Bulgaria

Flooding in the Bulgarian village of Biser resulting from the breach in a reservoir dam. Eye-witnesses reported a 1.5 meter wave of water that killed at least eight people in the region...

As some regions in the south part of Bulgaria are flooded with rain, many villages in the rest of the country are covered by deep snow. The main streets in many villages are not regular...

Traffic in Bulgaria is severely affected by tlatest heavy snowfalls. Trucks over 10 tons are banned from driving, several passes are closed and many country roads are impassable. Pazard...

Hundreds of protesters followed a call of the Bulgarian environmetalist organization 'World Freedom' and marched through the streets of Sofia tonight to demonstrate against th...

Thousands of demonstrators march to protest against shale gas exploration and production. Sofia, Bulgaria. 14th January 2012

Masked dancers, wearing bells and carrying torches, dance around bonfires to bring luck and drive away evil spirits during Kukeri, or Survakari, pagan rituals performed in villages betw...

The lignite-fired 'Republika' thermal power plant near the city of Pernik in western Bulgaria is considered the largest emitter of sulfur oxides in the EU, making Pernik one o...

Syrians living in Bulgaria gather outside the Syrian Embassy to protest the Bashar Al-Assad regime and to show support for the Syrian Revolution. Sofia, Bulgaria. 8th January 2012

Farmers from across Bulgaria meet in front of the famous Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, in the centre of Sofia, to protest against the Government's decision in lowering the funds for ...

Hundreds of farmers from all over Bulgaria gathered on Alexander Nevski Square in Sofia to protest for higher government and EU subsidies. About 200 of the protesters came to the capita...

Several thousand people rallied in front of the Bulgarian parliament to demonstrate against austerity measures, demanding PM Borisov and finance minister Dyankov to step down. Sofia, Bu...

Railway workers go on strike across Bulgaria over the planned lay-off of 3,000 out of 13,000 employees of the Bulgarian State Railway BDZ. Rallies were also held in the capital Sofia an...

This summer painted electricity boxes of all sizes decorate Shishman street in the city centre as local artists decided to make the street a touch more colourful and beautiful. Bulgaria...

The Bulgarian government revokes the operating license of the largest oil refinery in the Balkans, the Russian-owned Lukoil Neftochim Refinery. The company says they did not comply with...

To beat the heat, Bulgarian school kids play and battle each other with water guns by a central fountain in downtown Varna, Bulgaria. 2 July 2011

Despite safety concerns in the West, Bulgaria's government confirms that a second nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube will be finished using Russian technology. This will p...

Today UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was attending a parade on Bulgaria's National Army Day. He is in Bulgaria to participate in the Conference on Transition in Central and Easte...

Blonds gather on the central street in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, on Oct. 23, 2010. The First Congress of the Blonds was held here on Saturday.

Supporters of VMRO /Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization protest in front of Bulgarian Parliament A Bulgarian nationalist party is calling for an immediate referendum on Turk...

After having a break last year, Sofia once again held the Tattoo Festival which this year featured Spanish "Sangre Fria" (Cold blood) group performing their body-suspension sh...