United Kingdom

Irish President Michael D Higgins has arrived to the UK on the first official state visit by an Irish head of state, Tuesday.

The four-day trip, which comes three years after the Queen visited Ireland, includes an address to Parliament and a focus on the contribution Irish emigrants have made to UK life, The Guardian reports.

Polish MP Artur Debski will be living in London as a migrant for two weeks as he seeks to understand why so many young Poles move to the UK.

Scotland's independence would be "cataclysmic"

Former Secretary General of NATO George Robertson has said that Scottish independence "would be cataclysmic for the West in an era of international turmoil."

A "debilitating divorce" after a "yes" vote in September would threaten the stability of the wider world, the BBC quoted him as saying.

A new statue of the last tsar of Russia will be erected in Belgrade in the park on Kralja Milana street, near the Russian cultural centre, Ruski Dom.

The monument has been donated by Russia, which will also fund the renovation of the park in collaboration with several Russian companies.

Central bank "will preserve stability of currency"

BELGRADE -- National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković said on Monday that the central bank will preserve the stability of the Serbian dinar.

The bank "will protect the national currency from speculative effects," she said.

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic said on Monday the NBS would be very active in the implementation of the economic measures announced by Serbian Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic.

Yordan Lechkov's winning goal against Germany in the 1994 quarterfinal was selected in the 100 Greatest World Cup Moments of UK's The Independent.

The British edition is selecting some of the most memorable moments in the history of the competition ahead of this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

BELGRADE – President of Serbia's Fiscal Council Pavle Petrovic said Monday that a pension system reform should stand first in the forthcoming reforms in Serbia, adding that the issue is not being given too much thought at the moment.

The 15-year-old Bulgarian girl Ana Simeonova, who was missing in the UK has been found, local authorities revealed.

The girl disappeared on March 25 in Leicester. On Saturday, she was taken to a local police station by a citizen who had seen posters for her search. Ana is in good health and condition, The Leicester Mercury revealed.

By Demetris Nellas

The European Union will continue to work with Russia and Ukraine to reduce tensions between the two countries but will keep sanctions as an option, the EU foreign policy chief said Saturday.