Sat, Nov 21 2009
Photo: Sergei Karpukhin
Bulgaria’s controversial entrant Krassimir Avramov and his song Illusion go the way of Napoleon, while ever-excruciating Eurovision becomes a platform for Russian chest-thumping.
ZZ Top performed its first concert in Bulgaria on October 21 2009, at Sofia's Stadion Akademik as part of its Double Down Live tour.
Arriving only hours before their concert on October 21 2009, ZZ Top was met by a convoy of fans, fake beards and all.
The death toll following the huge floods that swept through Istanbul and north-western Turkey has risen to at least 31 people, one Bulgarian among them, with others still missing, according to officials.
On September 9 2009 Michael Shields, who was jailed for 15 years for a violent attack in Bulgaria, was pardoned by UK justice secretary Jack Straw and left prison
Borissov took part in a Japanese ritual, marking the inauguration of the newest section of Sofia metro on September 8.