Fri, Feb 10 2012
Photo: Sofia Echo
Photo: Sofia Echo
US ambassador James Warlick, Svetlana Guineva
Photo: Sofia Echo
Joana Levieva-Sawyer, Stefan Dimitrov
Photo: Sofia Echo
Ken Lefkowitz
Photo: Sofia Echo
Luke Johnson, centre
Photo: Sofia Echo
Photo: Sofia Echo
Mr and Mrs Ken and Yoko Moskowitz
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Vyara Ankova, Tomas Lafchis
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Georgi Tenev
Photo: Sofia Echo
During her brief visit to Sofia, Clinton visited Boyana Church, a Unesco world heritage site.
Plevneliev and Vice President Margarita Popova were inaugurated at a ceremony in Sofia on January 22 2012.
The French silent film, The Artist, and the family drama, The Descendants, took home the top film prizes. Meryl Streep took home the award for best dramatic actress for her turn as Margaret Thatcher in Iron Lady.
Traditional rituals and fireworks displays spanned the globe as New Year 2012 was heralded.
The first quake was at 1.58pm local time, followed by another 80 minutes later.