Serbia
Europe
Serbia School Shooting Leaves 8 Children Dead
Eight children and a security guard have been killed after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on his teacher and other students in a school shooting in Serbia, the country's interior ministry has said.
The seventh-grade student used his father's gun...
Diplomacy
Tensions Mount Between Ethnic Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo
Tensions are escalating between the Serb minority and the Albanian majority in Kosovo, prompting the Serbian armed forces to enter a state of high alert. Serbian military intervention is unlikely but remains a distinct possibility.
Northern Kosovo is the epicenter...
Europe
Death Toll from Virus of West Nile Rises Sharply Across Europe, EU Agency Warns
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has warned that the reported cases of people who were contaminated by the virus of West Nile in Europe are 3.5 times more than last year.
Greece's toll of victims rose to...
Europe
Leaders Of Greece Bulgaria Romania Back Serbia EU Membership
The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have expressed their support for Serbia's bid to join them in the European Union, saying the move would help guarantee regional peace and security.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai...
Europe
Refugees, Migrants Risk Death as Bitter Cold Grips Europe
U.N. aid agencies are appealing to authorities in Europe to assist and protect thousands of refugees and migrants trying to survive the harsh winter weather that is gripping the continent. They say people in Greece and the Balkan states...
Europe
EU Calls for ‘Political Solutions’ in Dealing With Migrant Crisis
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has called for "political solutions" in dealing with "the root causes" of the migrant crisis: war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Speaking Friday in Belgrade, Serbia,...
Europe
As Europe Migrant Crisis Swells, UN Urges Better Response
Record numbers of migrants are entering Hungary, officials said Tuesday, as well as arriving in many other parts of Europe. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on all governments to respond compassionately to this human tide of people who...
Europe
Hungary Looks to Block Entry of Thousands of Migrants
Thousands of migrants rode trains and buses and walked through FYROM and Serbia on Sunday in an effort to get to European Union member Hungary, where authorities are building a razor-wire fence to keep them from entering.
The migrants, mostly...
Europe
Greek Rescue Team Joins Serbian Rescue Operation
On Monday, a Greek rescue team will be participating in a rescue operation in Serbia and Bosnia, which started in recent days due to the worst floods in the Balkans’ modern history.
Eight members of the Hellenic Rescue Team, active under the umbrella of the...
Art
Paintings of Greece by Serbian Artists
An exhibition of paintings titled Greece in the consciences and hearts of Serbian painters, by art historian Nikola Kusovac, was opened in the large gallery of the Serbian Armed Forces Club.
The exhibition, which coincides with the Greek EU presidency,...