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BELGRADE - The Belgrade City Council adopted and forwarded to the City Assembly the proposal to declare prominent Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg an honorary citizen of the Serbian capital.

The initiative was launched by President of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence Sonja Licht, the city's press service said in a release on Thursday.

The Bulgarian national football team dropped four positions in the latest FIFA world ranking, which was released on Thursday.

At present Bulgaria occupies the 70th position with 506 points, being one place behind Norway, which is one of its direct opponents in the qualifications for EURO 2016.

Nobody Wants the Night is a Spanish-French-Bulgarian co-production recently opened the 65th edition of the Berlinale Film Festival.

The movie tells the story of adventurous young men and women are trying to find their place in history through the winter frost of Greenland, as reported by Film New Europe.

PARIS - Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in the annual evaluation released on Thursday, stressing that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.

"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"

Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual report.

The organization stressed that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.

SHANGHAI - Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has been nominated for the 2015 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.

?he Greek health sector has deteriorated significantly since the start of the country?s crisis, according to the results of a new international study.

Greece was ranked in 28th place out of 37 countries on last year?s Euro Health Consumer Index, a comparison of healthcare systems carried out by Swedish company Health Consumer Powerhouse.

Belgrade among 10 "must-see" destinations

DUBLIN -- Belgrade is one of the ten holiday spots to visit in 2015 recommended by the Irish Times, Tanjug has reported.

"Belgrade has reaffirmed itself as the major Balkan metropolis," Irish Times Travel reporter Fionn Davenport writes.

He noted the city's "Kalemegdan Citadel and its beauty that spreads outward."

DUBLIN - Belgrade is one of the 10 holiday spots to visit in 2015, as recommended by The Irish Times.

"Belgrade has reaffirmed itself as the major Balkan metropolis," Irish Times Travel writer Fionn Davenport says, noting specifically the city's Kalemegdan Citadel and its beauty that "spreads outward". More than anything the 'White City' is a place to experience, he says.

British rock legend Morrissey pulled out of plans for a concert in Iceland because the venue included a restaurant selling meat, his local promoter said Feb. 5.