VALJEVO

VALJEVO - The exhibition on Valjevo during the epidemic of typhoid fever in 1914-15, when the whole town was one big hospital, is to open at the National Museum of Valjevo on Thursday, April 2.

The presentation is inspired by the first-person narratives of foreigners who found themselves in Valjevo, western Serbia, at that time.

VALJEVO - The reconstruction of the section of the railway towards Bar in Montenegro through Serbia will begin by the end of the year and it will be funded from the Russian loan worth USD 200 million, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic announced on Tuesday.

4.6M earthquake causes minor damage in western Serbia

Kosjeric -- A 4.6 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter near Kosjeric, and 15 kilometers south of Valjevo, in western Serbia, was registered at 21:47 CET on Sunday.

The 30-second earthquake that was preceded by what was described as "a loud bang" was felt throughout the country.

President attends naming of British residence ceremony

BELGRADE -- British Ambassador Denis Keefe hosted a reception on Thursday to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Elsie Inglis.

The diplomat and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic revealed a memorial plate bearing the Scottish doctor's name.

BELGRADE - Ambassador of Great Britain in Serbia Denis Keefe hosted a reception to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Scottish doctor Elsie Inglis, and on this occasion he and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic also revealed a memorial plate bearing Inglis' name.

Five arrested for child pornography

BELGRADE -- Five persons have been placed under arrest for possession of a large amount of pornographic material made through the abuse of children and minors.

BELGRADE - The first Film and Chips Festival, which focuses on new British film, will be held simultaneously in 10 cities in Serbia January 16-18, 2015, with identical programs.

The Festival is held in cooperation with the British Council, and according to a statement by Belgrade's Dom omladine, it will premiere some of the most recent work by young British authors.

BELGRADE - The first Film and Chips Festival, which focuses on new British film, will be held simultaneously in 10 cities in Serbia January 16-18, 2015, with identical programmes.

According to a statement from Belgrade's Dom omladine, the festival will premiere some of the most recent work by young British authors.

VALJEVO - Following an agreement reached with Minister of Labour, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin, the representatives of several associations of veterans of the 1990s wars on Tuesday stopped a hunger strike that lasted for days.

Serbian language students from abroad meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- The traditional three-day seminar gathering Serbian language students from foreign universities started at the Belgrade Faculty of Philology on Monday.