Bulgaria

Bulgarian weightlifters banned from Rio Olympics

IWF made the decision Thursday to give out the punishment after 11 Bulgarian weightlifters were tested positive for doping earlier this year.

Nov 20, 2015, 15:35 PM IST

Plane flying from Warsaw to Egypt makes emergency landing following bomb scare

The passengers were evacuated from the plane flying from Warsaw to the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada.

Nov 19, 2015, 13:28 PM IST

More than 100 migrants found in Bulgarian refrigerated truck

130 migrants were discovered on Saturday in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey.

Nov 01, 2015, 04:17 AM IST

European Union pushes to end migrant chaos with Balkans plan

The meeting comes after Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia on Saturday warned they could close their borders to migrants.

Oct 26, 2015, 10:08 AM IST

Balkan states 'ready to close borders if need be'

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia pledged on Saturday to seek a Europe-wide solution to the migrant crisis but warned they would close their borders if other EU countries stopped taking new arrivals.

Oct 24, 2015, 19:55 PM IST

Don`t let Muslim migrants in, says Bulgaria`s Orthodox Church

 Bulgaria`s Orthodox Church has called on its government not to let any more Muslim refugees into the country to prevent an "invasion".

Sep 26, 2015, 17:21 PM IST

Bulgaria detains 137 migrants in sweep in central Sofia

Bulgaria’s security forces have detained 137 foreigners in the capital Sofia in a sweep aimed at combating illegal migration, the country`s latest effort to tackle the migrant crisis challenging the Balkans region.

Sep 19, 2015, 16:02 PM IST

Greece`s Eurobank to buy Alpha Bank branches in Bulgaria: Source

Greece`s Eurobank will buy out the Bulgarian branches of another top Greek lender Alpha Bank for the symbolic price of one euro, a Eurobank source said Friday.

Jul 17, 2015, 18:25 PM IST