Sofia

Country: Bulgaria Population: 1 205 509

Bus Carrying Children Suffers Minor Accident in Vitosha Mountain

A bus carrying children suffered a minor traffic accident on its way down from the Aleko chalet in the Vitosha Mountain to Sofia's Dragalevtsi residential district.

Nobody was injured in the accident.

Slightly after 10 am on Saturday, the bus, which had not been equipped with tire chains, hit a tree, according to the press office of the Interior Ministry.

Man Shot Dead Near Downtown Sofia on Christmas Eve

A man was shot with a gas pistol and then hit to death with a bottle in Sofia on Wednesday, police say.

The incident unfolded at the Dimitar Petkov market, not far from downtown Sofia, according to Darik Radio.

Police sources suspect the victim was well-known in the neighborhood as a drug addict and pickpocket.

Patriarch Neofit Issues Christmas Blessing for Bulgarians across the Globe

Patriarch Neofit, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is serving the traditional Christmas Day service at the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia.

Neofit is casting a prayer for good health and long lives and with a blessing to all Bulgarian Orthodox Christians around the world.

Spring for Christmas, Proper Winter for New Year

The unusually warm weather in Bulgaria will last throughout Christmas and the temperatures will remain spring-like, reports the bTV national channel.

The weather in the ski resorts will also be abnormally warm.

On Thursday, however, a Mediterranean cyclone will bring first rain and then snow in the weekend. Temperatures over the weekend are expected to drop below zero.

Grigor Dimitrov Declared Bulgaria’s Best Sportsperson for 2014

Star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has won the award Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year for 2014.

In 2014, Dimitrov made it into the top 10 of ATP, reaching place 8, and won three titles, getting to the ½-finals of Wimbledon and the ¼-finals of Australian Open, according to reports of Sega daily. He currently holds 11th place in the ATP ranking.

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