Sofia (Bulgaria)

Shared spaces, shared shame

2011-09-08 12:05:00

Green Square in Tripoli. Tahrir Square in Cairo. The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Washington's National Mall. We humans know, deep inside, that public places — squares and greens and plazas that are open to all — are more than just...

Powell raises possibility of suspending Iraq sanctions

2003-05-16 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell briefly raised the possibility of suspending U.N. sanctions against Iraq on Wednesday as Russia and France have urged, but quickly backtracked and said the United States wants them lifted immediately....

Bulgaria removes state security boss after protests

2013-06-19 05:12:04

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament dismissed a powerful media figure from his post as head of national security on Wednesday, hoping the move will put an end to protest rallies against the country's fragile three-week-old government. Thousands of...

Bulgaria proposes electoral changes to soothe public anger

2013-06-18 07:16:02

* Three weeks in, new government has already lost credibility * After reversal of security appointment, new concessions are promised * Street protests that flared on Friday set to continue * Analysts say Socialist-led government likely to be short-...

Bulgarian PM vows transparency on security chief issue

2013-06-17 08:03:04

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's prime minister pledged on Monday to seek wide public support in picking a new head of state security after street protests forced the two-week old Socialist-led government to ditch its original candidate. Thousands of...

Bulgarians rally against government in power for two weeks

2013-06-16 13:19:02

SOFIA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bulgarian protesters demanded the resignation of their new Socalist-led government on Sunday, but the prime minister dismissed the prospect of stepping down as "highly irresponsible" and "destabilising". The two-week-old...

Bulgaria to replace new security chief after public backlash

2013-06-15 12:19:01

* Media magnate's appointment to security post sparked outrage * Protesters rally for second day in capital * Decision was rushed through parliament SOFIA, June 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialist-led government said on Saturday it would reverse its...

Bulgarians protests over media magnate as security chief

2013-06-14 12:26:02

SOFIA (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied on Friday to protest against the appointment of a media magnate as Bulgaria's new security chief in a show of discontent after disputed elections. Chanting "Mafia" and "resign", about 10,000 people rallied in...

Bulgaria names media magnate as security chief, causing furor

2013-06-14 06:01:03

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament on Friday appointed a media magnate to oversee its state security service, a move that could rekindle popular discontent and threaten fragile political stability just weeks after an early election. Legislators from...

Soccer-New CSKA coach Stoichkov promises discipline

2013-06-12 06:20:04

SOFIA, June 12 (Reuters) - New CSKA Sofia coach Hristo Stoichkov is determined to instil hard work and discipline and limit the use of mobile phones and social networking at his former club, he said on Wednesday. "I can promise the fans discipline,"...

Athletics-Bulgaria's Naimova could face life ban for doping

2013-06-11 14:14:02

SOFIA, June 11 (Reuters) - European indoor sprint champion Tezdzhan Naimova could face a life ban from athletics after a second doping offence in four years, the head of the Bulgarian federation said on Tuesday. Dobri Karamarinov said the 26-year-old...

Bulgaria's Naimova could face life ban for doping

2013-06-11 14:44:01

SOFIA (Reuters) - European indoor sprint champion Tezdzhan Naimova could face a life ban from athletics after a second doping offence in four years, the head of the Bulgarian federation said on Tuesday. Dobri Karamarinov said the 26-year-old tested...

Protesters carry torches during a demonstration outside the National Palace of Culture, where the political parties in the elections will be holding news conferences, in Sofia.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

A helicopter drops water over a wildfire spreading over the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia . Israel has dispatched two special planes to help Bulgaria battle a large forest fire raging in a nature reserve on mount Vitosha just outside Sofia, the Bulgarian government said on July 3.

2012-07-03 00:00:00

A picture taken on December 1, 2011, shows a merry-go-round at the Christmas market in downtown Sofia.

2011-12-02 00:00:00