The World Championship for Athletes with Down Syndrome was officially opened in Sofia on Sunday with a parade of nations and a musical programme. The championship will run until June 19. BTA is a media partner of the event. The patron of the championship, President Iliana Iotova, addressed particip»»»

The mayor of Lom has been formally charged with attempted vote buying after prosecutors gathered what they describe as sufficient evidence linking him to a scheme involving cash incentives offered to municipal employees in exchange for electoral support. According to ... »»»

Geneva: Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated Friday, amounting to over half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the territory's health ministry. "Between October 2023 and December 2025, more than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza -- the »»»

KOTA KINABALU, April 17 — The Coroner’s Court here has heard that WhatsApp chats and voice notes were extracted from a mobile phone tagged WF11, one of the exhibits in the case involving Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death. WF11 was among 15 mobile phones analysed by the Computer Crimes Investigation Uni»»»

SOFIA, April 16 - There are many reliable ways to meddle in a Bulgarian election. Brokers working for political parties offer voters 50 to 100 euros ($59 to $118) for their support. Agents threaten to halt wood supplies to rural households that rely on them for heating. Some pressure employers to e»»»

Members of various student groups protest in Santiago. (EPA Images pic) SANTIAGO: Thousands of Chilean students protested Thursday against new far-right President Jose Antonio Kast’s budget cuts for education. Kast, who took office on March 11, kicked off his presidency by ordering 3% spending cuts»»»