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Freed Tymoshenko Speaks to Packed Maidan
The freed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko gave a moving speech in front of thousands of people on the Maidan square in Kiev.
Tymoshenko was freed from prison after 2.5 years behind bars on accusations of abusing her powers in office.
Despite her ailing health, Tymoshenko spoke from a wheelchair in front of a massive crowd.
Ivana Spanovic beats national record
ISTANBUL - Serbia's athlete Ivana Spanovic managed to beat the national record in long jump and set the score at 6.92 metres at the Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
Spanovic won the gold as she scored the second best result in the world this year.
Pianist Bojan Marjanovic to perform in Carnegie Hall
BELGRADE - Bojan Marjanovic, Ph.D student of the Belgrade Faculty of Music (FMU), won the prestigious award in New York and the chance to play at a concert in the Carnegie Hall on Match 23, FMU released.
Dacic to travel to Sochi and London
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic will travel to Sochi for the closing of the Winter Olympics on Saturday and will afterwards depart for London.
250 Kosovo officers to be deployed in Mitrovica on Sunday
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Regional chief of operations at the Kosovo Police Service Zeljko Bojic stated that 250 members of the Kosovo Police Service would be deployed for the local elections in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Sunday to protect the safety of citizens and polling places.
Dacic calls on Serbs to vote for northern Mitrovica mayor
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic called on Serbs to show up at polling stations in large numbers for the local elections on Sunday and vote for the mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo-Metohija.
Ukraine's President Refutes Resignation News, Claims Coup d'etat
Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych disproved news of his resignation in televised interview Saturday.
Yanukovych said that parliament speaker Volodymyr Rybak was attacked and that lawmakers from his Party of Regions defected due to threats made against them, KyivPost reports.
Northern Mitrovica citizens to elect mayor on Sunday
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Citizens of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, north Kosovo-Metohija, will vote in the elections for the local mayor on Sunday for the fourth time in under four months and the election silence began on Friday at midnight.
City Court Returns Wiretapping Case against Bulgaria's Former IM
Sofia City Court returned the illegal wiretapping case against Bulgaria's former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov to the Prosecutor's Office.
Magistrate Petar Gunchev has found serious procedure violations in the indictments against former IM Tsvetanov and three former executives with the specialized directorate for operational and technical operations.
Office for KiM condemns decision of Kosovo police
BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) condemned the decision of the Kosovo Police Service and Pristina institutions to ban around 120 Kosovo Serbs from visiting the graves of their loved ones on Saturday to mark the Orthodox All Souls' Day.
Ukraine's Parliament Appoints Opposition Leader Acting PM
During an emergency session of parliament on Saturday, 314 out of 450 lawmakers voted to elect opposition leader Oleksandr Turchynov as Ukraine's acting prime minister.
In another sign of how the nation is changing power, parliament has appointed Arsen Avakov as Ukraine's acting interior minister.
Nis citizens call for fierce campaign against violence
NIS - Citizens staged a protest at the Nis central square demanding that the authorities, educational institutions and the media launch a fierce campaign against violence, and they also called on politicians to maintain a responsible attitude.
Vucic: Incentives for investors in next two years only
NOVI SAD - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic called on investors to come to Serbia and announced that they will be granted investment incentives in the next two years only.
Another ATM Robbed in Bulgaria's Capital City
Another ATM robbery was reported Friday night in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia.
Some BGN 60 thousand was stolen from an ATM located in a grocery store in Banishora district around 8.00 pm, Nova Tv reports.
Three-Fourths of All Loans in Bulgaria Up to BGN 5000
Some 75% of all loans in Bulgaria are for amounts of less than BGN 5000, according to data of the Bulgarian National Bank by end-2013.
The number of loans for up to BGN 5000 is 2,001,363 out of 2,654,324 total number of physical persons loans.