News archive of October 2014

NATO's new chief said on Thursday the alliance is increasing its readiness and air policing following a spike in Russian air force activity in Eastern Europe.

Jens Stoltenberg said while NATO is not back on Cold War terms with its former arch-enemy, recent Russian behavior has severely undermined the trust built up over decades.

Greece coach Claudio Ranieri has dropped striker Georgios Samaras from the national team after a dismal start to European Championship qualifying.

Samaras, who plays for West Bromwich Albion, is one of Greeces best-known players following his six-year spell at Celtic and after helping the national team reach the second round at the World Cup in Brazil.

Istanbul’s Üsküdar Municipality has decided to halt the construction of a small mosque next to the Validebağ grove, after activists continued to brave inclement weather by camping out on the site to prevent the cutting down of the grove's trees.

Protesters stormed Burkina Faso's parliament Thursday, dragging furniture and computers onto the street and setting the main chamber ablaze, in the most significant challenge to the president's rule during his 27 years in power.
     

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated that the real issue lies in the nature of the messages Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama would send during his forthcoming visit to Serbia and not in the answer to the question as to whether or not he should go to Presevo, municipality in southern Serbia which is home to majority ethnic Albanian pop

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav NIkolic appointed Miodrag Nikolin as non-resident ambassasdor to the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, with his residence in Yangon, Myanmar, according to Official Gazette.

Bozin Nikolic was appointed non-resident ambassador to Namibia, with his office being in Pretoria, South Africa.

Joseph Daul, who heads the European People's Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament, has urged Bulgarian politicians to form a government after uniting around certain priorities.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta visited the ArcelorMittal ironworks in Hunedoara (northwest of Bucharest) on Thursday. He declared the management told him the company will close this year on a profit.

By Mark Deen & Rainer Buergin

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Jahjaga will not take part in Belgrade gathering

BELGRADE -- Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga will not be traveling to Belgrade this weekend, B92 has learned.

Jahjaga was to attend a meeting of a trilateral commission that will be held from October 31 until November 2.