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Municipal worker, civil engineer held on bribery charges in Macedonia
A municipal employee and a civil engineer were to face a prosecutor in central Macedonia on Thursday for allegedly seeking a bribe from a local businessman in exchange for helping to erase a fine.
The employee imposed the penalty, of 13,832 euros, following a recent inspection of the businessman?s premises which the latter had extended without a license.
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
Many Orthodox Christians throughout the world on Wednesday celebrated Christmas with liturgies and prayers.
The Christmas service in Moscow' Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was led by Russian Patriarch Kirill, and attended by worshipers, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev among them.
New Report Into Trajkovski's Death Blames Pilots
A new report into the death in 2004 of former Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, conducted by a team of regional experts and released in Sarajevo on Tuesday, once again declared that the fatal plane crash was not the result of an assassination but an accident.
Macedonia Villagers Fuming Over 11-Day Power Cut
Several hundred protesters in western Macedonia - outraged by an 11-day power outage in the depths of winter - blocked electricians from the power company from leaving the region until they fixed the problem.
Media reports said they threatened to destroy local facilities of the power company, EVN, after which police were dispatched to the scene.
"Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute"
"Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute"
BELGRADE -- Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje.
This is according to the Religious Information Agency (VIA), which referred to him as "the second most senior official" of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Regional forces work with US to promote peace, stability
Regional forces work with US to promote peace, stability
Regional security forces co-operate with the US Marines to boost their peacekeeping capacities through joint military exercises.
US Marines attempt to break through Bulgarian and Serbian soldiers during the riot control course of Platinum Wolf 15 at the South base in Serbia. [US Marines]
Bulgarians Spent BGN 6 M Per Hour Around Christmas
The Bulgarians were spending BGN 6 M per hour in preparation for the Christmas holidays, shows preliminary data of the National Revenue Agency (NAP), quoted by the Nova TV national channel.
It is expected that this year the households will spend more on celebrations and shopping, compared to last year.
Vucic: 2015 will be year of investments
BELGRADE, - The Serbian government has shown that it can manage public finances transparently, and the coming year will be marked by investments, Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at his end-of-the-year news conference held at the government headquarters on Saturday.