For travel to the United States on a temporary basis For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States Outside of Bulgaria: 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225 Learn more about quality higher-education opportunities in the U.S that you will not find anywhere else in the world Find the closest American Space in Bulgaria where you can connect with the U.S The regional rounds of the 9th Bulgarian National Spelling Bee competition took part in Blagoevgrad Varna and Veliko Tarnovo on March 23th  and 24th The national finalists are 30 and they are the best spellers among 6500 students from 279 schools from allover the country They demonstrated exceptional knowledge of English and spelled very well the difficult words given by the jury panels parents and guests applauded the excellent performance of the competitors The national Spelling Bee final will be in Sofia on April 21 at the new hall of the American college when we will learn who is the national Spelling Bee champion for 2019 We use cookies to make our website work better and improve your experience HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? 17-year-old Ina Mancheva from Vratsa has been named Miss Bulgaria 2012 with the third place grabbed by Paula Koletzova Ina Mancheva gathered the most votes on the official website of the contest, missbulgaria.tv Part of her award is a Skoda Citigo (the first in Bulgaria) Mancheva will represent Bulgaria in the Miss World contest to take place in Ordos We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria The heavy rains in the Vratsa region yesterday caused severe flooding in Hayredin villag US President Donald Trump has indicated a possible softening of his trade stance with China Montenegro’s Minister for European Affairs reaffirmed in an interview with BGNES that Chinese investments do not threaten the country’s EU aspirations China has responded to the United States’ announcement of increased tariffs with 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representatives to two of the Big5 beauty pageants were crowned in an event held September 25 at the Ramada Sofia Hotel in Sofia Lora Asenova was named Miss Universe Bulgaria 2019 The 25-year-old model and pageant veteran from Byala Slatina will represent the country at the 2019 Miss Universe competition she was Supermodel Universe Bulgaria and Miss Northwest Bulgaria “[This is] what real happiness looks like,” Asenova wrote on Instagram accompanied by a photo of her crowning moment The Miss World Bulgaria 2019 title went to Margo Cooper The 26-year-old London-based journalism graduate and philanthropist will represent Bulgaria at the 2019 Miss World finals in December in London “For me it was a long way to reach this status and to be able to talk about things that really matter,” Cooper said in an Instagram post I can tell you that the most important thing is to remain a human being Also crowned were Miss Grand Bulgaria 2019 Victoria Vaseva Miss Tourism Bulgaria 2019 Fanny Apostolova Miss Asia Global Bulgaria 2019 Eva Dobreva Miss Model of the World Bulgaria 2019 Dasha Uzun and Miss Ocean Bulgaria 2019 Monica Rusimova A total of 23 contestants competed for the titles at stake Bulgaria currently ranks 115th in Missosology Big 5 Ranking Missosology.Org; Photos from Miss Universe Bulgaria page wrath and grief – this is the mood pending over the flood stricken town of Byala Slatina In the sunny Friday afternoon of August 1 a wave of water came as if out of the blue took the town by surprise and in less than half an hour swallowed streets Byala Slatina was soaked by 86 liters per square meter of rain This is 1.5 times more than the usual amount of rainfalls for July no one expected the Niagara-like wall of water would cause a disaster the bridge over the river itself and basements sucking in furniture and household devices and tossing cars around like matchboxes People were escaping the tide anyway they could Some managed to sneak out of their cars’ windows or climbed on the roods of their houses Others were drawn into the muddy waters of the raging Skat River and only just swam to firm ground “The tide hit me from behind while I was unloading goods for my shop tells a petrified saleswoman from a local grocery By Friday night about 250 people were evacuated with heavy machinery and boats Similar to other places in Northwest Bulgaria By noon the next day the water had hardly withdrawn A rumor run around that a second tide wave was coming “In the flooded areas bandits are said to be pillaging the houses Who is to protect my property?” a young woman trying to break the police line and reach her house accusing local authorities of inaction and incompetence No one knew where the monstrous mass of water came from they are letting out dams without warning!” people were shouting angrily While the servicemen of the civil defense were touring the river-like streets some people remained on the roofs of the homes Byala Slatina remained isolated on Sunday “And what about the inhabitants of the town of Mizia There the tide has covered one third of the town owner of a flooded motel was exclaiming compassionately Electricity and drinking water supplies are resumed just like hopes that such evil would never strike the inhabitants of the poorest region in the EU again Now people are expecting solidarity and cooperation on the part of local authorities and EU institutions This is