Political history

By Costas Iordanidis

Europe celebrates two important anniversaries this year: the signature of the Magna Carta in 1215, when King John of England granted certain rights to rebellious barons, and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when the European allies crushed Napoleon.

Criminals originally from Serbia and Montenegro "control the criminal underground in Australia and have connections with gangs in Colombia, Mexico, and Asia."

This is reported by the Daily Telegraph, which quoted "a lengthy News Corp Australia investigation."

Government sources responded to a Financial Times report on Monday titled "Greece prepares for debt default if talks with creditors fail." Sources stated "we will let them down once again" adding that Greece is not preparing for default.

In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on April 5 praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.
     

Police in Serbia and Montenegro will work together on serious crimes, including on recent murders and car bombs, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Monday after meeting his Montenegrin counterpart, Rasko Konjevic, in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica.

New border crossings between Serbia and Montenegro discussed

PODGORICA -- Serbian and Montenegrin interior ministers on Monday "discussed opening new border crossings and better border control," Tanjug reported.

This is "a requirement of Chapter 24 of the accession talks with the EU."

A man who is suspected of involvement in the killing of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria?s honorary consul in Ankara in 2013 told friends that his group committed the crime for $1 million, a witness has told the court.

Medet Ünlü, 53, was killed by armed assailants at the honorary consulate in Ankara on May 22, 2013.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Interior Affairs Nebojsa Stefanovic conferred with his Republika Srpska (RS) counterpart Dragan Lukac and they agreed that the cooperation between the two police services is exceptionally good, adding that there is room for its further improvement.

The four surviving original Magna Carta copies go on display together for the first time from Monday as Britain kicks off 800th anniversary celebrations for a contract with global significance.
      

The parties that did best in last Sunday's elections in Republika Srpska are now weighing up their options for forming a new government in the entity.

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