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Explosions near police stations in Macedonia

Explosions near police stations in Macedonia

SKOPJE -- The Macedonian Interior Ministry has confirmed that two explosions occurred near police stations in the towns of Tetovo and Kumanovo.

Nobody was injured in the incidents that took place on Tuesday evening.

Blasts Shake Two Police Stations in Macedonia

Authorities on Wednesday said two possibly synchronized blasts detonated shortly after 9pm Tuesday near police stations in the towns of Tetovo and Kumanovo in western and northern Macedonia. 

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Macedonia Scraps Old 'Soviet' Coat of Arms

Macedonia is introducing a new coat of arms, a rampant red lion on a yellow shield topped with a crown, replacing the current symbols forged in the Communist era.

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

PARIS -- The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B along with Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

Serbia to play Spain, Germany, Turkey at FIBA EuroBasket

PARIS - The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B in Berlin, and will take on Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw ceremony took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

VIDEO: Searching for Solutions in the Balkans

This is the first debate in the Balkan Forum series supported by the European Fund for the Balkans and produced in cooperation between Europarl TV from Brussels and NOVATV from Skopje.

The debate hosts MEPs Ivo Weigel, Edward Kukan and Miltijadis Kirkos, and professor and director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Austria Florian Bieber.

Bulgaria to Lose Role as Gas Transit Country - Gazprom CEO

Bulgaria, and not the European Union, should be blamed for the demise of the South Stream project, Russian energy concern Gazprom's CEO Alexey Miller has reiterated.

Miller told a Russian TV channel on Sunday Bulgaria would lose the role of a transit country it is currently enjoying, carrying 18 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas to Turkey, Macedonia and Greece.

Macedonia Unveils Proposal for New Coat of Arms

Macedonia's cabinet has put forward a proposal for a new state emblem set to replace the one Skopje has had for the past twenty-two years.

The fierce-looking red lion against the background of a golden shield and a crown should "restore the country's historic symbols," MINA news agency reports.

Republika Srpska Bans Macedonian Meat Products

Macedonian officials and Pekabesko reacted with surprise after the Republika Srpska agriculture ministry said on Friday that it had banned the trade and import of all the company's meat products.

The Macedonian Food Safety Agency said that it had not heard about the ban.

"Macedonian president was dead before plane crashed"

"Macedonian president was dead before plane crashed"

SKOPJE -- A draft report about the 2004 plane crash in which Macedonian President Boris Trajkoviski lost his life states the victims were dead before the aircraft fell.

The draft was handed to the Macedonian authorities by Omer Kulic, who chairs an international commission that investigated the crash.

Police and customs seize ton of marijuana

Police and customs seize ton of marijuana

BELGRADE -- The Serbian police and customs service on Friday confiscated a ton of marijuana, Tanjug is reporting.

The seizure took place at the Presevo border crossing between Serbia and Macedonia.

The drug 's origin was Albania. The Interior Ministry (MUP) is expected to soon reveal more details.

Bosnia Urged to Reform to Overcome Export Curbs

Renzo Daviddi, the deputy head of EU Delegation, said Thursday that the country has to raise standards and adopt the necessary veterinary and food safety legislation to be allowed to export milk to the EU. 

Daviddi said there were a lot of technical issues to be solved by various institutions but political will was needed to make a breakthrough.

Belgrade hosts salsa festival

BELGRADE - The 9th International Festival of Salsa and other Caribbean dances under the title Salsa Motion Weekend will be held in Belgrade from December 5 to 7 and it will gather around 1,000 dancers from Serbia and the world.

Ambulance workers warn of aged fleet

Dozens of ambulance workers in the northern port city of Thessaloniki gathered outside the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace on Thursday morning, demanding a meeting with the minister to express their concerns regarding the poor state of their fleet.

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