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Patient with Ebola Symptoms Hospitalized in Kosovo's Capital

A patient showing symptoms of Ebola was taken to a hospital in Kosovo's capital Pristina, a local TV channel says.

The Dardanija medical center confirmed there were suspicions the man might be suffering from the deadly virus, Macedonian daily Dnevnik wrote on its website.

"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"

"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"

BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador Ilir Bocka said on Thursday evening that an effort is being made to go through with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Belgrade.

The visit is scheduled for October 22.

Advocaat pleased with his players' conduct

BELGRADE - The European soccer's governing body UEFA should deal seriously with the abandonment of the Serbia vs Albania match, says Dick Advocaat, the head coach of the Serbian national team, adding that he is proud of the way his players conducted themselves during the incident.

Serbian ambassador in Albania given demarche

Serbian ambassador in Albania given demarche

TIRANA -- Serbian Ambassador in Tirana Miroljub Zarić says the Albanian Foreign Ministry handed him a strong protest in writing about the football match incident.

Balkan States Face Crisis if Russia Halts Gas Flow

The three Balkan countries, which have few alternative sources for heating and industry, will be hard hit if Russia halts gas supplies to Europe, Brussels warns.

For Bosnia, Macedonia and Serbia "supplies from Russia are the dominant source of gas and the supply takes place solely through one transit route via Ukraine," the analysis notes.

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JS:Incident with Greater Albania map - attack against Serbia

JAGODINA - The incident with the map of Greater Albania, displayed on a banner during the Serbia vs Albania soccer match, is not a provocation, but an attack against Serbia, Dragan Markovic, the leader of United Serbia (JS) - a member of the ruling coalition - said on Thursday.

Platini: Imagine drone had carried bomb instead of flag

PARIS - UEFA President Michel Platini said that the situation concerning the European qualifier between Serbia and Albania is not innocuous at all, and posed a question as to what would have happened if the drone flying over the Partizan stadium in Belgrade had carried a bomb instead of a flag.

Drecun: Purpose of Albanian PM's visit called into question

BELGRADE - The chairman of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Thursday that the purpose of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Belgrade, slated for October 22, has been called into question.

Serbian flag burnt in Kosovska Mitrovica

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Unidentified persons burnt the flag of the Republic of Serbia, which was flying on the building of payment operations service in Kosovska Mitrovica, on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.

The incident occurred in one of the main streets in Kosovska Mitrovica, and the burnt flag could be seen on the site early on Thursday.

Albanian ambassador given strong demarche

Albanian ambassador given strong demarche

BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador in Belgrade Ilir Bocka was on Wednesday summoned to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he received a strong demarche.

Macedonia Bans Toxic Old Cars to Curb Pollution

Macedonia has announced a ban on imports of old vehicles with higher toxic emissions and is making filters mandatory filters for all the rest.

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Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone

Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone

BELGRADE -- A small craft that carried a provocative map depicting Greater Albania, which caused a major incident and abandonment of a UEFA qualifier, was found in Pančevo.

The football game was played on Tuesday evening in Belgrade between Serbia and Albania.

Most severe demarche delivered to Albanian ambassador

BELGRADE - Albanian Ambassador in Belgrade Ilir Bocka received the most severe demarche in the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Aff airs on Wednesday over the provocations involving the flag of a Greater Albania during the football match between Serbia and Albania late on Tuesday.

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