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Tennis: BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy (ATP) Thursday results, Friday schedule
Romanians Marius Copil and Adrian Ungur produced the day's surprise Thursday, defeating Florin Mergea and Rohan Bopanna in the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy doubles on the BNR Arenas of Bucharest and thus qualifying to the semifinal.
Mali: Capital Summit - first step towards closer cooperation
BELGRADE - Capital Summit 2015 is only the first step towards a closer and more efficient regional cooperation, Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali said on Thursday.
Tennis-Tipsarevic defeated by Simon in Bucharest
BUCHAREST - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic did not make it through to the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Bucharest, after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday.
The opponents were roughly equal throughout the first set, but Simon broke Tipsarevic in the 11th game and then won the set on his serve.
Tipsarevic defeated by Simon in Bucharest
BUCHAREST - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic did not make it through to the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Bucharest, after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday.
The opponents were roughly equal throughout the first set, but Simon broke Tipsarevic in the 11th game and then won the set on his serve.
Seselj asked to declare himself on prosecution's request
Seselj asked to declare himself on prosecution's request
THE HAGUE -- The Hague Appeals Chamber has asked Vojislav Seselj to declare himself on the prosecution's request for a chamber's decision to be urgently implemented.
The Appeals Chamber is demanding that Seselj's provisional release is terminated and that he is returned to the custody of the court.
Great Albania threats to tear Balkan apart
Great Albania threats to tear Balkan apart
Albanian terrorists, members of the UCK attacked Macedonian institutions in the last two weeks in Gosinac, small city near the Albanian border. Many experts stated that these attacks are reprise of the same scenario like the one in Kosovo. One thing is sure: the tensions between Macedonia and Albania are growing.
Theater festival for children opens in Ankara
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.
Zagreb mayor praises cooperation with Belgrade
BELGRADE - Mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandic said Thursday that there is a more positive feel in the relations between Serbia and Croatia, and particularly between the two capitals.
He added that he has not encountered any problems in the cooperation with Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali, nor with Dragan Djilas while he was the mayor of the Serbian capital.
Regional states to make joint tourism offer to third markets
BELGRADE - The regional countries- Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania should make a joint tourism offer to far-off markets, members of the expert group for tourism of South-East Europe have agreed in a meeting.
Indebted Croats Plan Protest Rallies in Zagreb
Croats faced with court seizures of their personal bank accounts and with unpayable loans that result in forced evictions are organising a series of protests in Zagreb.
"Association Blocked", representing people with blocked bank accounts, is to hold a protest on Thursday in front of the government building in Zagreb.
Sertic: Economic recovery is government's priority
BELGRADE - Economic recovery tops the list of priorities of the Serbian government, which is determined to implement the drafted program of economic reform, Serbian Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic stated on Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador to represent Washington at Gallipoli commemoration
The U.S. ambassador in Ankara, John Bass, will represent his country in the commemoration ceremonies for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, U.S. Embassy spokesperson Joe Wierichs told Hürriyet Daily News.
Meeting on disaster prevention in South Eastern Europe
BELGRADE - A two-day meeting of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) kicked off in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Memorial Day for victims of Jasenovac concentration camp
BELGRADE - The Memorial Day for the victims of Jasenovac marks the date of the liberationv of this concentration camp run by the Ustasha, one of the worst death camps in World War Two Europe, which some historians have dubbed the Serbian Auschwitz.
Gojkovic expects opening of first chapters in EU talks
ROME - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, who is attending the EU Speakers Conference in Rome, said that she expects the first chapters in the EU accession talks to be opened this year, the parliament speaker's office said in a release on Tuesday.