Serbia
Jordanian passenger jet makes emergency landing in Belgrade
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 22:46.A Royal Jordanian jet airliner safely made an emergency landing in Belgrade Saturday late afternoon, Serbian television RTS reported.
Patriarch Pavle resigns as head of Serbian church
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 14:14.
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Patriarch Pavle, has resigned owing to poor health, the SPC said on its website Friday.
The Holy Synod, the SPC government, said Pavle requested to be relieved when the church assembly takes place on November 11.
Nobel, neighbours sour Serbia's success at UN
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 22:41.Serbia's latest slap came from the Nobel peace prize committee Friday, ending a week in which Belgrade declared a rare diplomatic triumph in its quest to keep Kosovo.
Only on Wednesday, Serbia hailed the UN General Assembly decision to back its campaign for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence.
Serbian papers hail "great victory" over West in UN
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 08:17.Serbian newspapers on Thursday announced a "great diplomatic victory" following a UN decision to seek an advisory legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence.
Merkel rejects Serbian proposal to divide Kosovo
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 16:20.Emerging from talks with visiting Serbian President Boris Tadic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Wednesday proposals for an ethnic division of Kosovo.
Reports from Belgrade the previous day suggested that Tadic himself had suggested division as a compromise, but in Berlin, Tadic said that he had been misunderstood.
Top politician arrested in corruption sting
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 14:16.Serbian police arrested the mayor of an affluent town and prominent politician from President Boris Tadic's party in a crackdown on organized crime, local reports said Wednesday.
Goran Knezevic, two-time mayor of Zrenjanin since 2006, was arrested along with several other suspects allegedly involved in rigging tenders for public services and shady land deals.
War crimes trial of Serb general Perisic postponed
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 13:22.The war crimes trial of Serb General Momcilo Perisic has been postponed, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Wednesday, shortly before proceedings were due to begin.
Now new date has been set.
Pristina dismisses Belgrade's hint at Kosovo partition
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 12:27.Serbian President Boris Tadic hinted at a possible initiative by Belgrade to partition the breakaway Kosovo, drawing an angry dismissal from Pristina on Tuesday.
"If we spend all other options, and there are many, I'm ready to consider that option," Tadic said in an interview, pointing out that partition is "not on the agenda at this moment.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
