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Thousands of people are expected to attend the international children's theater festival titled "Little Ladies, Little Gentlemen" in Ankara starting April 24.

The festival will stage more than 80 performances from 14 local and 12 foreign theater groups. Bulgaria, France, Croatia, Norway, Italy and Slovenia are some of the participant countries.

Dacic and Thaci "chat, shake hands"

BRDO -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic today "spoke briefly and shook hands" with Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, ahead of a conference in Slovenia.

The encounter occurred regardless of the controversy between Belgrade and Pristina caused by Thaci's intention to attend an NGO's conference in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic stated Thursday that timely and efficient police cooperation in fighting cyber crime in Southeast Europe is one of his ministry's priorities.

Greek PM Tsipras is going to meet with Mrs. Merkel today, bearing an ultimatum: “Agreement, or elections”.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls revealed April 23 that five terror attacks had been "foiled" in France in recent months.

A postage stamp featuring the portrait of American author Maya Angelou - one of the most prominent writers in American 20th century Literature, has been printed out across the ocean.

Maya Angelou came into fame after her authobiographic book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, where she addressed the issue of racism in the Southern states.

By Costas Iordanidis

The anniversary of the 1967 colonels? coup clearly inspired Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis to draw present-day parallels with that tragic event.

?The government today faces a new kind of coup, one that is not carried out with tanks but through banks,? he said on Tuesday.

Poroshenko wants referendum on NATO

PARIS -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that his country should decide on joining NATO in a nationwide referendum.

The Armenian Church of Surp Giragos in Turkey?s southeastern province of Diyarbakir has been awarded the Prize for Cultural Heritage by the European Union.

?This church should be known all around the world,? the head of the Surp Giragos Church Foundation, Ergün Ay?k, said April 22. 

The church was built in 1376 and restored in 2011.

The 68th Festival de Cannes will be starting soon. The Jury which will be judging those worthy of the Palme d’Or is as follows:

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors, screenwriters and producers, will be the two Presidents of the Jury of the 68th Festival de Cannes.