Ruzhdi Ruzhdi wins gold medal in shot put at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Sofia, Aug 31 (BTA/GNA) – Ruzhdi Ruzhdi won the gold medal in the shot put (category F55) at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.…

Bulgaria: Apollonia Art Festival Opens

Apollonia, Aug 30 (BTA/GNA) – The 40th edition of the Apollonia Festival of Arts in Sozopol opened on Thursday evening. In his address President…

Bulgaria: Albena holiday village celebrates 55th birthday with 11,000 tourists

Albena Resort, Aug 26 (BTA/GNA) – The Albena Holiday Village celebrated its 55th birthday on August 24 with 11,000 tourists, most of them from…

Archaeologists discover 3rd Century BC Thracian temple in Plovdiv

Plodiv, Aug 22 (BTA/GNA) – Experts from the Regional Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv (RAM – Plovdiv) discovered a Thracian temple from the 3rd century…

Greek coastguard rescues 245 migrants south of Crete

Athens, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Greek authorities on Thursday said they have rescued 245 migrants south of the Mediterranean island of Crete in the past 24 hours.…

Mike Lynch among dead in yacht disaster as daughter remains missing

London, Aug. 22, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The body of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, but…

Already 133,000 refugees in Russian region of Kursk

Moscow, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Approximately 133,000 people have left their homes so far due to the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk, the acting…

EU sends aeroplanes to help Portugal battle Madeira wildfires

Brussels, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The European Commission on Thursday announced that it was sending two firefighting aeroplanes to help Portugal battle wildfires on the island of…

Bulgaria: 15th Edition of Scientific Conference on Thracian Culture to be held in Kazanlak

Kazanlak, Aug 21 (BTA/GNA) – As part of the Holidays of the Valley of the Thracian Kings, Bulgarian and foreign researchers will hold the…

Caretaker PM-Designate fails in Cabinet formation bid as President denies approval over Interior Minister nomination

Sofia, Aug 19 (BTA/GNA) – President Rumen Radev Monday set a precedent in Bulgaria’s contemporary history Monday morning as he refused to decree a…

Sofia City Prosecution Office indicts missing “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova in Absentia

Sofia, Aug 12 (BTA/GNA) – The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office (SCP) has indicted in absentia Ruja Ignatova, a German citizen of Bulgarian origin suspected…

France facing worst wheat harvest in 4 decades after winter storms

Paris, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – France is facing one of the worst wheat harvests of the past 40 years after a winter of rain and storms, according…

Russia reports continued fighting in Kursk region

Moscow, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Russian armed forces are continuing to fight against an advance by Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defence said…

Tourism Minister: 2024 should be Bulgaria’s most successful year for tourism at seaside

Sofia, Aug 8 (BTA/GNA) – This year should be the most successful for tourism at the seaside, Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev…

UK PM pledges to keep communities safe, police prepare for violence

London, Aug. 7, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The British Prime Minister has promised communities they will be kept safe as the country braces for an eighth night of…

Putin accuses Kiev of ‘provocation’ amid fighting in Russia’s Kursk

Moscow, Aug. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Kiev of a “provocation” as the Defence Ministry in Moscow said fighting is ongoing in…

Ten dead in Russia building collapse

MOSCOW, Aug. 3 (Xinhua/GNA) — Ten people were found killed, as the search and rescue operations concluded in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil,…

Venice’s mayor under pressure in corruption scandal

Rome, Aug. 2, (dpa/GNA) – The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brunaro, is coming under increasing pressure over a corruption scandal in the city hall of the Italian…

Bulgaria to host 47th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025

Sofia, July 31 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria will host the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025, said the the Ministry of…

UK police injured in protest following stabbing deaths of three girls

London, Jul. 31, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British police officers suffered serious injuries when bricks, stones and bottles were thrown and cars were set alight during violent far-right…