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Seenews: news report of 03.05.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Sunday 3 May 2009 - 1449 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Albania rejects report it is giving territory to Greece May 03, 2009, 15:41 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — The foreign ministry on Wednesday (April 29th) denied a report of an agreement reached between Tirana and Athens that gives Albani... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniarejectsreportitisgivingterritorytogreece-154123921

EU: Albania "halfway through" to membership May 03, 2009, 15:41 CET | Story | SETimes EU officials welcomed Albania’s formal application for membership in the 27-nation bloc Tuesday but noted that the country’s upcoming general elections will be critical for its bid. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eu_albania_halfwaythrough_tomembership-154109472

* Bosnia *

Can Serbs driven out of Kosovo return? May 03, 2009, 18:00 CET | Story | B92 Only those returnees who "really want to live in Kosovo" can count on the state’s support, says Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović. Bogdanović told B92 that the government will support "all those who wish to return to Kosovo", but that "only the returnees who really intend to stay" in the province can count of the state’s assistance. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/canserbsdrivenoutofkosovoreturn_-180020506

"Fewer seats good idea, but not this year" May 03, 2009, 18:00 CET | Story | B92 Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović has commented on a proposal to reduce the number of seats in Serbia’s parliament to 150 from 250. President Boris Tadić’s idea is a "useful initiative that can be considered", the ruling Socialists (SPS) officials said, but pointed out that it is "not too realistic that such it could be realized this year, which is extremely difficult economy-wise". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_fewerseatsgoodidea_butnotthisyear_-180005411

Berlusconi’s wife to divorce him May 03, 2009, 16:50 CET | Story | B92 The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that she will file for divorce. Veronica Lario reportedly said she could not be with a man who "consorted with minors" after her husband attended a female friend’s 18th birthday party. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/berlusconi_swifetodivorcehim-165019728

"U.S. ambassador in Belgrade leaving" May 03, 2009, 16:50 CET | Story | B92 A Belgrade weekly writes that U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter will leave his post before the end of his mandate. NIN reports that for this reason, "unofficially, a battle is already on in Washington to choose his successor". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_u_s_ambassadorinbelgradeleaving_-165004513

Furniture manufacturer teams up with Ikea May 03, 2009, 16:15 CET | Story | B92 Vranje-based Simpo furniture maker and Swedish Ikea have signed a cooperation contract worth EUR 5.5mn, writes daily Politika. Simpo’s Managing Board chairman Milan Nikolić told the Belgrade newspaper that the deal concerns the factory’s upholstery unit, and described it as being "very significant". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/furnituremanufacturerteamsupwithikea-161504467

Hague tribunal rejects Karadzic’s challenge of court’s jurisdiction May 03, 2009, 15:41 CET | Story | SETimes THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — The UN war crimes tribunal on Wednesday (April 29th) rejected a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic c... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/haguetribunalrejectskaradzic_schallengeofcourt_sjurisdiction-15415438

Opposition leader suspects foul play May 03, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 Opposition New Serbia (NS) leader Velimir Ilić says he suspects he was ambushed and attacked in his daughter’s apartment in Belgrade. Ilić told daily Večernje Novosti that doctors, and the severity of the injury he sustained, gave him arguments for this claim. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/oppositionleadersuspectsfoulplay-154004554

40 kilos of cocaine seized on Albania-Greece border May 03, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | B92 Albanian police say they have confiscated 40 kilograms of cocaine on the Kakvia border crossing between this country and Greece. The value of the drugs is estimated at about half a million euros, while the police said this was "the largest quantity of cocaine found in Albania", Makfax news agency reports this Sunday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/40kilosofcocaineseizedonalbania-greeceborder-140005101

Mexico plea as virus "stabilizes" May 03, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | B92 There is no evidence of the swine flu virus spreading in a sustained way outside North America, a top World Health Organization official says. Dr Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response, praised European nations’ handling of cases and said events did not seem out of control. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mexicopleaasvirus_stabilizes_-132534856

ICO: Belgrade is no obstacle May 03, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | B92 The decentralization process in Kosovo cannot take place without Serb participation, but Belgrade is not an obstacle to this process, says an ICO spokesman. "We do not consider Belgrade to be an obstacle in this process in any way. The whole process is meant for the people in Kosovo, especially the Serb community led by the government of Kosovo. Of course, constructive support is always welcome, whether it comes from a country, an NGO, or individuals," Andy McGuffie told VOA. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ico_belgradeisnoobstacle-132520280

Patients commits suicide in hospital May 03, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | B92 An asthmatic patient in Valjevo, western Serbia, last night killed himself by jumping from a hospital window. The patient, identified as 30-year-old M.G., was admitted to the hospital’s pulmonary ward "with aggravated primary illness", which was bronchial asthma. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/patientscommitssuicideinhospital-132505310

"New govt. cooperates better on terror" May 03, 2009, 11:51 CET | Story | B92 The Serbian state institutions’ cooperation in the fight against terrorism has "improved significantly" since the forming of the new government. Serbian executive organs and security agencies, especially customs, criminal investigations and border police, Security-Intelligence Agency (BIA) and other security services have significantly improved their mutual cooperation in the fight against terrorism since the government was formed in July last year, says a State Department report. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_newgovt_cooperatesbetteronterror_-115104251

U.S. Lawmaker: Obama spending "staggering" May 03, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 A Republican lawmaker said U.S. President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office can be summed up with three words - "spending, taxing and borrowing." During the party’s weekly address Saturday, Representative Lynn Jenkins blasted Mr. Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress for passing a $787 billion stimulus package and a $3.4 trillion federal budget plan. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_lawmaker_obamaspending_staggering_-115049471

Russian guards take up duties in Abkhazia, S. Ossetia May 03, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 Russian border guards have started their duties as part of a joint border-protection agreement concluded between Russia and Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The border deals, which Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed with the two republics at a ceremony in the Kremlin on Thursday, have been condemned by NATO for being a "clear contravention" of a French-brokered cease fire agreement. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russianguardstakeupdutiesinabkhazia_s_ossetia-115034629

World Press Freedom Day marked in Serbia May 03, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 Serbia and the world mark Press Freedom Day this Sunday. Pressure on the media in the country is still present, while several cases of murders of journalists remain unsolved. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/worldpressfreedomdaymarkedinserbia-115019774

Gunmen kill Albanian opposition MP May 03, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 Gunmen shot and killed an Albanian opposition Socialist Party lawmaker on Saturday evening, police said. The murder came as the west Balkan country prepares to hold elections seen as crucial in its bid for European Union accession. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/gunmenkillalbanianoppositionmp-115004623

Ex-KLA faces war crimes probe May 03, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | B92 One of the former leaders of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Fatmir Limaj, is under "intense war crimes investigation". This was announced in Belgrade on Saturday by Serbia’s War Crimes Prosecution, whose spokesman Bruno Vekarić said that in order for this office to process someone acquitted by the Hague Tribunal, it must consult with the presiding judge of a chamber that tried the the case. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ex-klafaceswarcrimesprobe-112019505

Minister: No swine flu virus in Serbia May 03, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | B92 Health Minister Tomica Milosavljević said on Saturday that Torlak reference laboratory in Belgrade will be supplied with new reagents. This will happen "immediately following the May Day holidays, so that the results of this institution will not have to be verified at the central laboratory in London", said he. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/minister_noswinefluvirusinserbia-112004435

"Government must not minimize worker protests" May 02, 2009, 19:40 CET | Story | B92 Labor Minister Rasim Ljajić said on Saturday that the government should not minimize "workers’ protests". Instead, it should must take a pro-active role and set up a crisis headquarters before these protests are radicalized. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_governmentmustnotminimizeworkerprotests_-194048619

Amnesty outraged at Iran execution May 02, 2009, 19:40 CET | Story | B92 Iranian authorities on Friday executed a woman convicted of a crime she was alleged to have committed while still under 18, Amnesty International revealed. Delara Darabi was put to death in Rasht Central Prison, becoming the second woman to be executed in the Islamic republic this year. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/amnestyoutragedatiranexecution-1940349

Đoković through to Rome final May 02, 2009, 19:40 CET | Story | B92 Serbia’s Novak Đoković beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 2-1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) at the Rome Masters semifinals on Saturday. Federer was up a set when the match was postponed for an hour due to rain. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/__okovi__throughtoromefinal-194019431

Somali pirates seize Greek ship May 02, 2009, 19:40 CET | Story | B92 A Greek-owned ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the Seychelles, a seafarers group says. The Ukrainian crew were believed unharmed in the night-time attack, about 250 nautical miles (463km) from the Indian Ocean islands. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/somalipiratesseizegreekship-194004462

* Bulgaria *

Bulgaria Blue Coalition: No More Underhand, Criminal Machinations May 02, 2009, 23:15 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian rightist Blue Coalition has said Saturday that it will not allow any more underhand and criminal machinations in political life.The coalition issued Saturday a declaration as an answer to the statements made Friday by the Deputy PM from the Ethnic Turk Party (DPS), Emel Etem."Twenty years now DPS has been dealing with the hard task of political mediator in Bulgaria, in order to bring to life the left or the right.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariabluecoalition_nomoreunderhand_criminalmachinations-23151453

* Croatia *

* Macedonia *

Macedonia, CERN sign co-operation agreement May 03, 2009, 15:41 CET | Story | SETimes The world’s biggest scientific laboratory — CERN — has invited Macedonia to participate in scientific research and training. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_cernsignco-operationagreement-154139145

* Moldova *

Global crisis pushing almost 35 million people back into poverty and vulnerability in Europe and Central Asia May 02, 2009, 20:45 CET | Story | Interlic After enjoying a decade of strong growth and poverty reduction, the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are now seeing the global economic and financial crisis push almost 35 million people back into poverty and vulnerability, or about one-third of the people that had escaped from it over the last ten years, the World Bank said today at its regular regional economic briefing at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/globalcrisispushingalmost35millionpeoplebackintopovertyandineurope-204517163

* Serbia *

* Slovenia *

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