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Boxing: Kazakhstan female boxer wins gold at World Youth Championship
Gaukhar Yermakbayeva, a boxer from Kazakhstan, has won gold at the World Youth Championship in Bulgaria.
30 September 2013
Kazakhstani takes 2nd runner-up title at Miss & Mister Deaf International Pageant
Amina Usmanova from Almaty has become the 2nd runner-up at the 2013 Miss & Mister Deaf International Pageant in Sofia, Bulgaria.
09 August 2013
Clashes erupt on day 40 of Bulgaria rallies
Bulgarian protesters clashed with police on the 40th evening of massive anti-government rallies in the EU's poorest country Tuesday after preventing ministers.
24 July 2013
One year on, Bulgaria still hunts for anti-Israeli bus bomber
A year after an anti-Israeli bus bombing killed six people, Bulgaria is struggling to identify the attacker or confirm his suspected links to Hezbollah or Iran.
17 July 2013
Egg-throwing protesters blockade Bulgaria parliament
An angry crowd of Bulgarian demonstrators, some throwing eggs and tomatoes, blockaded parliament on Wednesday on the 13th straight day of anti-government protests.
27 June 2013
Thousands protest in Bulgaria, dismissing PM's olive branch
Thousands of people protested in Bulgaria for a third day on Sunday in a show of anger against the government.
17 June 2013
Deadlock, demos loom after tight Bulgarian election
The European Union's poorest country Bulgaria faced fresh political uncertainty Monday after inconclusive elections held three months after the biggest demonstrations in years forced the government to resign.
13 May 2013
Thousands join anti-government rallies across Bulgaria
Several thousand people joined street rallies across Bulgaria on Monday as initial protests against high electricity bills snowballed into bitter anger against the right-wing government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
19 February 2013
Christ, Mohammed draw divisions among Bulgarian Roma
Nothing illustrates better the arrival of a new wave of Islam among Roma in Bulgaria's southern town of Pazardzhik, whose imam Ahmed Mussa is on trial for spreading radical ideology.
09 February 2013
Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail
A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sunday because of insufficient turnout.
28 January 2013
Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant
Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July.
25 January 2013
Europe's oldest prehistoric town, salt site found in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe, along with an ancient salt production site.
31 October 2012
Bulgaria plans to acquire new fighter jets in 2014
Bulgaria will seek to acquire eight new or used fighter jets for its air force in 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said Friday.
27 October 2012
Cycling: Maksat Ayazbayev from Astana team won Tour of Bulgaria
Maksat Ayazbayev, Astana team cyclist, won 2012 Tour of Bulgaria race.
18 September 2012
Kazakhstan will award its Olympic winners with biggest money prizes
Kazakhstan and Malaysia promise the most generous money prizes to their Olympic winners.
30 July 2012
Police struggle to identify Bulgaria suicide bomber
Bulgarian police, the FBI and Interpol are struggling to identify a suicide bomber who killed six people, including five Israelis, as the US said the attack bore the "hallmarks" of Hezbollah.
21 July 2012
Bulgaria releases video of bomber in attack on Israelis
Bulgarian authorities have released a video of the suspected suicide bomber behind a deadly attack on Israeli tourists that Israel has blamed on Iran.
20 July 2012
Bulgaria probes 'barbaric' attack on Israeli tourists
Bulgaria began probing Thursday a blast at its Black Sea airport of Burgas that left six people dead and more than 30 injured in the deadliest attack on Israelis abroad since 2004.
19 July 2012
London housing is most popular among Kazakhstan buyers
Kazakhstan buyers are mostly interested in the real estate in Great Britain, UAE, Bulgaria and France.
21 June 2012
Kazakhstan tourists are loved for their cash
Kazakhstan tourists are loved abroad for their cash.
03 May 2012