Alma Zadic is the first Bosnian to enter the Austrian Parliament
Alma Zadic, who was on the Greens’ list, was elected to the Austrian parliament in the parliamentary elections held yesterday in Austria. Zadic is a lawyer and after a division…
Covic congratulated Kurz: I’m convinced that you’ll continue supporting BiH
The Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Covic congratulated the president of the People’s Party of Austria (OVP) Sebastian Kurz on his victory in yesterday’s extraordinary parliamentary…
What will happen after the Court in The Hague closes?
The Hague court is nearing the very end of its work. The last two verdicts are expected in November - in the case of Prlic, the second-instance verdict will be…
The Daily Star: the UN forgot what it promises in BiH
After the embarrassment they had experienced in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) where they permitted killings in safe zones, the United Nations should not have allowed the events in Myanmar to…
China improves cultural services since 18th CPC National Congress
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has released documents and spent more money to improve services in the cultural sector since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of…
UAE leads in creation of green energy jobs in Gulf
DUBAI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the potential to lead the creation of "green and clean tech jobs" in the Gulf region, UAE officials said…
UAE’s Abu Dhabi fastest growing destination in Mideast
DUBAI, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been named the fastest growing destination city in the Middle East and Africa, the…
PM: Serbia determined to reform, Progress towards EU Integration
BELGRADE, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Thursday said her country was determined to reform and make progress towards European Union (EU) integration for the benefit…
World Bank says water scarcity hampers peace in Mideast
GAZA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The fragility and conflicts in the Middle East region can be blamed on the failure of governments to address water scarcity, local media cited a…
New Zealand sees 100,000 record Population Growth
WELLINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's population grew by 100,400 in the year ended June 2017, the largest ever increase for a year, the country's statistics department Stats NZ…
Trump says U.S. military “locked and loaded” on Korean peninsula nuclear issue
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" to deal with the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula amid…
Macedonia aspires to become next NATO member
BELGRADE, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Membership in the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a strategic goal of Macedonia, and the country hopes to become its 30th member, Macedonian Prime…
Russia prevents 12 terror attacks in six months
MOSCOW, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia has prevented 12 terrorist attacks in the first half of this year amid increasing cases of terrorism recruitment and financing, the Russian Prosecutor General's…
World’s first floating wind farm installed in Scotland
LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The world's first full-scale floating wind farm has taken shape off the northeast coast of Scotland, according to a BBC report. The Peterhead wind farm,…
Wildfires raging along the Adriatic sea coastline
BELGRADE, July 19 (Xinhua) -- No casualties are reported in the wildfires in Montenegro so far, but the system of fire prevention needs to be improved, a governmental meeting said…
Economic Watch: China’s new economy picking up steam amid steady growth
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday reported steady growth of 6.9 percent for the first half of 2017, though the figure was overshadowed by reform progress and performance…
Auto giant Daimler under German gov’t probe in alleged emissions scandal
BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- German Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt has ordered an investigation into diesel vehicles of the carmaker Daimler to find whether it cheated on emissions with…
Serbia’s new gov’t to boost economic growth through innovation
BELGRADE, June 28 (Xinhua) -- If elected, new government of Serbia will continue with the policy of economic reforms started by the previous government together with progress in European integration…
Sweden, U.S. to share fingerprint Databases
STOCKHOLM, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Police in Sweden and the United States will soon be able to search each other's fingerprint registers, Swedish public radio broadcaster SR reported on Thursday.…
London van attack driver believed to have acted alone
LONDON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Security Minister Ben Wallace said Tuesday the suspect in the Finsbury Park attack was not known to the country's security services and it was…
Chinese president envoy to attend Serbian President inauguration Ceremony
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Ji Bingxuan, a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, will attend the inauguration ceremony of new Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on June…
U.S. official hopes to conclude NAFTA renegotiation by year-end
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Department Wilbur Ross said on Monday that he hoped renegotiation on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could be done…
Ana Brnabic, first Woman nominated for Serbia’s PM
BELGRADE, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday signed a decree nominating Ana Brnabic, incumbent minister of Public Administration and Local Self-government, for the post of the…
Macedonia should resolve name dispute to join EU, NATO
SKOPJE, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia's new government should step up efforts now to resolve its name dispute with Greece and advance the country's Euro-Atlantic integration process, Macedonian political experts…
Chinese firm starts building production line for flexible display
WUHAN, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese company has started building the country's first production line for flexible display, which would make China a supplier of the product often used…
