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Iron grip: President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been in power for 36 years

Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election

Raheem Sterling celebrates his goal against Montenegro earlier this year, where a number of English players were the subject of racial abuse. (Getty Images)

Bulgaria fan arrested for racially abusing Sterling

Sterling, who has been a campaigner in the fight against racism, was the subject of discriminatory language during the first half of the match

Viktoria Marinova worked for a popular local TV station, TVN. (AFP)

Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova murdered

Viktoria Marinova is the third high-profile journalist to be killed in the European Union in the past year, and the fourth since the start of 2017

Roses from Bulgaria.

Making scents: Seduced by sweet, shy roses

An African hand helping to preserve a fragile and dignified business – rose harvesting.

A suicide bomber has carried out an attack on Israeli tourists at Bulgaria’s Burgas airport
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Suicide bomber attacks tourist bus in Bulgaria

A suicide bomber dressed as a tourist has carried out the attack on Israeli tourists that killed seven people at Bulgaria’s Burgas airport.

Archaeologists have unearthed two skeletons from the Middle Ages pierced through the chest with iron rods to keep them from turning into vampires.

‘Vampire’ skeletons dug up in Bulgaria

Archaeologists have unearthed two skeletons from the Middle Ages pierced through the chest with iron rods to keep them from turning into vampires.

‘Ghetto Hope’: Music opens doors to gypsy children

In Bulgaria’s Sliven gypsy ghetto, 15 local boys prepare for band practice and take a break from the poverty-stricken life of the slum outside.

How do you quote that? Fined coach turns mime artist

Basketball coach Konstantin Papazov conducted a post-match interview in mime after the domestic federation fined him for his outspoken comments.

In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism

In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.

Bulgaria anti-govt protest turns into riot

Dozens of protesters clashed with police in Bulgaria’s capital on Wednesday when an anti-government rally turned into a riot, police said.

Russia halts gas supplies to Europe

Bulgaria ‘in a crisis situation’ as Russia suspends all supplies to south-east Europe

Bulgarian winemakers pin hopes on quality

Wines from the Balkan country have been known more for quantity than quality, and Bulgaria now accounts for only 0,6% of world production.

Bulgarian nurses still haunted by Libyan nightmare

Five Bulgarian nurses and a doctor who spent eight years of their lives in a Libyan jail, much of it on death row, are still haunted by their torture.

About 60 arrested at Bulgaria’s first gay parade

Bulgarian riot police detained about 60 far-right extremists on Saturday who threw a petrol bomb and tried to break up the country’s first gay parade.

Bulgarian pop diva keeps flame burning for Castro

Yordanka Hristova was once called ”the bride of all Cubans” and was so popular on Fidel Castro’s island that Cuban families named their daughters after her. Forty years on, the…

Bulgaria donates $56m to help Libya HIV victims

Bulgaria donated ,6-million in Soviet-era debt owned by Libya as its contribution to a deal that led to the release of six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV.…

Bulgarian medics testify against Libyan jailers

Bulgarian nurses on Friday gave testimony against Libyan jailers who the medics said had tortured them to confess they deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.…

Libya slams pardons for HIV medics

Libya accused Bulgaria on Thursday of violating an agreement between the two countries when it pardoned six medical workers convicted of intentionally infecting hundreds of…

Bulgaria may forgive Libya debt in HIV case

Bulgaria is considering writing off Soviet-era debt it is owed by Libya to contribute to a deal that led to the release of six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with…

Libya sends HIV medics home after deal on aid

Six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV arrived in Sofia on Tuesday after being freed by Libya under an accord with the European Union. Their release…