Sofia - More success for the wines from Hvar at the 2013 Balkans International Wine Competition, which is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sofia - Bulgarians are voting today (May 12) in parliamentary elections. The race is close and could result in a stalemate. There are many scandals and accusations of vote-rigging.

Oslo - Per Sandberg, a Norwegian member of parliament has caused a stir in France by calling for his country’s borders to be closed to what he termed ‘organised groups’ of Roma, Bulgarians and French who, Sandberg considers, are ‘notoriously criminal’.

In response to the March 2013 decision to postpone Romania and Bulgaria entry in the visa-free Schengen zone under the threat of a German veto, a young group of people has decided to launch a solidarity initiative with Romanian and Bulgarian citizens.

Sofia - Whisper it quietly, but there is a wine revolution in process in south-east Europe. Digital Journal meets Galina Todorova Niforou, director of the Balkans Wine International Competition.

The European nation of Bulgaria which was site of a terrorist attack last year will not push the EU to place sanctions on the Hezbollah organization which was blamed for the attack says the new Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raikov.

Oz The Great and Powerful has taken over box offices around the globe by storm. But after the transformations am I the only one thinking what's with Mila Kunis's makeup?

First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry posthumously presented 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim the International "Women of Courage" Award for inspiring people to work together to end violence against women around the world.

On Monday, a full ban on the testing of cosmetic products on animals came into force in the European Union. The complete ban was welcomed by animal rights groups but some in the cosmetics industry remain unconvinced.

A new initiative aiming to tackle the multifarious problems regarding educational provisions for Roma minority and to promote Roma school desegregation in several European countries was recently launched.

Sofia - In the midst of all the hype over who will be the next Pope, another ancient church is deciding on its leader. The little-known Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod has tied two candidates who will likely be elected in a runoff at a later date.

Lost amongst the Europe-wide furore concerning the discovery of horsemeat in processed foods, on February 14 the European Union quietly announced a partial lifting of the ban on animal proteins in feedstuffs.

Sergei Ignatov, the Bulgarian science and education minister, has been fired by the country's prime minister due to allegations of corruption and nepotism.

Sofia - The leader of a Bulgarian opposition party survived an assassination attempt in Sofia on Saturday when the would-be assassin's gun misfired.

Sozopol - The head of Bulgaria's National History Museum has announced that an ancient temple dedicated to the Greek penis-god Priapus, was unearthed in the Black Sea town of Sozopol.

Provadia - Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have uncovered Europe's oldest town. The remains of the prehistoric town are believed to date between 4700 and 4200 BC.

German Chancelor Angela Merkel inaugurated a memorial site commemorating the Roma victims of the Nazi era. The memorial’s inauguration comes three years later than scheduled, due to disputes regarding its design and cost.

Global environmental campaigning group Greenpeace is urging the European Union not to authorise herbicide-tolerant genetically engineered (HTGE) crops, stating such crops lead to herbicide-resistant super-weeds.

Zhytomyr - An illegally sold bear cub is about to get a new home at a bear sanctuary. Nastia was illegally sold by the Lutsk Zoo to traders last May. After months of recovery, Nastia and her mother will be moved on Nov. 8.

In August-September 2012, the recently elected French government launched a mass expulsion on Romani people from France back to their countries of origin, Romania and Bulgaria.