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Dancing Alexander-style, Down Under

15 March 2010 | By Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic The issue of national identity is taken seriously by Balkan people – including the least serious among them.


Serbs Mark Sixth Anniversary of Riots in Kosovo
17 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

Six years after ethnic Albanians attacked Serb enclaves in Kosovo in what became the worst single attack against Kosovo Serbs since the 1999 war, reconstruction of damaged property is ongoing but Serbian officials believe that conditions for the return of the Serb population have not yet been established.

Tadic, Van Rompuy Won't Attend Regional Summit
19 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

A regional conference scheduled for Saturday will go forward even though Serbian President Boris Tadic will not attend the event. There are also indications that the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, will not be present.

Dolic: Rape of 17-year old girl
19 March 2010 |

A protected Prosecution witness says she was raped by "soldier Dole" in 1993, identifying indictee Darko Dolic as the person who raped her.



Romania Press Review - November 3

| 03 November 2009 |
 
Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

ADEVARUL
Romania's Health Ministry has decided to place under quarantine all hospitals in the country due to the threat  of swine flu. Antiviral medicines will be delivered to hospitals, which will also get additional funding for purchasing surgical masks and disinfectants.

GARDIANUL
A latest poll shows that the president of leftist Social Democratic Party, PSD, Mircea Geoana is now the favourite to defeat incumbent President Traian Basescu in the 22 November presidential election. Around 33 per cent of voters said they will vote Geoana, while Basescu is supported by 32 per cent of voters.

ZIARUL FINANCIAR
Only two or three state-owned companies will keep receiving state subsidies in 2010 as the International Monetary Fund has asked the government to stop offering state aid to 10 loss making firms under monitoring, deputy Economy Minister Tudor Serban was quoted as saying.



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Tim Burton’s latest film, Alice in Wonderland, is easily his most visually stunning yet, showing just how vividly the magic can be put on the big screen. Burton has lined a top-notch cast in front of a green wall allowing him to let his imagination fly, but limiting the actors’ opportunity to give vent to their expressions.