Večernje novosti

A 41-year-old man from Pirot in southern Serbia has been arrested for defrauding a U.S. company, Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting.

T.M. used "social engineering techniques and false electronic accounts" to act as the owner of an non-existent Germany-based company, and receive USD 492,000 from the U.S. firm.

PM Aleksandar Vucic is "close to a decision" to call early parliamentary elections, that would be held along with provincial and local ballots.

This has been reported by the daily Vecernje Novosti on Thursday.

A 20-year-old man from the village of Siget near Novi Knezevac, northern Serbia, has been placed under arrest for committing acts of domestic violence.

The man, E.L., attacked and lightly injured his mother and younger brother, the police said, the daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting.

A patient named as V.V. has attacked and fatally injured a nurse in the Health Center in the town of Sabac, western Serbia.

Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting that the man used a knife to stab the nurse.

Former commander of the Serbian Interior Ministry's Gendarmerie unit Gen. Bratislav Dikic has asked to retire due to illness, Vecernje Novosti daily writes.

Serbian National Assembly Speaker Maja Gojkovic who wore a hijab during her recent Iran trip thus "caused a great deal of attention," a Belgrade daily writes.

Two employees of the Serbian embassy were kidnapped in Libya on Sunday "by mistake," a Belgrade daily is quoting unofficial information.

Two Serbian embassy employees kidnapped in Libya on Sunday are held in a house "on the outskirts of the town of Sabratha," a Belgrade daily writes on Wednesday.

According to Vecernje Novosti, Serbian security services are "constantly in contact with Libyan authorities," and through them with the kidnappers.

Serbian citizens abducted in Libya have been located "near the town of Sabratha," the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti said it learned.

A convoy of Serbian embassy vehicles came under attack in this town on Sunday, when an embassy official and a driver were taken by the kidnappers.

A Belgrade-based daily is writing on Thursday that Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic intends to ask Russians to deliver various armaments to Serbia.