Human Interest

B92's Stanković wins Courage in Journalism Award

BELGRADE -- Brankica Stanković, the author of B92 TV's Insider series, has been awarded with the prestigious international Courage in Journalism Award.

She received the award in a ceremony in New York on Wednesday..

Turkey and Qatar have signed a goodwill agreement for the education of Syrian refugees at a ceremony attended by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the mother of Qatar’s emir and the operator of a foundation supporting educational activities.

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.

Malala Yousafzai, the child rights activist and youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, received the Liberty Medaand pledged her $100,000 award to education in her homeland Pakistan

A prosecution witness told the trial of three ex-policemen accused of abusing non-Serb prisoners that detainees were tortured at a police station and a student dorm in Bileca in 1992.

The Royal House of Romania on Tuesday released a schedule of events to be held in Bucharest and Sinaia, October 23-30, to celebrate King Mihai I's 93rd birth anniversary.

The series of events starts on Thursday, October 23, with a decoration ceremony, followed by a reception at Peles Palace in Sinaia.

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Social Democrat Viorel Hrebenciuc declared on Tuesday he is leaving the Parliament, not the party, and he will return to the Legislative in 2016.

Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, died on Monday at the age of 82.

The New York Times said de la Renta died of complications from cancer.

South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison on Oct. 21 for killing his girlfriend, in the climax to his sensational trial watched around the world.

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, whose beautiful clothes defined American elegance for generations and were beloved by first ladies and Hollywood stars, died Monday. He was 82.