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Plane To Egypt Lands In Bulgaria After Bomb Threat

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A plane taking 161 tourists from Poland to Egypt landed in Bulgaria and was being checked for explosives after a passenger said there was a bomb on board, Bulgarian and Polish officials said Thursday. Georgy Tchipilsky,

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Afghan Migrant Shot Dead Trying To Enter Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria – A man travelling with a large group of refugees from Afghanistan was shot by a border police officer near the south-eastern Bulgarian town of Sredets late on Thursday and died on his way to the hospital, a

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Syrian Accused of Hacking 3,500 Websites to Praise Charlie Hebdo Killers Detained in Bulgaria

A 21-year-old Syrian hacker who allegedly belongs to the jihadi “Middle East Cyber Army” has been detained by authorities in Bulgaria, where he has lived with his family for most of his life. The most notorious achievement of which he has been accused involved hacking 3,500 websites around the world to post messages praising the slaughter at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris.

Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

A company that supplies vegetables to major UK supermarkets has claimed that Brits are too lazy to pick vegetables. The company has received planning permission from the government for 52 new caravans where it will house student migrant workers from

Neo-Nazis Travelling to Fight in Ukraine

Neo-Nazis Travelling to Fight in Ukraine

Neo-Nazis from Sweden are in Ukraine fighting for the cause of the pro-European Union, US-backed Kiev government. They are fighting with the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian squad which flies a flag with Nazi symbols and which one Swedish soldier says

Bulgaria Names Bomber From July 2012 Attack

Bulgaria Names Bomber From July 2012 Attack

Bulgarian officials have revealed that the bomber behind the July 18, 2012 attack at the Burgas airport was 25-year-old Mohamad Hassan El-Husseini. Husseini held “dual Lebanese-French citizenship.” According to BBC News, Husseini “blew up a bus in Bulgaria…killing five Israeli

New J.K. Rowling Story Shows Harry Potter at 34

New J.K. Rowling Story Shows Harry Potter at 34

(AFP) Fictional boy wizard Harry Potter made his first appearance in seven years on Tuesday, featuring as a nearly 34-year-old with grey hairs in a new short story by author J.K. Rowling. In an article on the “Pottermore” website written

Ukraine, Russia Approach Gas Deal

Ukraine, Russia Approach Gas Deal

There is some hope Ukraine and Russia will come to a gas deal by the end of the week. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom granted Ukraine an extension after gas supplies from February and March were paid off. Russia has been