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MiGs 29 airborne again
BELGRADE - The MiGs 29 of the Serbian Air Force can fly again thanks to the batteries donated by the Russian Federation.
Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Chief of the General Staff Ljubisa Dikovic watched the first flight of one of the MiGs on radar on Tuesday.
Serbian MiGs airborne again thanks to Russian donation
Serbian MiGs airborne again thanks to Russian donation
BELGRADE -- The MiG 29 jets of the Serbian Air Force can fly again thanks to the batteries donated by the Russian Federation.
Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić and Chief of the General Staff Ljubiša Diković watched the first flight of one of the MiGs on radar on Tuesday.
Serbian Army, KFOR "triple patrols" in GSZ
Serbian Army, KFOR "triple patrols" in GSZ
PRIŠTINA -- KFOR commander Salvatore Farina says the number of patrols of the NATO-led mission and of the Serbian Army in the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) had been "tripled."
"Smugglers charge Kurdish migrants up to EUR 4,000"
"Smugglers charge Kurdish migrants up to EUR 4,000"
PODGORICA -- Turkish citizens are enlisting the help of transportation firms and taxi drivers from Montenegro to smuggle illegal migrants, mostly Kurds.
Jelena Jankovic ousted in doubles
NEW YORK - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Czech Republic's Klara Koukalova lost to the Indo-Zimbabwean pair Sania Mirza/Cara Black 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open early on Tuesday CET
Jankovic was ousted in the singles competition earlier, after losing to Belinda Bencic from Switzerland 7(6)-6, 6-3 in the 4th round on Sunday.
Chinese Arrest Belgrade Hit-and-Run Suspect
Marko Milicev, 33, from Belgrade, has been arrested in China after fleeing the country following a killing of 21-year-old Luka Jovanovic, who was hit by a car on July 25 on Branko's Bridge in Belgrade.
Nebojsa Stefanovic, the interior minister, said Milicev was arrested on a warrant that Serbia issued after his Chinese visa expired.
First electoral list for national councils announced
SUBOTICA - The list of the Alliance of Backi Bunjevci (SBB), headed by Mirko Bajic, is the first electoral list to be announced for the upcoming republic level elections for national minority councils taking place in Serbia on October 26, the SBB has said in a release.
Digital dividend to bring EUR 100 million profit
BELGRADE - Serbia could make a EUR 100 million profit from the digital dividend after it switches to digital television broadcasting mid next year, State Secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatjana Matic said Tuesday.
Deadly hit-and-run accident driver arrested in China
Deadly hit-and-run accident driver arrested in China
BELGRADE -- Serbia will seek the extradition from China of Marko Milićev, suspected of causing a traffic accident in Belgrade that killed a 21-year-old man.
'Trial' Dashes Hope of End to Balkan Church Feud
Moves by the Serbian Orthodox Church to put the head of the Church in Macedonia on "trial" before an ecclesiastical court in Serbia will set back recent attempts to renew dialogue between the churches, observers say.
Dacic attends Bled Forum
BLED/BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will attend the Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday and participate in a panel discussion on the topic 'The Future of the Western Balkans - How to Make Regional Cooperation Work?'.
See You in Montevideo becomes Serbia's Oscar nominee
BELGRADE - See You in Montevideo, directed by Dragan Bjelogrlic, is Serbia's nominee for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Members of the Expert Committee of the Serbian Academy of Film Arts and Sciences voted on Monday to nominate the film, the institution's Secretary-General Mirko Beokovic said.
Dacic: Serbia will not sign peace accord with Kosovo
BELGRADE - Serbia will not sign an international peace accord with Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who is also deputy prime minister, told the Belgrade-based Danas daily.
The daily said that Kosovo's outgoing Prime Minister Hasim Taci has announced that the accord is to be signed soon.
FM: Serbia won't sign "peace deal with Kosovo"
FM: Serbia won't sign "peace deal with Kosovo"
BELGRADE -- Serbia will not sign "an international peace agreement with Kosovo," Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has told the Belgrade-based daily Danas....
Teachers protest as school year starts
Teachers protest as school year starts
BELGRADE -- The Association of Teachers' Trade Unions of Serbia staged a protest rally in Belgrade on the first day of the new school year,.
They are demanding from the government to exclude the education and health-care sectors from the announced reduction in public sector wages by ten percent.