Madonna Faints On Stage In Sofia: Exhaustion To Blame

American singer Madonna had fainted two times on stage during her concert in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Saturday, August 29. Video shot by a fan at the concert shows Madonna temporarily passing out during her...

Bulgaria: Orthodox Church Condemns Madonna Concert

Officials from the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria have condemned Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Concert Tour and urged Bulgarians not to attend the Madonna Concert in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The Church of...

Sofia Design Week

Finally  the so long awaited design week in Sofia is a fact." Numerous exhibitions are scattered allover the city, but one of the most interesting events is the NEXT IDENTITY FORUM: an international event, part of the festival that gathers some of the most significant...

Sofia Design Week

Finally  the so long awaited design week in Sofia is a fact.  Numerous exhibitions were scattered allover the city from June 5th till June 12th, transforming Sofia into a vibrant capital of design, but one of the most interesting events was the NEXT IDENTITY FORUM:...

Urban art and globalisation

There was a time when Sofia was a fairly neat city, albeit maintained in decent shape by a totalitarian municipal authority, in order to show the capital as the 'face' of a (supposedly) superior social order....

Europe's Black Stain

Last week I had the opportunity to spend two days in Brussels, Belgium. Of course, I used my first spare minute to see the exhibit that stirred a storm of controversy across Europe - the infamous "Entropa". I...

Italian fans to be banned from soccer matches involving Italian team

Italian soccer team, the 2006 world soccer champions, will have to play without fan support after a string of conduct violations in the world cup qualifier with Bulgaria on Saturday. Surprisingly, it was the head...

Coppola to Design Shoes, Bags for Louis Vuitton

Add "designer" to filmmaker Sofia Coppola's resume, as she is will now collaborate with Louis Vuitton to design luxury footwear and handbags."Louis Vuitton keeps rolling out surprising design collaborations. After...

Broker turned monk offers home truths to needy

" TSURNOGORSKI MONASTERY, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Brother Nikanor, a Nasdaq broker turned monk, advises former colleagues to put a jar with soil on their desks to remind them where we are all heading and what...

Organized crime bombs strip clubs, 5 injured

Bulgarian cities have been plagued by bombing attacks and other underworld violence in recent years, with police at a loss as to how to combat the carnage.  Maybe todays bombing of a row of strip clubs in Sofia, Bulgaria, will rally the police troops to action."Officials...

Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

" Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug....

Promoting the music industry in South East Europe

  The South-East European Music Event (SeeMe) will take place from 5th – 7th June 2008 at the Historic Central Military Club in the heart of Sofia and is the main event in the region for industry...

Banderas would like to be a woman...just for a day

"Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas would like to be a woman, for a day anyway, to better understand the "fairer" sex.At a press conference in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where he and Morgan Freeman are...

Dancing bears freed

The last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria have been freed. Although the cruel and painful practice of forcing bears to "dance" was outlawed in Bulgaria 13 years ago, some people had illegally continued the...

Sofia Housing Prices Up 14.3% in 1st Quarter of 2007!

According to the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria, housing prices in the city of Sofia increased 14.3% in the first quarter of 2007.  Nationally, housing prices in Bulgaria increased on average 9.2% during the first three months of this year.  Bulgaria has...

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