Tag: Bulgaria
Doctor arrested in Bulgaria 'former Mater employee'
Brisbane's Mater Children's Hospital says it believes a doctor arrested on child sex charges in Bulgaria is a former employee.[MORE]
Mater investigating possible link to child-sex accused doctor
Queensland Health says an investigation is underway into whether a doctor arrested on paedophilia charges in Bulgaria is employed by Mater Health Services.[MORE]
DFAT confirms Bulgaria paedophilia arrest
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed that a 35-year-old Canberra man was arrested in Bulgaria last week on paedophilia charges. [MORE]
Australian arrested in Bulgaria for paedophilia: reports
Australian officials in Bulgaria are trying to confirm reports a Canberra man has been arrested on paedophilia charges.[MORE]
Italy and Russia through to men's volleyball semis
Italy edged Poland 3-2 in a men's volleyball quarter-final thriller at the Beijing Olympic Games last night.[MORE]
Bulgarian prince in coma after car crash
Prince Kardam, the heir to the Bulgarian throne, is in a coma after suffering severe head injuries in a car accident in Madrid but his condition is stable, one of the doctors treating him said.[MORE]
Bulgaria's Yordanova pulled from Olympics for doping
Bulgarian 1,500 metres runner Daniela Yordanova has been pulled from the national team at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for doping, Bulgarian television reported. [MORE]
Neykova wins women's single sculls
Bulgaria's Rumyana Neykova has won the women's single sculls at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]
Bulgarian parents chained son to sink: report
A Bulgarian couple chained their seven-year-old boy to the kitchen sink to prevent him from misbehaving while they were at work, the daily Trud reported.[MORE]
Bulgarian downs 20l of beer for the road
A motorist stopped by Bulgarian police after a minor traffic accident admitted he had drunk 20 litres of beer - and promptly passed out, local television reported.[MORE]
About 60 arrested at Bulgaria's first gay parade
Bulgarian riot police have detained about 60 far-right extremists who threw a petrol bomb and tried to break up the country's first gay parade.[MORE]
Bulgaria withdraws weightlifting team from Olympics
Bulgaria's weightlifting federation announced on Friday they were pulling both their men and women's teams from the Beijing Olympics after 11 athletes tested positive for an anabolic steroid substance.[MORE]
Bulgarian shot down for positive cocaine test
Bulgarian shooter Antoaneta Boneva has tested positive for cocaine and will miss the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee announced.[MORE]
Bulgarian CSKA ousted from Champs League
Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia have been barred from competing in next season's Champions League after failing to meet UEFA's licensing requirements, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) announced Thursday.[MORE]
Bulgarian Minister steps down amid 'mafia' scandal
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has resigned amid increasing criticism of the Government over its failure to combat organised crime.[MORE]
Italy circus 'slave' forced to swim with piranhas
Police have rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests.[MORE]
Nazi tanks for sale in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has begun to auction off parts of some of its World War II tanks, with bids already topping 14,000 euros ($23,900) for some of the parts, the defence ministry said.[MORE]
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary recognise Kosovo
Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary have become the first of Serbia's neighbours to recognise Kosovo.[MORE]
Gunman kills child at Bulgarian orphanage: police
A gunman has shot dead a 15-year-old girl and wounded two other children at a Bulgarian orphanage before killing himself, police said.[MORE]
Three dead, nine injured, in Bulgarian train fire
A train running between the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the north-eastern town of Kardam caught on fire today, leaving at least three people dead and nine injured.[MORE]
Sarkozy, Bruni invited to lucky love trip
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife Carla Bruni have been invited to visit a tiny village in Bulgaria and thereby ensure, the villagers say, their marriage will not end in tears.[MORE]
Putin urges West not to back Kosovo independence
Russian President Vladimir Putin says any unilateral recognition of Kosovo's independence by Western states would be "illegal and immoral".[MORE]
Cargo ship sinks in Sea of Azov, at least 3 dead
A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 crew on board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, drowning at least three seamen, rescue officials said.[MORE]
Australian charged with murder in Bulgaria
An Australian man has been charged with murder in Bulgaria.[MORE]
Aussie in custody over Bulgaria stabbings
A 21-year-old man from New South Wales is being held in police custody in Bulgaria following a fatal stabbing incident in the capital Sofia last Friday.[MORE]
