Security forces in the Russian region of Ingushetia killed four militants on Saturday, including a rebel leader, Russian news agencies reported. The four died in an exchange of fire between Russian, Ingush and Chechen forces and a group of militants near the Chechen border, Interfax and RIA quoted sources at …
Read More »US does not object to Russian base in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK The United States has no objections to Russia opening a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, a senior US diplomat said on Sunday during a visit to the Central Asian nation.
Read More »Bulgaria says “no” to plans for reduction of transit of gas through Ukraine: minister
DOBRICH Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov said at a press conference in Dobrich, that it is very important Boyko Borisov to understand that elections are over in Bulgaria. “It is virtually the country’s new prime minister and hereafter must take the governing,” Petar Dimitrov said, speaking about the …
Read More »B. Serbs mark anniversary of massacres
BRATUNAC Serbs in Bratunac and Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, are today marking 17 years since the massacre of more than 3,200 of their compatriots.They were killed in 1992 and 1993 by the forces led by Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) Naser Orić.On July 12, 1992 alone, 69 Serbs were killed, 70 were wounded …
Read More »Montenegrin envoy in Belgrade “soon”
PODGORICA Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović says that his country will soon have its ambassador in Belgrade.Podgorica’s top diplomatic envoy to Serbia was expelled last year after Montenegro recognized Kosovo Albanians’ independence declaration.
Read More »Sejdiu on unofficial visit to Macedonia
SKOPJE Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has arrived in Macedonia, where he is on an unofficial visit.He was invited by Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov.The visit is seen as improvement of relations, since Sejdiu in June canceled his trip to Skopje, unhappy that Ivanov did not plan to receive him with full …
Read More »Medvedev thanks Berlusconi for high-level summit organisation
MOSCOW Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warmly thanked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for the high-level holding of the G8 summit. Medvedev in a telephone talk on Saturday noted the high level of the preparation for the summit, both in the organisational aspect and in point of the content of the …
Read More »Georgia: Personnel from defunct UN mission to leave next week
Military observers and police of what was the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) will leave Abkhazia at the end of next week, as the operation proceeds with its liquidation, the world body announced today.
Read More »Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica massacre anniversary
Sarajevo – Several hundred people are expected to gathered Saturday at the Potocari Memorial Park in Bosnia to mark the 14th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The remains of 534 victims will be buried later in the day. So far a total of 3,749 identified bodies have been buried …
Read More »Regional summit under way in Dubrovnik
ZAGREB, Croatia A regional summit on energy, investments and economic development began on Thursday (July 9th) in the coastal resort of Dubrovnik. Heads of government, foreign ministers and diplomats from the region, as well as officials from the United States and the EU, are participating in the two-day forum.
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