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Former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic, alias Captain Dragan, who was convicted of committing war crimes against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war in 1991, was released from Lepoglava prison in northern Croatia on Saturday morning after serving his 13-and-a-half-year sentence.

Bucharest, Mar 28 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis stated on Saturday, that things will continue to be grave and that an increase in the number of patients is expected, yet he said the state is preparing better and better to overcome this very difficult time. "It's a hard period, it's a very hard period.

The Romanian authorities will take "even tougher measures the moment they become absolutely mandatory" to restrict the COVID-19 spread, President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday. "We are confronted with an unprecedented situation, in which the life of each citizen is up to firm decisions.

The UN court in The Hague postponed appeal hearings in the trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, who is challenging his conviction for genocide and other crimes, because he needs to undergo surgery.

Turkish singer Müslüm Gürses, a national legend for his mournful, melancholy lyrics and contributions to arabesque music, will be remembered this week at an Istanbul cemetery, as March 3 marks the seventh anniversary of his passing. 

At a special session on ended early on Thursday, the assembly of Bosnia's mainly Serb entity, Republika Srpska, backed vetoes proposed by Milorad Dodik on the visit of the President of Montenegro and on cooperation with the EU border agency Frontex.

Exile Room in Monastiraki will present a screening of the film "Animals" ("Tiere," 2019) by German director Jonas Spriestersbach on Thursday, February 27. The surrealist documentary focuses on the relationship between humans and their pets and the way we study, interpret and mimic animal behaviors.

Media reports say the manager of Serbian Real Madrid football player Luka Jovic, and his associates, have been charged with money laundering and offences against the public purse in Spain. 

Abdilgafar Fali Ramadani, the German-born Macedonian manager of Jovic, oversaw his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid for 60 million euros in 2019. 

The April elections will be a moment of truth for Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev - who won praise for reviving his country's Euro-Atlantic hopes - but also criticism for ducking reforms at home.

Turkish freestyle wrestler Süleyman Atlı advanced on Feb. 14 to the men's finals in the European Championships in Rome.

Atli beat Armenian Mihran Jaburyan 6-3 in the semifinals in the 57 kg category.

He will face Russian Azamat Tuskaev in the final.

The 2020 edition of the European Championships runs through Feb. 16.

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