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Serbian transport minister on two-day visit to Moscow
BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic is on a two-day visit to Moscow, where she will meet with her Russian counterpart Maxim Sokolov to discuss modernization of the Serbian Railways.
Pope Francis to make three-day visit to Turkey
Pope Francis is set to become the fourth Pope to visit Turkey, after the Vatican published details of an upcoming three-day visit to Ankara and Istanbul.
Bosnian Serb Soldier Given Alibi for Visegrad Violence
Two Serb ex-soldiers said their fellow serviceman Vitomir Rackovic was actually on the frontline at the same time he is alleged to have attacked villages in the Visegrad area in 1992.
Rise on Jobless Rate Worries Montenegro
The unemployment rate in Montenegro has risen by a sixth consecutive month, and is now 2 per cent higher compared to the same period last year, the latest data show.
The Employment Bureau on Tuesday reported that the number of unemployed adults rose to 31,190 in September and to 32,670 this week.
25 people accused of reckless killing of 10 workers at Istanbul construction site
Details of the 31-page indictment about the elevator accident that killed 10 workers at the Torun Center construction site in central Istanbul have been revealed.
Banking watchdog allows installment payments for gold, jewelry again
Turkey’s banking watchdog has returned to allowing payment of jewelry and gold via credit card in up to four installments, after a ban on installments that lasted around one year, according to a regulation
Bosnia Police Crack Marketing Crime Gang
Bosnia's State Investigative and Protection Agency, SIPA, has arrested seven persons in an action codenamed "Gibraltar" after conducting raids in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Posusje and Grude, related to financial crime and corruption.
Among the suspects were some well known names from marketing agencies, the world of television and telecommunications companies.
Turkey plans to build third nuclear plant with own resources
Turkey plans to start building its third nuclear power plant with its own means by 2018-2019 after it has acquired quality human resources, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says
Turkey’s first national car brand to be electric, says minister
As Turkey bids to create its first national automobile brand, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık has said the current plan is to make the car electric.
ANI asks Supreme Court for earlier consideration of Iohannis' incompatibility case (sources)
The National Integrity Agency (ANI) has asked the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation (ICCJ) for earlier consideration of the incompatibility case regarding national leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis.
HDP lawmaker outraged over false Twitter photo supposedly depicting her daughter
One of the senior lawmakers of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Pervin Buldan, has expressed indignation over a photograph supposedly depicting her daughter that has been widely shared on social media.
Meeting of Bulgarian-language reporters in Dimitrovgrad
BELGRADE - Journalists of around 70 desks reporting in the Bulgarian language worldwide met at the 10th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Dimitrovgrad on Wednesday.
Representatives of desks from almost all continents spoke on the topic of "Patriotism in a Global World", and the position of the media reporting in the Bulgarian language, said Town Council member Anita Milosev.
Putin left Belgrade disappointed, says U.S. senator
Putin left Belgrade disappointed, says U.S. senator
TIRANA -- U.S. senator Chris Murphy says he left the Western Balkans with a clear intention to push for greater American involvement in a critical moment for the region.
No systemic torture in Serbia
BELGRADE - Torture does not exist in Serbia as a systemically organised and encouraged phenomenon, but there are individual cases of abuse, which are tolerated by the authorities, Deputy Ombudsman Milos Jankovic said on Wednesday.
Deputy ombudsman: No systemic torture in Serbia
Deputy ombudsman: No systemic torture in Serbia
BELGRADE -- Torture does not exist in Serbia as a systemically organized and encouraged phenomenon, Deputy Ombudsman Miloš Janković said on Wednesday.
But he noted there were "individual cases of abuse, which are tolerated by the authorities."...