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Savage Murder of Teen Shocks Serbia
Serbia's Interior Minister said he regretted that the country had abolished the death penalty following the discovery of the body of a teenage girl who had apparently been murdered in a particularly brutal fashion.
Serbian police on Wednesday arrested Dragan Djuric, a 34-year-old butcher from the Belgrade neighbourhood of Surcin, for the murder of Tijana Juric.
Serbia to build first 30km of South Stream by end of year
Serbia to build first 30km of South Stream by end of year
BELGRADE -- By the end of 2014 the first 30 kilometers of the South Stream gas pipeline will be built in Serbia, Dušan Bajatović has announced.
The head of the country's public natural gas enterprise, Srbijagas, also said the pipeline route would be changed in the northern province of Vojvodina.
Zimonjic, Nestor beat Djokovic, Wawrinka
TORONTO - Serbia's Nenad Zimonijc and Canada's Daniel Nestor reached the Rogers Cup doubles quarter-finals by beating the Serbian-Swiss pair of Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4 in Toronto early Thursday.
Jankovic through to Rogers Cup 3rd round, Ivanovic ousted
MONTREAL - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic reached the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal early Thursday by beating Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in a marathon match that lasted three hours and 20 minutes.
Jankovic will next face Coco Vandeweghe of the United States, who beat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (7-9), 4-6 early Thursday.
Famed trumpet festival kicks off in Guča
Famed trumpet festival kicks off in Guča
GUČA -- The traditional Trumpet Festival in Guča opened on Wednesday "with a flag-raising ceremony and the festival anthem," Tanjug is reporting.
Writer Radomir Andrić, the host of the biggest trumpet festival in the Balkans, proposed a toast to visitors.
Ukraine "cannot ask Serbia to impose sanctions"
Ukraine "cannot ask Serbia to impose sanctions"
BELGRADE -- Ukraine cannot ask Serbia to impose sanctions on Russia "due to the fact that it is not a member of the EU," says Ukrainian diplomat Oleksandr Kirichenko.
Serbia Restarts Body Hunt at Kosovo Mass Grave
The authorities are restarting the search for the remains of Kosovo Albanian victims at a mass grave at the Rudnica quarry in southern Serbia, where 45 bodies have already been exhumed.
Djuric: Trepca basis for KiM's economic development
BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), wished on Wednesday all the best for Miners' Day to the miners and management of the Trepca mining complex, underscoring that Trepca's development is a basis for economic growth and overall progress of Serbia's southern province.
Serbia marks Miners’ Day
SENJSKI RUDNIK - Serbian miners Wednesday marked Miners’ Day, a holiday that has been established to commemorate a great miners' strike that took place at the Senje Mine (Senjski Rudnik), the first and oldest mining pit in Serbia, now part of RMU Rembas, on August 6 in 1903.
Antic signals new law on mining
RUDNIK - Minister of Energy and Mining Aleksandar Antic said on Wednesday that Serbia's mining resources, coupled with a modern law on mining and geological exploration, could attract investors and significantly contribute to the overall development of the national economy.
54th Guca trumpet festival opens
GUCA - The traditional Trumpet Festival in Guca, central Serbia, opened on Wednesday with a flag-raising ceremony and the festival anthem, while writer Radomir Andric, the host of the biggest trumpet festival in the Balkans, proposed a toast to visitors.
Minister denies rift in ruling SNS party
Minister denies rift in ruling SNS party
BELGRADE -- One of the Serb Progressive Party vice-presidents, Bratislav Gašić, has dismissed as "speculation and spinning" media reports about internal party "turmoil."
Nikolić and Tsentrgaz director discuss South Stream
Nikolić and Tsentrgaz director discuss South Stream
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić conferred in Belgrade on with Stanislav Anikeev, director of Tsentrgaz, the company that will build South Stream in Serbia.
The talks covered the importance of the natural gas pipeline project for the country, reported Tanjug.
Patient Isolated Under Suspicion of Having Ebola
Patient Isolated Under Suspicion of Having Ebola
On the Infectious disease clinic in Belgrade, the very first patient was admitted under suspicion of having Ebola virus. Nevertheless, after further analysis, it was confirmed that the patient only has pneumonia.
Changes to law on higher education sent to parl't
BELGRADE - The Serbian government put forward to the parliament several bills and amendments to laws, including amendments to the law on higher education, in late July and early August.
Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic signaled earlier in a statement to Tanjug that in late August, besides a budget review, MPs should debate new legal arrangements relating to education.