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Tennis: Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams 6-0, 6-2 in Singapore WTA Finals
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep secured a sensational victory against world's No. 1 female tennis player, American Serena Williams 6-0, 6-2, in her second match at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Wednesday.
Halep, #4 in the world, scored the biggest win of her career in only 65 minutes, after losing the three matches previously played against Serena Williams.
INTERVIEW Klaus Iohannis: When I'm president I won't fight the PM on TV
Presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis of the Christian Liberal Alliance says in an interview sent to AGERPRES his recommendations for the top state office are his vision, his attitude and his record as mayor of Sibiu, the European Capital of Culture in 2007.
Bulgaria to Host International Astronomy Olympiad in 2015
All members of the Bulgarian team won medals at the XIX International Astronomy Olympiad in Bishkek.
The event took place on October 13-21, 2014 and brought together schoolchildren from over 20 countries.
The Bulgarian team returned home late on Tuesday, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
Court suspends controversial mosque construction at Istanbul grove
An administrative court has suspended the controversial construction of a mosque in the Validebağ grove
OCS closely cooperating with state authorities on Kosovo
BELGRADE - The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) says that it is closely cooperating with the Serbian state authorities following information from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about an official initiative by the unilaterally declared Republic of Kosovo for admission to full membership in the organisation.
Kosovo-Serbia Talks Need Reviving, Report Says
A new joint report by two think tanks has urged the governments of Serbia and Kosovo to revitalise the stalled EU-led dialogue between the two countries.
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Turkey ‘determined’ to continue gas exploration amid threats from Greek Cyprus
Ankara has vowed to continue gas exploration activities off Cyprus
OSCE condemns hacker attacks on media websites
OSCE condemns hacker attacks on media websites
VIENNA -- OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović has called on authorities in Albania, Bosnia and Serbia to investigate all hacker attacks on media websites.
The attacks "represent a clear danger to media freedom," a statement said on Tuesday.
US to funnel travelers from Ebola-hit region through 5 airports
The United States ratcheted up its safeguards against Ebola on Oct. 21, requiring travelers from three countries at the center of an epidemic in West Africa to fly into one of five major airports conducting enhanced screening for the virus.
Minister: Those fit for work must work for welfare
Minister: Those fit for work must work for welfare
BELGRADE -- Serbia's Minister of Labor Aleksandar Vulin rejected on Tuesday the criticism leveled at him for saying that persons receiving welfare should work.
Washington Post editor who guided Watergate coverage dies at 93
Ben Bradlee, the hard-driving editor who reigned over the Washington Post with the style of a well-dressed swashbuckler and the profane vocabulary of a dockworker as the newspaper helped topple President Richard Nixon, died on Oct. 21 aged 93.
Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack US forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an Al-Qaeda attack against US forces.
Albanian PM wants to be given key to Belgrade - report
Albanian PM wants to be given key to Belgrade - report
BELGRADE -- Albanian PM Edi Rama has sent a plan of his visit to Serbia according to which he should be given the key to the city of Belgrade.
This is what the daily Politika is reporting on Wednesday.
Ibrahima Keita (Guinea): Romania was my destiny
It was my destiny to come to Romania - says Ibrahima Keita, born in Guinea, who came to our country on a scholarship and remained here, fascinated with the beauty of the places. For 30 years, he worked as museographer at the Art Museum of Tulcea Municipality, having devoted most of his life to culture.
Peace talks in new phase, hopeful PKK leader says
Abdullah Öcalan reportedly said that the peace talks with the Turkish government had entered a new phase since Oct. 15 and he was upbeat over the chances of success.