Category: Macedonia

Official: Human Error Likeliest Cause of Bulgaria Bus Crash

SOFIA, BULGARIA—Human error is believed to be the most likely cause of the fiery bus crash in Bulgaria that killed 44 people, including 12 children, early Tuesday, a Bulgarian official said Thursday. The bus, which officials said had 52 people on board, mostly nationals of North Macedonia, was one of four returning from a trip…


Finding Identity, Beauty, and Quirk in the Former Yugoslavia

It’s beautiful—and maybe a little bizarre. Everything in the heart of this national capital is grand. A statue of Alexander the Great dominates the main square, the global conqueror astride a bucking horse, his sword drawn, fountains gushing all around. Entering the square, I pass through a soaring gate, itself reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe…