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Security service officers following Serbian opposition journalist Slavko Curuvija were told to step up their surveillance in the days before he was shot dead, a murder trial witness said.

Beautiful Russian tennis star Maria Sarapova is trying to leave the controversy of her recent admission to taking illegal enhancing drugs behind her by taking some time off and enjoying the sand and sun in Mexico. The 28 year old sexy Maria was seen on the beach in tiny black bikini, reminding us all why she is considered one the most beautiful female athletes in the world.

Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic on Tuesday confirmed that Radomir Pocuca has been detained.

Pocuca is a former TV host and former spokesperson for the Serbian police Counter-Terrorist Unit (PTJ).

Iconic Turkish pop star Sezen Aksu has called for the release of three jailed academics - Esra Mungan, Muzaffer Kaya and K?vanç Ersoy - who were arrested by an Istanbul court on March 15 for "making terrorism propaganda" when they read out a much debated petition that angered the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

Volunteer in the Ukrainian war Radomir Pocuca was arrested on Sunday as he was entering Serbia illegally, B92 has learned unofficially.

Criminal proceedings are under way against the former PTJ spokesman, while his name is also on a warrant.

21 year old Gemma Laird was been sacked from a primary school in England because of her past lingerie modeling careers. Gemma, a mother of one child was fired from her position as teaching assistant at Bloemfontein Primary School in Craghead, County Durham after only one week on the job, as older photos of her modeling sexy lingerie surfaced on facebook.

Criminal cases have been filed against two Turkish men accused of crimes related to evading Iran sanctions and credit irregularities received from banks in the U.S., with New York prosecutor Preet Bharara presenting indictments against them on March 24. Bharara is also conducting the investigation into controversial businessman Reza Zarrab, who was at the center of Turkey's December 2013 corrup

Today, March 25, is the anniversary of the birth of Evliya Çelebi, one of the greatest Ottoman men of letters. He is also one of the least-appreciated. As someone who has lived in Istanbul for many years, immersing myself of late in Evliya's life and work, I remain perplexed that he is scarcely celebrated in Turkey today.

It is often very flattering for women to be likened to famous female super stars. But what happens when you are a guy and they says you look exactly like a beautiful female actress. Just ask Clyff, a man from Brooklyn New York, who saw an old picture of his 13-year old self posted on Reddit by his girlfriend!

There is a celebratory mood in anti-government circles in Turkey over the arrest in the U.S. of Reza Zarrab, the Turkish businessman of Iranian origin, who is reportedly also a citizen of Iran and Azerbaijan. He is charged with conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions and transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to the Iranian administration headed by then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.