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Vucic pledges to lead Serbia openly and boldly
BELGRADE – Serbia’s new Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic pledged before the citizens gathered in front of the Serbian parliament in central Belgrade late on Sunday to lead Serbia in an honest, straightforward manner.
Serbia's next prime minister's first visit will be to Bosnia
BELGRADE - Serbia's next prime minister Aleksandar Vucic's first visit to a foreign country after assuming office will be to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Vucic announced this when he presented the programme of his government to the parliament, explaining that regional cooperation, along with mutual respect and agreement would be one of the priorities of the Serbian government.
New Serbian gov't to hold first meeting on Monday
BELGRADE - The new Serbian government will hold its first meeting on Monday, the government's press office has announced.
The new government, headed by Aleksandar Vucic, has been elected on Sunday evening and has a total of 19 members, the prime minister included.
DS: SNS continues fight against imaginary enemies
BELGRADE - The opposition Democratic Party (DS) has stated on Sunday that the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is leading a fight against "imaginary enemies", noting that the party's claims that Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS), instead of being a national broadcasting service, is serving as a platform for attacks on SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic are unbelievable.
Serbia gets new gov't, prime minister Aleksandar Vucic
BELGRADE - Serbia got a new government led by Aleksandar Vucic, after 198 MPs voted in favor of it on Sunday evening.
Vučić presents his cabinet's program to parliament
Vučić presents his cabinet's program to parliament
BELGRADE -- Serbia’s Prime Minister-designate Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that he was taking "full responsibility for the bold reform policy of the new government."
It's goal is economic recovery and modernization of Serbia, he told MPs.
Macedonia Vote Marred by Opposition Fraud Claims
A dispute over the second-round presidential run-off and snap parliamentary elections erupted as polls closed at 7pm local time, with the authorities praising the vote as democratic while the opposition Social Democrats claimed the elections were fraudulent, setting the scene for fresh political discord in the country.
President Plevneliev: Bulgaria Backs EU Decisions on Ukraine
President Rosen Plevneliev has emphasized the clear and unambiguous support of Bulgaria for all decisions of the EU and the European Parliament in an interview for Deustchlandfunk.
Asked to comment on the crisis in Ukraine, he noted that Russia's annexation of Crimea had questioned the very foundations of the system of international law.
Bulgaria's Dimitrov Wins ATP World Tour 250 in Bucharest
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov has won the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Bucharest by beating the Czech Republic's Lucas Rosol by 7:6 (2), 6:1.
On Sunday Dimitrov scored his third ATP World Tour title after the one in Stockholm in October 2013 and the one in Acapulco in February 2014, according to reports of Sega daily.
Zimonjic, Nestor suffer defeat in Barcelona final
BARCELONA - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor of Canada have not managed to claim the doubles title at the Barcelona Open.
The Serbian-Canadian double lost to Stephane Robert (France) - Jesse Huta Galung (the Netherlands) 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.
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Olivera Jevtic wins half marathon race
BELGRADE - Serbia's Olivera Jevtic won the half marathon race at the 27th Belgrade Marathon on Sunday.
Jevtic finished in 1:19:17 for her eighth career half marathon win in the Serbian capital, winning the title of national champion at the same time.
Jevtic has also won the marathon race in Belgrade twice in her career.
Kenya's Bernard Kipkorir Talam wins 27th Belgrade Marathon
BELGRADE - Kenya's Bernard Kipkorir Talam is the winner of the 27th Belgrade Marathon, which featured over 20,000 competitors in the Serbian capital on Sunday.
Talam finished the race in 2:14:35, followed by compatriot Paul Kimeli Samoei, who finished in 2:15:50.
Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Boy for Double Murder in Southern Bulgaria
An 18-year-old student was arrested on Sunday for the double murder of a 24-year-old mother and her 7-year-old daughter in the southern Bulgarian town of Dzhebel.
On Saturday, the dead bodies of the 24-year-old Dzheylyan Yusuf and her 7-year-old daughter Dzheida were discovered in the apartment in which they were living, according to reports of Darik radio.
Bulgaria Refugee Agency Head BlamesTraffickers for Negative NGO Report
Nikolay Chirpanliev, Chair of Bulgaria's State Agency for Refugees, has rejected the allegations of international human rights organizations of cases of violence against refugees.
Human Rights Watch has argued in a report that Bulgarian border police pushed back into Turkey asylum seekers. At the same time, the Border Monitoring NGO is also looking into similar cases.
Pope Francis Declares Popes John Paul II, John XXIII as Saints
Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in an unprecedented ceremony in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.
A Mass co-celebrated by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict was watched by roughly one million pilgrims at the Vatican, while millions more watched on television around the world.