Bulgaria News

Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; at Least 45 Dead

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on …

Moderate Earthquake Hits Bulgaria

Bulgarian officials say a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 struck near the capital of Sofia. There are no initial reports of injuries or damage. The earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey measured at 4.6 on the Richter …

Bulgaria Bans Chevron From Using ‘Fracking’

Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria’s government said U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the extraction technique known as “fracking.” Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said that under Tuesday’s decision “Chevron can still have the …