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Albanian prime minister "proud" after scandal
Albanian prime minister "proud" after scandal
TIRANA -- Several thousand people gathered at the airport in Tirana to give a hero's welcome to the national football team returning from Serbia.
Serbian Former PM Kostunica Quits His Party
Kostunica accused the newly elected leadership of the Democratic Party of Serbia, DSS, of having abandoned the idea of Serbia's neutrality, which he said meant that Serbia should not join the EU under any circumstances.
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FM: Stadium incident was planned political provocation
FM: Stadium incident was planned political provocation
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said that an incident during the Serbia-Albania football match was a deliberate and planned political provocation.
Brother of Albanian PM allowed to leave Belgrade
Brother of Albanian PM allowed to leave Belgrade
BELGRADE -- The brother of Albanian PM Edi Rama, Olsi Rama, has been allowed to leave Serbia, after he was detained on suspicion that he caused a stadium incident.
Serbia-Albania Match Abandoned over Unrest, Flag-Waving Drone
Clashes between fans and players in Belgrade's Partizan Stadium forced referee Martin Atkinson to stop a Euro qualifiers football game between Serbia and Albania.
The first incident happened minutes before the first half was to end, as a drone was spotted flying over the field and waving an Albanian flag.
Flag-Carrying Drone Ends Albania, Serbia Match
First football match between Albania and Serbia in decades was halted and abandoned in 41st minute at 0:0, after a clash between the teams.
The match was interrupted when a drone carrying banned Albanian flag was flown over the pitch.
Serbia and US improve military ties
Serbia and US improve military ties
Washington is helping Serbia assume a new role as a training centre for international forces.
Serbia-US military co-operation is to be strengthened through joint exercises and training that will benefit Serbia's military, officials said.
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Remains of Serbs and Albanians exchanged
BELGRADE - Representatives of EULEX and the Serbian government's commission on missing persons have exchanged the remains of three Serbs and 12 ethnic Albanians, Veljko Odalovic, chairman of the Serbian commission, said on Tuesday.
Ten people under surveillance due to Ebola
BELGRADE: The movement of the residents of Serbia who have arrived from regions affected by Ebola is not restricted. They are in their houses.
Troicki moves through to 2nd round in Vienna
VIENNA - Serbia's Victor Troicki defeated victor Estrella from the Dominican Republic 6-0 6-3 in the 1st round of an ATP tournament in Vienna on Tuesday.
His opponent in the 2nd round will be the winner of the match between Czech Lukas Rosol and Slovak Lukas Lacki.
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Solaris Resort gets Halal certificate
VRNJACKA BANJA - The Solaris Resort hotel in Vrnjacka Banja got a Halal certificate on Tuesday, and hotel manager Maja Remetic said on the occasion that this shows that the hotel is open to new markets.
Interior Minister Stefanovic visits Romania
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and his Romanian counterpart Gabriel Oprea stated on Tuesday that strengthening of bilateral cooperation is one of the two countries' priorities.
Presence of women increasing in Balkan militaries
BELGRADE - One in eleven members of the Serbian Armed Forces are women, shows a study on the position of women in the armed forces in the Western Balkans, whose results were presented at the Dom Vojske Srbije on Tuesday.
More than 500 inventions presented at Tesla Fest
NOVI SAD - Milos Vucevic, mayor of the city of Novi Sad, northern Serbia, hosted a reception at the City Hall on Tuesday for participants in the 28th ‘Tesla Fest' International Festival of Innovation, Knowledge and Creativity.
Dacic, Burkhard: Excellent cooperation between govt, OSCE
BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, informed Peter Burkhard, head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, about priorities of Serbia's OSCE chairmanship next year.