South Slavs

The arrest of an ethnic Albanian on suspicion of killing a young Macedonian has raised ethnic tensions and provoked a new outbreak of protests in the capital, Skopje.

Esad Dzudzevic, acting head of the Bosniak National Council, BNV, in Serbia, said the council will urge members of the Bosniak [Muslim] community in Serbia to remove Serbian-sounding endings to their last names, such as "vic" and "ic".

Senior bishops of the Macedonian Orthodox Church have called for jailed priest Jovan Vraniskovski to be pardonned ahead of potentially important talks between the Macedonian and Serbian churches.

The all-female madrassa, which was launched in the village of Miljes on Sunday, is a religious high school which is intended to give pupils a basic knowledge of Islamic culture and religion.

Its construction was funded by a Kuwaiti foundation, Rahma al-Alamiya, and will be able to take in around 200 girls.

Serbia, BiH journalists collaborate to show human side of conflicts

"Rectitude and ethics characterize Serbian soldiers"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić received on April 23, Serbian Army Day, with members of the Defense Ministry and the armed forces.

He stated that rectitude, conscientiousness and ethics characterized the Serbian troops, and that he was proud of them.