Serbian PM, senior Chinese military official discuss bilateral ties

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English.news.cn 2011-09-10 00:51:51 FeedbackPrintRSS

BELGRADE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic on Friday discussed bilateral military ties with Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.
During their talks, Cvetkovic said that Xu's visit would play an important role in promoting exchanges and cooperation in military and defense areas between the two nations....more...
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Despite progress, Serbia's EU candidacy linked to Kosovo

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English.news.cn 2011-09-10 06:05:44 FeedbackPrintRSS

BELGRADE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Herman van Rompuy told Serbian officials during the Serbia-EU Forum in Belgrade on Friday that Europe had not forgotten Serbia, but stressed the significance of a compromise over Kosovo....more...
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Bulgaria's intelligence chief warns of threats from western Balkans, terrorists

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English.news.cn 2011-09-09 01:29:39

SOFIA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Lieutenant General Kircho Kirov, Director of Bulgaria's National Intelligence Service, said Thursday that elements from western Balkans and terrorists may threaten the security of his country....more....

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Macedonia celebrates independence

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English.news.cn 2011-09-09 18:18:22 FeedbackPrintRSS

SKOPJE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Macedonians poured into a main square in capital Skopje on Thursday night to celebrate the country's 20th anniversary of independence.
Macedonia got its independence from the former Yugoslavia after the citizens voted for separation in a referendum on September 8, 1991....more...
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Former Serb army chief Perisic sentenced to 27 years in jail

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English.news.cn 2011-09-07 00:11:19

THE HAGUE, Sep. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday sentenced former Yugoslav Army chief Momsilo Perisic to 27 years imprisonment.
He was found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia....more...
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Albania opposition ends boycott of parliament

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English.news.cn 2011-09-06 02:52:17 FeedbackPrintRSS

TIRANA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Albania's main opposition party decided on Monday to come in from the political cold by announcing it is ending its months-long boycott of the parliament.
Edi Rama, leader of the Socialist Party, told the party's lawmakers that to end the boycott is to unblock the way for the tiny western Balkan country to join the European Union (EU)....more...
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Defense formally objects severance of Mladic trial

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English.news.cn 2011-09-01 21:22:02

THE HAGUE, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic officially objected the plan to split his trial, confirmed the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) here on Thursday.
In a written response, Mladic's lawyer Branko Lukic described the motion as "unfair" and "improper."...more...
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Slovenian PM accepts interior minister's resignation offer

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English.news.cn 2011-08-11 02:57:03

LJUBLJANA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor accepted on Wednesday Interior Minister Katarina Kresal's resignation offer amid her alleged involvement in controversial economic activities....more...

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Slovenian PM rejects interior minister's resignation

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English.news.cn 2011-08-10 02:09:44 FeedbackPrintRSS

LJUBLJANA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor on Tuesday refused to accept Interior Minister Katarina Kresal's resignation, hours after the woman minister announced to step down in the face of negative court opinion of her ministry's controversial economic activities....more...
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Slovenian Interior Minister resigns due to economic flaw

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English.news.cn 2011-08-09 20:42:49

LJUBLJANA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian Interior Minister Katarina Kresal annouced on Tuesday that she would offer her resignation to Prime Minister Pahor after the Court of Audit has found that the lease of the premises for the National Bureau of Investigation was flawed....more...
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Third Turkish cargo plane carrying aid to Somalia takes off

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English.news.cn 2011-08-11 16:20:45

ANKARA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A third Turkish Airlines cargo plane took off for Mogadishu Thursday as part of Turkey's aid campaign, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

The aid campaign is jointly launched by the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, Religious Affairs Directorate General, Turkish Red Crescent and the Turkish daily Sabah....more...
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PKK kidnaps three workers in eastern Turkey

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English.news.cn 2011-08-10 20:25:43

ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rebels of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) stormed a construction site in eastern Turkey and kidnapped three workers on Wednesday, said an official statement....more...
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PKK frees kidnapped businessman in southeastern Turkey

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English.news.cn 2011-08-10 18:00:25

ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) released early Wednesday a prominent businessman who was kidnapped over the weekend in southeastern Turkey, local Today's Zaman reported.
Businessman Abdullah Tuz was reportedly abducted after Tarawih, an extra night prayer specific for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the Ferez village of Adakli district in the predominantly Kurdish province of Bingol, said the report, adding that his family informed the gendarmerie after they failed to hear from Tuz....more...

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Court orders arrest of 2 Turkish generals

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English.news.cn 2011-08-08 19:56:49

ISTANBUL, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Istanbul court on Monday ordered the arrest of two generals and 12 others for involvement in a case alleging the Turkish Armed Forces had set up websites to spread anti-government propaganda with the eventual aim of bringing about the government's downfall.
The court ordered the arrest of Gen. Huseyin Nusret Tasdeler and Gen. Hifzi Cubuklu and 12 other people, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported....more...
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Serbia condemns Croatia for glorifying war criminals

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English.news.cn 2011-08-08 05:25:06

BELGRADE, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic on Sunday reproached Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor for her open praise of Croatian generals convicted of war crimes.

Kosor thanked former General Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for their roles in "Operation Storm" in 1995, which resulted in the exodus of ethnic Serbs from Croatia....more...
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One policeman killed, three others wounded in blast in southeastern Turkey

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English.news.cn 2011-08-07 18:19:52

ANKARA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- One policeman was killed and three others wounded in a mine blast in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
The mine, probably planted by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), exploded while a police vehicle was passing by near Cukurca High School in Cukurca town of Hakkari province, killing one policeman and wounding three others, according to the report....more....
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Turkey appoints military head after resignations

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English.news.cn 2011-08-05 01:21:36 FeedbackPrintRSS

ANKARA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey appointed Thursday its new military heads following an unexpected resignation of top brass in a rift with the government.
General Necdet Ozel, former commander of the paramilitary gendarmerie, is promoted to new Chief of General Staff for Turkey' s armed forces....more...
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Turkey appoints new head of armed forces

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English.news.cn 2011-08-04 17:44:34 FeedbackPrintRSS

ANKARA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday approved the appointment of General Necdet Ozel as chief of the Turkish armed forces, as part of a shake-up after former chief of general staff Isik Kosane and three others top generals quit last week in protest against the jailing of generals....more...
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Turkish military officer admits to authenticity of document seeking instability

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English.news.cn 2011-08-03 01:05:18 FeedbackPrintRSS

ISTANBUL, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- A serving officer admitted to an Istanbul court Tuesday the authenticity of a document stating that the Turkish Armed Forces had set up websites to spread anti- government propaganda but denied any plans for a coup.
"That document on propaganda websites is authentic," said Col. Dursun Cicek, currently in prison on suspicion of having drawn up an alleged plot to overthrow the government called the Action Plan to Fight Reactionarism.....more...
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Serbian parliament adopts declaration to stress protection of Kosovo Serbs

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 English.news.cn 2011-08-01 05:48:21

BELGRADE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- In response to the recent escalation of violence in northern Kosovo, the National Assembly of Serbia on Sunday convened a special session of parliament, reconfirming its commitment to the protection of Serb population, reported Radio Television Serbia.
A declaration, adopted after several hours of debate, called on institutions in Kosovo to accept the realities on the ground and for actions to be framed within the context of the UN Resolution 1244.....more...
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