the only way they would be able to swim out of this nightmare of a water trap While weather forecasts for the current week predict more and more rains Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. english@bnr.bg An organized criminal group of robbers was arrested in the southern city of Plovdiv Friday night Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced Sunday The criminals were busted as they were trying to rob a currency exchange The three men were not armed and did not fight the policemen but tried to run away and one of them was caught with a police dog the police have detained seven more gangsters who were also part of the same gang Two men were busted in Sofia and five – in the northwestern city of Vratsa One of the detainees in Vratsa is Toni Kostadinov the former head of the police department in the town of Byala Slatina who was recently fired after it turned out that several of his subordinates had formed a “private traffic police” constantly blackmailing local people for money Toni Kostadinov is the man who gave the gang information about places with lots of money His arrest now has prevented his upcoming appointment as a security officer in the Vratsa Regional Court His impudence is so huge at one point before his birthday he told the gangsters about a place in the town Miziya and asked them to “make him happy” by robbing it as a birthday present,” Interior Minister Tsvetanov announced Last month the gang robbed a firm in the town of Troyan they robbed a bank branch in Kozloduy where they got BGN 120 000 The group was preparing hits in Blagoevgrad The police have seized a large amount of special technical devices from the detainees and their homes which were used in robberies of banks and companies The prosecutors are about to raise charges against them the director of the Plovdiv Customs Office was arrested earlier today for allegedly facilitating a new smuggling route for cigarettes Parking in central Plovdiv is set to become significantly more expensive Plovdiv will host a historic event at HILLS OF ROCK 2025 where fans will witness the union of legendary rock and metal bands with the new generation of artists shaping the future of the scene Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications announced that a concession procedure for Plovdiv Airport will soon be initiated The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against the owner and manager of a company in connection with suspected fraud in a public procurement for trolleybuses in Vratsa An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child A 12-year-old boy from Lukovit has been hospitalized with two broken arms and head injuries after reportedly being assaulted and thrown from a bridge The Sofia Police has launched a targeted operation against drivers of electric scooters and electric motorbikes who engage in reckless behavior in the city's central areas opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district Richly decorated men's and women's wedding attire in combination with jewellery aprons and belts are on display at the “Traditional national costumes” exhibition in Bourgas on the Black Sea The authentic exhibits coming from different parts of Bulgaria were donated by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Institute for Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum A pageant of traditional costumes to the sound of folk music was organized at the opening of the exhibition Here is more about the event from Anelia Kazakova from Bourgas municipality: “The Marine Casino cultural centre devoted six weeks to the beauty of traditional Bulgarian clothes The exhibition showcases the beauty and diversity of traditional garments that go back centuries the traditional costumes on show here are 150 years old There are men's and women's items of clothing from different folklore regions - from the Shoppe region I would like to make mention of a wedding dress from the region of Kyustendil a costume from the National Revival period from Zheravna traditional women's clothing from the Bulgarian community in Bessarabia.” Anelia Kazakova adds that the idea is to bring people in touch with history and tradition and pass them on to the coming generations Visitors marvel at the array of accessories - bodices leather shoes and boots from Burdarski Geran village near Byala Slatina but also pattens for city dwellers and the calfskin tsurvouli (traditional village shoes without soles laced up to the knee) that are more than 150 years old One of the costumes from Sofia goes with a pinafore plus gloves indicating the social standing as well as the age of the woman Older women would dress in darker clothes - black or maroon for example on the other hand wore an array of colours as well as embroidery while they were sewing and embroidering their clothes women would invariably leave some element unfinished in their shirt It was believed that this warded off evil A pianist and conductor with a world-class career Ivan Yanakov has been performing on several continents for decades He has played as a soloist with prestigious orchestras in famous halls The Night of Musicals takes place tonight at the Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports in Veliko Tarnovo The first major ballet event in the festive jubilee programme celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stara Zagora Opera is the premiere of "Parisian Nights"