Serbs of Montenegro
Djukanovic Sole Candidate for Ruling Party's Top Post
Montenegro's ruling party congress, scheduled for next week, is expected to reaffirm Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's position as leader and tighten party discipline.
Djukanovic, a former communist, has led Montenegro for almost 25 years. He is seeking his seventh mandate as leader of a party that has been in power without interruption since the beginning of the nineties.
Nikolic talks about position of Serbs in Montenegro
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said that the rights of Serbs in Montenegro must be "solved by the Constitution."
Nikolic, who was in Montenegro for a regional summit, said that Serbia must care for Serbs wherever they are, and that this was one of the topics of his meetings with Montenegrin officials.
Foes of Montenegrin Independence 'Planned to Kill Bishop'
Prime Minister Djukanovic on Wednesday revealed that the security services had information that opponents of Montenegrin independence planned to murder the leading Serbian cleric in the country - a passionate oponent of independence - to discredit the independence cause.
Montenegrin Honour For Thaci Outrages Serbs
The mainly ethnic town of Ulcinj on the coast of Montenegro says it will declare Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci honorary citizens at a ceremony scheduled for Saturday.
The Mayor of Ulcinj, Fatmir Djeka, revealed the decision, and officials say top Montenegrin officials, including President Filip Vujanovic, will be in attendance.
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Thaci's planned Montenegro lecture canceled
Thaci's planned Montenegro lecture canceled
PODGORICA -- Kosovo Deputy PM Hashim Thaci's lecture, scheduled for Thursday in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, has been canceled for security reasons.
Thaci was to speak about "NATO integrations."
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Thaci Visit Angers Serbs in Montenegro
Kosovo's Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, is due to visit Podgorica for a two-day visit on Thursday when he will meet the country's top officials.
However, the visit of the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army remains controversial among Montenegrins who cherish ties to Serbia.
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Montenegro's Churches Row Over Royal Home
Supporters of two rival Orthodox churches in Montenegro are feuding over which of them should have the right to the old summer home of King Nikola, Montenegro's last monarch.
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Filipovic world's best water polo player in 2014
BELGRADE - Serbian water polo player Filip Filipovic was declared the world's best water polo player for the year of 2014, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) released.
Filipovic and the Serbian water polo team won the European Championship and the World League this year. This is the second time for Filipovic to win the award, as he won the same title back in 2011.
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Bosnia Doubles Number of War Crimes Indictees
The Bosnian state prosecution said it will indict more than 100 people this year for war crimes during the early 1990s conflict – almost double the number of suspects charged in 2013.
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National council polls - affirmation of Montenegrin minority
PODGORICA - The council of the Montenegrin national minority will for the first time be set up in the elections for national minority councils in Serbia on Sunday, October 26.