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In Syria's starving Yarmuk camp, a pianist conjures hope

In the Yarmuk camp in southern Damascus, the notes escape a piano set in a scene of destruction and the children in Ayham al-Ahmed's little group sing of hunger and suffering.

The music in the Syrian camp, under siege for a year and wracked by violence, seems at odd with the brutality that is all around.

Little to go till first edition of Romania's 'Clara Haskil' International Classical Music Festival

The Bucharest Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Tiberiu Soare will perform on August 30 as of 19:30 in the 'Thalia' Hall of the Sibiu Philharmonic alongside French violinist Marina Chiche, in the opening concert of the "Clara Haskil" International Festival of Classical Music, the first project of international scale whereby Romania honors the memory of the legendary Romanian-born p

Mogherini meets with Dacic in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini began her visit to Belgrade on Monday with a meeting with Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.

Later in the day, Mogherini will confer with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, and Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic.

Serbia should back Ukraine's integrity - U.S. ambassador

Serbia should back Ukraine's integrity - U.S. ambassador

BELGRADE -- The U.S. respects the traditional friendship between Serbia and Russia, U.S. Ambassador Michael Kirby told Beta in an interview, the agency reported.

However, he added, the world will not welcome a lack of condemnation of endangering of Ukraine's territorial integrity.

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