Kragujevac

KRAGUJEVAC - The 7th international fair of natural stone and relevant industry entitled Stone Expo Serbia 2015 has opened in Kragujevac, central Serbia, brining together over 50 exhibitors from eight countries.

KRAGUJEVAC- Serbia beat Germany 14-8 (3-3, 4-2, 3-1, 4-2) in Kragujevac late Tuesday to secure a berth at the Water Polo World League final tournament.

Head coach Dejan Savic's men are sitting comfortably on top of Group B after winning all of their matches by beating Spain in Nis (9-1) and Madrid (15-9), Germany in Hamburg (19-10) and Russia in Astrakhan (17-8).

President attends naming of British residence ceremony

BELGRADE -- British Ambassador Denis Keefe hosted a reception on Thursday to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Elsie Inglis.

The diplomat and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic revealed a memorial plate bearing the Scottish doctor's name.

BELGRADE - Ambassador of Great Britain in Serbia Denis Keefe hosted a reception to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Scottish doctor Elsie Inglis, and on this occasion he and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic also revealed a memorial plate bearing Inglis' name.

KOPAONIK - The car manufacturer Fiat Automobiles of Serbia (FAS), petrochemicals producer HIP-Petrohemija, and electronic car-parts maker Yura Corporation are the three biggest net exporters in Serbia, according to a survey on Serbia's top 100 exporters and importers.

Pregnant woman dies of swine flu complications

BELGRADE -- A five-month pregnant woman has died in the Clinical Center of Serbia (KBS) where she was treated for the H1N1 flu virus, the clinic's director has confirmed.

Dr. Mijomir Pelemis told the daily Politika that the 33-year-old died despite the efforts to save her.

Serbia's state electricity provider, EPS, signed three annexes to the original contract with the consortium hired to dewater the Tamnava mine, allowing extensions to the deadline, a written reply sent to BIRN on February 24 said. The annexes to the contract allowed two extensions to the deadlines.

BELGRADE - A memorial plate to Dr Elizabeth Ross and other women of a British mission who aided typhus-stricken Serbian soldiers and then lost their lives to the disease themselves during the First World War in Serbia 100 years ago, was unveiled in the center of the city of Kragujevac in central Serbia on Friday.

Five arrested for child pornography

BELGRADE -- Five persons have been placed under arrest for possession of a large amount of pornographic material made through the abuse of children and minors.

The local Serbian branch of the watchdog organisation Transparency International sent an analysis of the disputed mine tender to a parliamentary committee in Serbia on February 9, dismissing claims that a tender for the work of dewatering the mine had been required by the World Bank.

Key points from BIRN's investigation