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NewsNotes: Fiat to benefit of Serbia-Russia free trade
Italian companies with investments in Serbia such as Fiat will benefit from a free trade agreement signed by Russia and Serbia, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said. Fiat bought a 67% stake in Serbia’s sole car maker, Zastava, in September 2008. The Serbian government owns the remaining stake. Fiat will invest a total of EUR700... »
NewsNotes: Tadic to face alcohol charges
Serbian President Boris Tadic faces a fine for allegedly drinking champagne at a stadium with his sports minister and the head of the soccer federation. Judge Zoran Pasalic said Tuesday the three are requested to appear in court on Dec. 1. Drinking alcohol at and around sports venues is illegal in Serbia and fines range from... »
Roundup: Serbian rep beaten, robbed
A representative in Serbia’s Parliament was attacked, beaten then robbed around 11 pm in Belgrade. The representative from the Democratic Party, Biljana Hasanovic-Korac, was attack by a criminal who hit her several times in the head with a metal object, then stole her purse. The attacker was later arrested. Hasanovic-Korac is in a stable... »
Roundup: NATO plans Kosovo force reduction
NATO’s Military Committee concluded today a working visit to Kosovo where it received a comprehensive briefing on the current situation. The transition of KFOR to the next phase of its operation in Kosovo, known as Deterrent Presence, and the planning for a reduction of forces in line with the developing security situation was at the... »
Roundup: Brit dies at Serbian music festival
Serbian authorities say that a British man has died after falling from a fortress wall in a northern city during an annual music festival. Investigative judge Nenad Simovic says the 22-year-old man identified only as Anthony J. F. from London died early Saturday in the Novi Sad hospital from injuries he sustained in the fall.... »
Roundup: Muslims arrested for raping boy
Police in the eastern city of Novi Pazar have arrested two men on evidence that they have raped a local boy. Two nineteen year old Muslims, Ersan M and Selver M. from the predominantly islamic region in Serbia have raped a 12 years old M.S. The boy was raped in August of 2008 but the... »
Roundup: Serb, French in anti-terror training
French Ambassador to Serbia Jean Francois Terral will attend anti-terror exercise along with Serbia’s Deputy PM Ivica Dacic at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport. The French anti-terrorist unit RAID, together with the Serbian Gendarmerie, the Special Anti-terrorist Unit (SAJ) and the Counter-terrorist Unit (PTJ), will participate in the anti-terrorist exercise. The exercise will also be attended by... »
Roundup: Former Kosovo Albanian terrorist sentenced
Former member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army, Djelos Krasniqi, was sentenced to 7 years in jail after a mixed court of European and ethnic Albanian separatist judges in Kosovo demonstrated sufficient proof that he kidnapped another ethnic Albanian, Pasko Lulaj in 1999. The fate of Lulaj is unknown after he was kidnapped from his... »
Roundup: 48 kilos of heroin stolen in Kosovo
Close to 48 kilos of heroin has been stolen from the police ethnic Albanian station in the separatist capital of Kosovo, Pristina, reports the police. “A special investigative commission is examining the inventory in the room for proof and according to the work so far 47 kilos and 627 grams of heroin is missing,” says... »
Roundup: Croat's wife forced to have sex with dogs
A Croatian court sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for sexually abusing his wife, including forcing her to have intercourse with dogs. The Croatian Supreme Court ruled the 47-year-old Osijek, Croatia, man, whose name was withheld, was guilty of raping his wife, 33, and forcing her to perform the sexual act with their... »
