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Actress Detained in Drug Smuggling Bust in North Macedonia
One of the best-known TV and theatre actresses in North Macedonia, Silvija Stojanovska, was placed under house arrest on Thursday for alleged connections to a cocaine smuggling ring.
In news that shocked the public, Stojanovska was detained on Thursday evening. The Skopje criminal court later said it had placed her under 30 days of house arrest, on suspicion of illegal drug trading.
Macedonia to Investigate Threats to Opposition MPs
Amid claims that opposition MPs in Macedonia are under massive pressure - including death threats - not to support the government's deal with Greece in parliament, Macedonia's Interior Ministry has said it will use all legal means to protect them.
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Serbia Abruptly Withdraws Diplomats From Macedonia
Serbia unexpectedly withdrew all its diplomatic staff from Skopje, Macedonia, on Sunday.
The Ambassador to Macedonia, Dusanka Divjak Tomic, on Sunday told Beta news agency that she could not comment on the reasons, referring queries to the Foreign Ministry in Belgrade for answers.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic was not available to BIRN on Monday, however.
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Balkan Countries to Bar 'Economic' Migrants
Aleksandar Vulin, Serbia's minister for refugees, on Thursday said Serbia would no longer allow in "economic" migrants after Slovenia and Croatia announced they had barred such migrants from their countries.
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Macedonia prepares to raise border fence as "last resort"
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, Macedonia's Interior Ministry has stepped up controls of refugees and migrants arriving via Greece.
Based on a decision of the State Security Council, chaired by President Gjorge Ivanov, preparation works have started in the border area for the possible building of a wire fence.
Anti-Terrorism Operation Underway in Macedonia, 9 Arrested
Macedonia's Interior Ministry has launched a special operation to arrest alleged Islamic State (IS) members.
Macedonia Govt: Kumanovo Attackers 'Neutralized'
Macedonia's Interior Ministry Spokesman has confirmed 8 police officer are dead as of Sunday afternoon after the developments in Kumanovo the previous day.
At a press conference Ivo Koteski made clear that the operation against the attackers had now ended, with some of the assaulters "eliminated".
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Attackers in Macedonia's Kumanovo 'Surrender to Police'
Attackers who opened fire on police in the Macedonian town of Kumanovo have turned themselves in to police, local news outlets report.
Some 27 assaulters hiding in dwellings after a shootout with police officers have handed themselves over.
Authorities, however, are yet to confirm.
Over 10 Injured in Shootout between Police, Armed Group in Kumanovo - Report
Over 10 people have reportedly been injured in a firefight between police officers and an armed group in Macedonia's Kumanovo.
According to unconfirmed reports of a correspondent of Bulgarian news agency BGNES, the clashes have claimed victims and the number of injured stands at 15.
Police Officers Injured in Shoouout in Macedonia's Kumanovo
Three police officers have been hospitalized with gunshot injuries in Macedonia's Kumanovo, according to reports of local news agencies.
According to Macedonian news portal plusinfo, a doctor from a hospital in Kumanovo said that three police officers were receiving treatment for gunshot wounds and one was being treated for shrapnel injury.