The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor this year with Matera, Italy ...

Not only have the people of Plovdiv mustered a successful Capital of Culture bid, but they’ve also tried to recast their city – population 344,000 – as Bulgaria’s capital of cool (much to ...

Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia have taken bronze for Ireland in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships ...