Slovenian president calls for referendum on border agreement with Croatia (People’s Daily)
Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk called on Friday for the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to be “put to verification” to the people in a consultative referendum. The president said that a referendum needs to take place before the document is ratified, as it would not make sense to ask people about their opinion once the document has already been endorsed, according to Slovenian news …
Serbian police arrest five war crimes suspects in eastern Bosnia (People’s Daily)
Serbian police have arrested five people suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Bosnia in 1992, war crimes prosecutors said in a statement on Friday. The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has submitted a request to the War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court for carrying out an investigation into six people on whether they committed war crimes against civilians in …
Greece Star Georgios Samaras Eager To Face Ukraine (Goal.com)
Greece and Ukraine will battle it out for one spot at the 2010 World Cup when they meet on November 14 and then again four days later. Greek forward Georgios Samaras is eagerly anticipating the two games and has admitted that he can’t stop thinking about the tie.
Where Art and Faith Embrace in Gura Humorului, Romania (New York Times)
GURA HUMORULUI, ROMANIA The Bucovina region in the far north of the country, wrote the Romanian scholar Silviu Sanie, is one of those blessed realms where sacred and secular monuments have enriched the enchanting natural landscape.
Canada Announce Roster For Macedonia & Poland Friendlies (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
17 players have been chosen for the European trip set for the next two weeks.
Macedonia, Kosovo to exchange ambassadors within three months (People’s Daily)
Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje. Hyseni is on his first ever official visit to neighboring Macedonia after Pristina and Skopje signed a mutual border agreement last month and pledged to establish full diplomatic …
Jailed Turkish National Used False Bulgarian ID to Fleece Casinos (Novinite.com)
A Turkish national has been jailed for 16 months in the UK for cheating casinos out of 3 000 a night for three years. Photo by BGNES
Jailed Turkish National Used False Bulgarian ID to Fleece Casinos (Novinite.com)
One of the world’s most notorious casino cheats has been jailed for a three-year fraud that spread all over the UK and several other countries.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-06 11:57 WRAPUP 1-Hungary, Czech imports plunge to drag on recovery (Interactive Investor)
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Bulgaria PM: Ethnic Turkish Leader Covered Up All Traces (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria’s prime minister has said it is impossible to strip the immunity from prosecution of ethnic Turkish leader Ahmed Dogan as he has been careful not to leave evidence of his allegedly controversial deals.
