Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians living in Bulgaria hold a poster during a protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Palestinians living in Bulgaria a ...

A man looks at a handmade wooden puppet that pictures elected 44th President of the United States Barack Obama,

A man looks at a handmade wooden puppet that pictures elected 44th President of the United States Barack Obama, center, at an open air market in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. T ...

A man looks at a handmade wooden puppet that pictures elected 44th President of the United States Barack Obama,

A man looks at a handmade wooden puppet that pictures elected 44th President of the United States Barack Obama, center, at an open air market in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. T ...

A Bulgarian army soldier smiles after final returning from Iraq at Bulgaria's capital Sofia airport

A Bulgarian army soldier smiles after final returning from Iraq at Bulgaria's capital Sofia airport, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.Bulgaria has withdrawn its 155 servicemen who were deployed at a camp near ...

A Bulgarian army soldier smiles after final returning from Iraq at Bulgaria's capital Sofia airport

A Bulgarian army soldier smiles after final returning from Iraq at Bulgaria's capital Sofia airport, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.Bulgaria has withdrawn its 155 servicemen who were deployed at a camp near ...

A man dressing as Santa Claus gesticulates after comes out a plane at the Varna's Air Port

A man dressing as Santa Claus gesticulates after comes out a plane at the Varna's Air Port east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.

A man dressing as Santa Claus gesticulates after comes out a plane at the Varna's Air Port

A man dressing as Santa Claus gesticulates after comes out a plane at the Varna's Air Port east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.

A couple walk past under Christmas tree in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia

A couple walk past under Christmas tree in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008.

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Ad ...

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Ad ...

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo,

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Ad ...

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo,

Muslims pray during a mass for the Eid al-Adha Muslim Feast at a mosque in the town of Suvorovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Ad ...

A visitor looks at a crucifix as he casts a shadow during the opening of a Christmas icon exhibition

A visitor looks at a crucifix as he casts a shadow during the opening of a Christmas icon exhibition at the Museum of History in the Black sea town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday ...

A visitor looks at a crucifix as he casts a shadow during the opening of a Christmas icon exhibition

A visitor looks at a crucifix as he casts a shadow during the opening of a Christmas icon exhibition at the Museum of History in the Black sea town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday ...

People attend during a Christmas mass at an Orthodox church in the town of Varna

People attend during a Christmas mass at an Orthodox church in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. Bulgaria's Orthodox Church turned to the reformed Julia ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum

The palaeontologist Stoyan Vergiev measures a tooth at a lower jaw of a Prodeinotherium bavaricum thought to be 18.5 million years old, at the Natural Science Museum of Varna, east of the Bulgarian ca ...

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The pig slaughter is a very long tradition ...

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The pig slaughter is a very long tradition ...

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The pig slaughter is a very long tradition ...

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The pig slaughter is a very long tradition ...

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste

Bulgarian farmer family burn a pig during a traditional pig slaughter it the village of Doliste east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The pig slaughter is a very long tradition ...

People walk past under Christmas lights and tree in front of golden domed Alexander Nevski

People walk past under Christmas lights and tree in front of golden domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount

People are reflected in a shop window in front of a shop which offers 30 percentages Christmas discount in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

The Moon illuminated in close proximity Venus during a spectacular display of celestial

The Moon illuminated in close proximity Venus during a spectacular display of celestial rare phenomenon called a planetary occultation, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The planet ...

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical space near the town of Omurtag east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical space near the town of Omurtag east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical

A man enjoys the unusually December sunny day near jet fighters at the newly opened park of aeronautical space near the town of Omurtag east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure a well-preserved wooden vessel

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure the length of a well-preserved wooden vessel, likely dating back to the prehistoric age discovered at the bottom of the Black ...

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure a well-preserved wooden vessel

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure the length of a well-preserved wooden vessel, likely dating back to the prehistoric age discovered at the bottom of the Black ...

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure a well-preserved wooden vessel

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure the length of a well-preserved wooden vessel, likely dating back to the prehistoric age discovered at the bottom of the Black ...

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure a well-preserved wooden vessel

The archaeologists Dimitar Nedkov, left, and Petar Petrov, right, measure the length of a well-preserved wooden vessel, likely dating back to the prehistoric age discovered at the bottom of the Black ...

People walk past under Christmas lights in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia

People walk past under Christmas lights in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an Thracian tomb

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov poses for the media in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, ...

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an Thracian tomb

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov poses for the media in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, ...

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an Thracian tomb

Bulgarian archaeologists Veselin Ignatov poses for the media in front of a 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Karanovo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, ...