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Big-budget movies find low-cost haven in Bulgaria [Sep 07, 2011] A $100-million sequel to "The Expendables" is the latest to shoot at Nu Boyana Film Studios, a communist-era facility upgraded in 2006 by Nu Image's Avi Lerner. On the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a 75-acre former communist-era studio will soon draw a contingent of Hollywood heavies including Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and former California Gov. Arnold ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Send Its 21st Contingent to Afghanistan [Jul 13, 2011] Bulgaria will send on Thursday its 21st contingent to Afghanistan. The new unit will participate in an ISAF mission in Kabul. A total of 90% of the contingent's 165 soldiers have already participated in missions.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria not to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2011: DM [Sep 01, 2010] Bulgaria will not send more troops to the country's contingent participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2011, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to increase troops in Afghanistan (AlertNet) [Jan 29, 2010] Source: Reuters SOFIA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to send 100 more soldiers to bolster its 500-strong contingent in Afghanistan this year, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. The centre-right government, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister: Mafia Should Be Shown to Public (Novinite.com) [Jan 05, 2010] Bulgaria?s Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, stated early Tuesday that Bulgaria?s criminal contingent must be bought into the public eye ?which unfortunately has not yet been done.? [via YahooNews] More >>