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The Cannes Film Festival?s organizers on April 16 unveiled the list of 17 movies to be shown next month in the Palme d?Or competition line-up. Turkish director Ziya Demirel?s film ?Sal?? (Tuesday) is set to compete in the short film category of the festival. 

The rundown is not yet complete, with a couple of movies yet to be added before the 11-day festival opens on May 13.

BELGRADE - The International Congress "Nikola Tesla: The History of the Future" will be held in Belgrade on April 24-26 and it will bring together more than 30 speakers from Serbia and abroad.

Major world powers and Iran will hold fresh talks in Vienna on April 22-23 to build on the framework accord reached on Tehran's contested nuclear programme, the EU announced April 16.
      
The two sides "will continue work towards a comprehensive solution to the Iranian nuclear issue based on the key understandings reached in Switzerland on April 2," a statement said.

Bulgarian top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has made it to Monte Carlo quarterfinals after securing a smooth victory against his Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka.

In a 55-minute match of a Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, Dimitrov triumphed 6:1, 6:2 against Wawrinka, who had won the tournament last year.

KAI Group, the largest Bulgarian manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has been acquired by leading global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries.

The previous owner of KAI Group, investment fund Advent International, is selling the company 7 years after acquiring it.

MONTE CARLO - Serbia's tennis player Viktor Troicki failed to reach the third round at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, after losing to John Isner of the U.S. 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).

Serbia's second best player did not have a proper response to Isner's serve, and did not manage to make a single break.

Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu will carry Japan's hopes into the ISU World Team Trophy in Tokyo this week, determined to bounce back in front of home fans after an injury-plagued season.
      

BELGRADE - 'The Promise' ('Obecanje') the latest project by renowned Serbian director and screenwriter Zeljko Mirkovic, has been selected for Speed Meetings on May 28-29 at the international documentary film festival DocsBarcelona, the Film Center Serbia (FCS) released on its website.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And while it is true that attractiveness is subjective, there are certain scientific ways to determine which nationalities are more "pleasing to the eye".

One dating website in particular thinks that beauty can be measured. BeautifulPeople.com accepts daters based on their perceived attractiveness, as rated by the site's users.

NATO commander wants Russia "to stop fueling conflict"

NATO commander in Europe, U.S. General Philip Breedlove, "has expressed his concern over the renewed fighting in Ukraine," reported Tanjug.

A message posted on his Twitter account reads:

"Concerned by renewed fighting in Ukraine. Vital all sides pull back verifiably, Russia stops fuelling conflict."