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The next election is seen as a referendum on Serbia’s EU ties

For Serbia, elections seem to be becoming a national pastime. Serbians will soon be asked to go to the polls for the third time in less than two years.

President Boris Tadic is expected to dissolve parliament within the next few days and order an early general election to take place in May.

It follows the collapse of Serbia’s coalition government at the weekend.

Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence has caused political shock waves in Belgrade. Continue reading »

Tags: BBC, Boris Tadic, elections, EU, Kosovo, poll, president, Serbia, Vojislav Kostunica

Immediate family members gathered in Colombo for the writer’s funeral

British science-fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has been buried in his adopted country of Sri Lanka. Music from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey was played at the funeral and members of the family which had adopted him cried as his coffin was lowered. Continue reading »

Tags: A Space Odyssey, BBC, Colombo, Sci-fi, Sir Arthur Clarke, Sri Lanka, writer

Ma is Elected by Overwhelming Margin, Pledges to Seek Better Relations With China

Supporters Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou raise newspaper headline that reads ” Ma Ying-jeou elected” as they celebrate Ma’s victory in the presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday, March 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

(Vincent Yu - AP)

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Tags: China, elections, Ma Ying-jeou, opposition, Taiwan, Washington Post