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Police, military security agency: Serbians are safe
Police, military security agency: Serbians are safe
BELGRADE -- "All citizens of Serbia are safe," Police Director Milorad Veljovic and Director of the Military Security Agency (VBA) Petar Cvetkovic said on Monday morning.
NATO, EU urge 'restraint' as Macedonia clashes leave 22 dead
NATO and the EU called for a return to calm in Macedonia May 10 after clashes between police and an armed group left at least 22 people dead, raising concerns about presumed ethnic-Albanian unrest in the Balkan region.
President, PM offer condolences to Macedonian leaders
President, PM offer condolences to Macedonian leaders
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic sent a telegram of condolences to Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Sunday in the wake of the clashes in Kumanovo.
"No indications conflict will spill over to Serbia"
"No indications conflict will spill over to Serbia"
BELGRADE -- The current security situation is satisfactory and there are no indications that clashes in Macedonia will spill over to Serbia in the coming period.
This was concluded on Sunday during a meeting of the Security Services Coordination Bureau.
8 Macedonian police, 14 Albanian terrorist die in clashes
8 Macedonian police, 14 Albanian terrorist die in clashes
SKOPJE -- The Macedonian police have published footage of the arrest and identification of a group suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in Kumanovo.
Macedonia Was Aware of Danger Posed by Kumanovo Attackers
Macedonia warned early this year 17 European states of the activities of the group whose attack in Kumanovo left 8 police officers dead, the country's President has said.
Regional Cyber Security Summit begins at Palace of Parliament
The Ministry for Information Society together with the US Department of Commerce and the Commercial Service of the US Embassy in Bucharest are organising in the following three days at the Palace of the Parliament a Regional Cyber Security Summit, the US Embassy in Bucharest informs.
Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Macedonia Deputy PM Cancels Bulgaria Visit over Kumanovo Attack
Macedonian Deputy PM on European Affairs Fatmir Besimi has canceled his May 11 visit to Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia has said.
Bulgaria Intelligence Following Macedonia Events, PM Says
Intelligence services in Bulgaria are closely following developments in neighboring Macedonia, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.
He has also made an apparent reference to his own resignation in 2013 after tensions were accumulated in society with large-scale protests rocking the country.
Death toll 'Reaches 8' after Attack in Macedonia's Kumanovo
More police officers have died of their wounds after the Saturday attack in Kumanovo, northwestern Macedonia, local media reports suggest.
Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska earlier said the shootout between gunmen and police had claimed the lives of 5 officers and had left 30 injured.
Eight police officers, 14 gunmen killed in Macedonia clashes
Eight police officers and 14 members of an "armed group" were killed in a day-long gun battle in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia, the government said on Sunday, violence that added a dangerous twist to months of political crisis.
Five Dead, 30 Injured in Macedonia Police Operation - IntMin
Saturday's special operation in the town of Kumanovo has claimed the lives of 5 police officers, Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska has announced.
Another thirty have been wounded, with some of them taken to hospital. Some of the assaulters have been killed, but the number is not known.
Policemen Wounded in Macedonia Gun Battle
Police battled an unidentified group of gunmen from early Saturday morning in Kumanov, with the interior ministry confirming that six officers were wounded and unconfirmed media reports quoting medical sources as saying that at least three were killed in the shooting and some 20 wounded.
EU Commissioner Calls on Macedonian Opposition to Return to Parliament
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn called on the Macedonian opposition to return to parliament in order to defuse the heightened political tensions, which have recently gripped the country.
Hahn said this after a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on Thursday, the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) informs.
Kosovo Indicts 32 Suspected Islamist Terrorists
Kosovo's Special Court in Thursday charged 32 persons with terrorism and for having direct or indirect ties to Islamic State, IS, and Al Nusra.
Of the 32 accused, 29 are accused of organizing, participating in and recruitment to terrorism, while three are accused of weapons possession.