North Banat District

KIKINDA - A 4 mln euro plant built by French metal autoparts maker Mecafor was opened in Kikinda, northern Serbia, Thursday.

The ribbon was cut by Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic, French Ambassador Christine Moro and Kikinda Mayor Pavle Markov at a ceremony also attended by Mecafor owner and president of the board of directors, Nicholas Grosdidier.

A 4 mln euro plant built by French metal auto parts maker Mecafor was opened in Kikinda, northern Serbia, Thursday.

The ribbon was cut by Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic, French Ambassador Christine Moro and Kikinda Mayor Pavle Markov at a ceremony also attended by Mecafor owner and president of the board of directors, Nicholas Grosdidier.

Bulgaria on Tuesday warned its citizens to avoid using the main road linking Serbia's capital Belgrade with Hungary's Budapest after Hungarian authorities closed Roszke border crossing for cars and passengers to stem migrant influx.

A man has killed six members of his family before he was killed himself in a tragedy that unfolded on Sunday in the villages near Kanjiza, northern Serbia.

It was initially reported that R.S. used a hunting rifle to kill his victims, and then commit suicide.

Owner of brick company arrested on corruption charges

BELGRADE -- The majority owner of the Kikinda, northern-Serbia based brick and tile manufacturer Toza Markovic has been arrested, the daily Blic is reporting.

The suspect is Belgrade businessman Dejan Babic.

The case concerns "abuses in privatizations," according to the report.

KIKINDA - Russia's Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin on Monday presented Russian anniversary state medals to three Serbian war veterans from Kikinda for their contribution to the victory over fascism in World War II.