president, Zhelyu Zhelev, dies
Zhelyu Zhelev, the first democratically-elected president of Bulgaria after communism ended in the country, has died at the age of
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Bulgaria to reimpose curfew in all refugee shelters
Bulgaria will reintroduce a curfew at all refugee shelters in the country within a few days, State Agency for Refugees
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When Bulgaria turned red: Remembering the thousands killed by the communists
February 1 2015 will see Bulgaria’s annual commemoration of the victims of communism, moments of remembrance first decreed by the
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