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Bulgaria: Bus Bomber Had Fake US ID

Israel blames Iran for suicide attack that killed 8

(Newser) - The bus bombing that killed at least eight people at a Bulgarian airport yesterday, most of them Israelis, was probably the work of a suicide bomber, according to Bulgarian authorities. Investigators believe that the man—who was filmed by security cameras walking around the airport for an hour before the...

Israeli Tourists Killed in Bulgaria Bus Bombing

Police put death toll at 4, but it could grow

(Newser) - A bus carrying young Israeli tourists in a Bulgarian resort exploded today, killing at least four people and wounding about 20, police say. Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge blast occurred soon after someone boarded the vehicle. Images showed smoke billowing from the scene in the Black Sea city...

New Clues Emerge on John the Baptist's Bones

Dating strengthens case that saint's bones have been found in Bulgaria

(Newser) - Scientists may have cracked the hunt for John the Baptist's bones. New radiocarbon dating is strengthening the case that the saint's bones were discovered at the site of an ancient Bulgarian church dedicated to him. Dating places the bones in the same First-Century period when John the Baptist...

Skeletons Found in Bulgaria Tell Tale of Vampires

Iron rods hammered through remains to keep dead from feasting on living

(Newser) - Bulgarian archaeologists say they have unearthed centuries-old skeletons pinned down through their chests with iron rods—a practice believed to stop the dead from becoming vampires. According to the head of the National History Museum in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, two skeletons from the Middle Ages were found in such...

3 European Countries Grab at Private Pensions

Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland call for citizens' savings

(Newser) - As European governments seek new sources of revenue, private retirement plans are taking a hit. Since most are organized by the state, "European ministers of finance have a facilitated access to the savings accumulated there, and it is only logical that they try to get a hold of this...

John the Baptist Found—in Bulgaria

Or so claim archaeologists of reliquary found last week

(Newser) - Archaeologists excavating the site of a 5th-century monastery on a Black Sea island claim they've found remains of John the Baptist. A reliquary found last week at the site on Sveti Ivan contains fragments of a skull, a hand, and a tooth. Archaeologists cite a Greek inscription on the reliquary...

Politician Booted for Playing Farmville

Obsessive playing gets Bulgarian voted off city council

(Newser) - Farmville addiction has cost a European politician his job. Dimitar Kerin got voted off the city council of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after checking his virtual crops one too many times during budget meetings. Council members recently got free laptops and access to a wireless network, and distracted bureaucrats have since been...

Bulgarian Scientists: Aliens Have Landed!

Researchers claim they deciphered crop circles

(Newser) - Aliens are here and they've chosen to make contact with the Bulgarians first, according to researchers at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The deputy director of the academy's Space Research Institute says researchers are analyzing crop circles for the answers to 50 questions they posed to the extra-terrestrials, the Telegraph...

Bulgaria Detains Kosovo's Ex-PM on War Crimes Charges

But UN wants ethnic Albanian leader freed

(Newser) - Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at Serbia's request, reports the AP. Agim Ceku, PM between 2006 and 2008, is wanted for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1998-1999 war when he was military chief of the Kosovo Liberation...

EU Faces Crisis as Russia Cuts Off Gas

Spat with Ukraine leaves half of continent short of fuel

(Newser) - European nations from Austria to Greece lost most or all of their gas supplies today, as a showdown between Russia and Ukraine imperiled the entire continent. Last night Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, cut its supply by 60% to punish Ukraine for allegedly stealing fuel that should flow through...

Team Digs Up Ancient Chariot
 Team Digs Up Ancient Chariot 
Aug 7, 2008 8:51 PM CDT

Team Digs Up Ancient Chariot

(Newser) - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old chariot in good condition at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria. The team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo, around 180 miles east of the capital, Sofia. It's rare to find a chariot of this age in one...

Eastern Europe: Charm for Less
Eastern Europe: Charm for Less
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Mar 2, 2008 2:00 PM CST

Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

Prague, Poland among adventurous destinations for thrifty travelers

(Newser) - The ever-pricier euro is sending determined travelers east, past the Eiffel Tower, to overlooked treasures like Prague's Old Town Square. Check out cheaper, Eastern European must-sees as recommended by Forbes:
  1. Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, St. Petersburg, Russia: These palaces and 18th-century gardens rival those of Versailles.
  2. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvice
...

Libya Reveals Source of $$$ to Free Medical Workers

(Newser) - Libya announced details today about the deal that freed six foreign medical workers, as it  officially protested the pardoning of the workers by the Bulgarian government, BBC reports. The group had been imprisoned in Libya since 1999 for infecting 438 children with HIV/AIDS. But international experts say there was...

Sarko Cuts Nuke Deal With Gaddafi
Sarko Cuts
Nuke Deal
With Gaddafi
Jul 26, 2007 12:06 PM CDT

Sarko Cuts Nuke Deal With Gaddafi

French prez seeks to bolster ties with erstwhile pariah

(Newser) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy met with reformed outcast Muammar al-Gaddafi today, just one day after Libya released five Bulgarian nurses and one doctor in an effort to shed the country's rogue image. Sarkozy clinched a number of ventures  with the newly open economy, including a deal to build a nuclear...

Negotiations With Libya Draw Fire
Negotiations With Libya Draw Fire
Jul 25, 2007 12:02 PM CDT

Negotiations With Libya Draw Fire

Human rights groups say payment of millions amounts to ransom

(Newser) - The negotiations that led to the release of the medics imprisoned in Libya are under fire from human rights organizations, which say the payments to the families of children infected with HIV amount to ransom money, the Times reports. Libya ignored due process, took hostages, tortured and raped them, and...

Euro Heat Wave Kills Hundreds
Euro Heat Wave Kills Hundreds
Jul 25, 2007 5:55 AM CDT

Euro Heat Wave Kills Hundreds

Most victims are elderly; Hungary hit hardest

(Newser) - More than 500 people have died in the last week in the heat wave gripping central Europe. Most of the victims lived in Hungary, with some casualties reported in nearby Romania, the BBC reports. The elderly have been hardest hit. Temperatures in some areas have reached 107 degrees; the intense...

Meddlesome Mme. Sarkozy Jeopardized Talks on Medics

First Lady hogged credit after liberation

(Newser) - The wife of the new French president gatecrashed delicate negotiations to free six foreign medical workers from a Libyan prison, then hogged the credit, Der Spiegel reports. After EU diplomats secured their release, Cecilia Sarkozy flew to Tripoli and escorted them to Bulgaria—making it appear she had won their...

Jailed Medics Freed, Pardoned
Jailed Medics Freed, Pardoned
Jul 24, 2007 7:15 AM CDT

Jailed Medics Freed, Pardoned

After eight years, the nurses go home

(Newser) - Six medics imprisoned by Libya on charges of infecting children with HIV are finally free today. EU officials struck a deal with Libya after years of negotiations, and the five nurses and one doctor were extradited to Bulgaria, where they were immediately pardoned by the Bulgarian president. In return, the...

Libya Spares Lives of Nurses, Doc in HIV Case

Executions called off after payments to infected kids' families

(Newser) - The Libyan government today spared the lives of the foreign medical workers sentenced to die for infecting hundreds of children with HIV. Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor had their sentences commuted to life in prison after the families of the infected children each accepted $1 million and withdrew...

Top 10 Up &amp; Coming Destinations
Top 10 Up & Coming Destinations
Jun 14, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

Top 10 Up & Coming Destinations

(Newser) -
  1. Gdansk, Poland
  2. Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
  3. Nesebar, Bulgaria
  4. San Ignacio, Belize
  5. Antananarivo, Madagascar

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