Macedonian PM Zaev assures commitment to put Macedonia to EU
SKOPJE, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia's new government is committed to implementing reforms towards accelerating country's European integration process, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Monday. Zaev made the statement…
Theresa May to seek permission to form government
LONDON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Theresa May will visit Buckingham Palace at 12:30 BST (1330 GMT) Friday to seek permission to form a new British government, despite losing her majority…
UAE says funds flow “normal” despite Gulf diplomatic crisis
DUBAI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) central bank in Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday that payments and remittances remain normal, reported the UAE's state news agency…
Major news items in leading German newspapers
BERLIN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Wednesday. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The European Commission (EC) will present a discussion paper…
UN rights council opens its 35th session in Geneva
GENEVA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday opened its 35th regular session at its headquarters here, stressing that a "constructive atmosphere" was crucial for the…
Iran says tension among Arab states “threat to interests” of all region
TEHRAN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that the increasing tension in the relations among Arab states is a threat to the interests of the regional states,…
Clinton compared Trump with Milosevic
In her recent appearance on the New York BookExpo 2017, Hillary Clinton compared Donald Trump with Slobodan Milosevic, for whom she said that he encouraged ethnic cleansing during the war…
Chinese cargo plane delivers relief to flood-hit Sri Lank
COLOMBO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese cargo plane carrying emergency humanitarian relief arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday, which was hit by floods and landslides earlier this week. The…
Ariana Grande Manchester charity show tickets sell out within 6 mins
LONDON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Around 30,000 tickets for U.S. singer Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester to raise funds for victims of last week's terror attack sold out Thursday within…
Beijing’s service trade volume grows rapidly
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's service trade volume exceeded 145 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent, according to data released at the ongoing China…
Serbia’s Vucic resigns as PM to assume presidency
BELGRADE, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic submitted his resignation to the parliamentary Speaker on Tuesday in order to take over his new duty as…
Almost 600,000 flee Iraq’s west Mosul amid ongoing military operations
GENEVA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday that nearly 600,000 civilians have fled their homes since the Iraqi government started its…
U.S. stocks mixed amid soft economic Data
NEW YORK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded mixed on Friday, as investors were digesting the latest economic data from the country. At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Over 60,000 migrants reach Europe by sea this year
GENEVA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 60,521 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe this year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported Friday.…
U.S. stocks open higher after Fed minutes
NEW YORK, May 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting all-time highs, as investors continued to cheer the minutes from the Federal…
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong closed at 11,610 Hong Kong dollars (about 1,490.60 U.S. dollars) per tael on Wednesday, down 90 Hong Kong…
Rouhani wins Iran’s presidential election with 57 pct of ballots
TEHRAN, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's incumbent President Hassan Rouhani won the country's presidential election, Iran's Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, announced here on Saturday. Out of 41,220,131 counted votes,…
2,000-yr-old rock carving reveals China’s ancient astronomy
HOHHOT, May 19 (Xinhua) -- After two years of research, archaeologists Friday confirmed astronomical engravings had been found on a 2,000-year-old rock carving in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.…
Albanian political parties strike deal to end crisis
TIRANA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- After several hours of talks, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama and head of Albanian opposition Lulzim Basha reached an agreement in the early hours of…
Belt and Road forum points clear way for future cooperation
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Wednesday the just concluded Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation outlined the roadmap for the success of the…
Sweden proposes new weapons amnesty in 2018
STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish Government on Wednesday proposed a three-month weapons amnesty in the spring of 2018, according to a statement issued on the government's website. "We…
Participants in the Leaders Roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation adopted a joint Communique
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Participants in the Leaders Roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation adopted a joint communique and released an outcome list on Monday.…
Belt and Road Initiative has a lot of potential: ICRC chief
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative has a lot of potential, said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an…
UN chief says China strong pillar of open, multilateral world
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China has shown it is a strong pillar of an open world and multilateralism by hosting the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, UN…
Putin, Moon stress political solution to tensions on Korean Peninsula
MOSCOW, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and new South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday emphasized a political and diplomatic solution to the tensions on the Korean…
