Greek police detected suspect packages at a courier company in Markopoulo, a suburb of the capital, a police official said on Thursday. The number of packages was not revealed. The Greek police is checking them.

Serbian and Croatian presidents Boris Tadić and Ivo Josipović have placed wreaths for Croat victims in Ovčara, near Vukovar. The two are later expected to visit a memorial for Serb civilians killed in the town of Paulin Dvor. Both towns saw executions of prisoners and civilians during the war in 1991.

Serbia’s former foreign minister Vuk Draskovic said that Pristina has been trying to avoid talks with Belgrade for a long time and this is also the motive of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s decision to dismiss the government and call early elections. “The Albanians are surprised and they are not happy …