OverseasTravelTips.com: Alerts, Warnings and News for Bulgaria

Human Infection with Avian Influenza A

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:33 +0000

(H5N1) Virus: Advice for Travelers This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:14 Updated: November 03, 2008Current Situation Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (also called “H5N1,” “bird flu,” or “avian flu”) has ... Read this Article

Guidelines and Recommendations

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:33 +0000

: Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:14 Updated: November 03, 2008Current SituationHighly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (also called “H5N1,” “bird flu,” or “avian ... Read this Article

Local firm under investigation for suspected laundering of money from Russian mafia

Europe - Bulgaria 6 Jan 2009 Sofia prosecutor's office is investigating an alleged money laundry channel involving the circulation of one billion euro flowing from Russia through Bulgaria and Estonia, Agence France Presse (AFP) said on January 5 2009, quoted by Bulgarian-language media. more...

Armed robbery at Billa store in Sofia

Europe - Bulgaria 31 Dec 2008 A group of armed and masked men attacked staff at a Billa supermarket store in Sofia???s Hipodruma neighbourhood in the late hours of December 30 2008, stealing the day???s proceeds, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Bulgarian news agency Focus on December 31 2008. more...

Bulgaria PM before The Times: We Need Time to Fight Corruption

Europe - Bulgaria 23 Dec 2008 Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said the country needs more time to defeat corruption in an interview published in Tuesday's edition of The Times. more...

Nightclub owners say they want to help improve students' security

Europe - Bulgaria 19 Dec 2008 Owners of nightclubs in Sofia's Studentski Grad neighbourhood refused to be called ???mutri??? and asked to be included in the discussion on what can be done to improve the security situation in the neighbourhood, which is home for thousands of university students from all over Bulgaria, private national broadcaster bTV said on December 19 2008. more...

Ministry of Emergency Situations: torrential rains and high winds forecast for Wednesday and Thursday

Europe - Bulgaria 17 Dec 2008 The Ministry of Emergency Situations has released a severe weather warning to all municipalities and territorial agencies. more...

Sofia, Bulgaria Gang Activity

Europe - Bulgaria 30 Sep 2008 The U.S. Embassy would like to make Americans in Sofia aware of the occurrence of increasingly dangerous incidents in "Gentlemen???s clubs;" these incidents include two bombings and a shooting in August and September 2008, one of which seriously injured several people. more...