Press: Ossetian carnage; Beijing tennis success

The conflict in the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia continues to dominate the front pages today. Also in the news are Serbian exploits at the Beijing Olympics, and the latest twists in the sale of the Serbian Oil Industry (NIS) Press: Ossetian carnage; Beijing tennis success BLIC – “The daily leads with the South Ossetian conflict in “Thousands of refugees flee South Ossetia”. Serbian tennis players Janko Tipsarevic, Novak Djokovic, and Jelena Jankovic triumph in Beijing in “Serbian smash in Beijing“. BORBA – The painstaking formation of a Belgrade local government is the subject of “Coalition simmering”. Food prices are on the rise in “Bread (not) getting cheaper”. Serbia is among Europe’s lowest internet users, according to “Serbia propping up Europe”. VECERNJE NOVOSTI – The Georgian conflict is the subject of “All Georgia in flames”. “NIS awaiting Russians” concerns the energy deal. Serbian tennis players and the volleyball team register victories in “Good news from Beijing”. GLAS JAVNOSTI – NIS expects big profits this year thanks to rising oil prices in “Record profits not bringing fuel prices down”. The Georgian conflict is treated in “South Ossetia metastasis of Kosovo”. On the same subject, the daily wonders: “Is Pristina preparing blitzkrieg of northern Kosovo“. DANAS – “Battles renewed in Georgia“ is the paper’s lead story. The sale of NIS is covered in “Return to starting positions unacceptable for Russian partner“. The hate speak propagated by nationalist organizations in Serbia on their websites is the subject of “Hard to track down perpetrators“. KURIR – Vojislav Seselj intends to resume his hunger strike if the Hague Tribunal imposes a defense counsel on him in “Hunger strike till death“. The Jat privatization and a strike by aircraft mechanics feature in “Tender set-up!” POLITIKA – “How many victims make a genocide” refers to the South Ossetian crisis. Production of the Yugo at Zastava will cease by 2009 in “Yugo on last lap”. “UNMIK cutting back staff by 70 percent” is on the reconfiguration of the UN civil mission, and the transfer of responsibilities to EULEX, without Security Council approval. PRESS – “Who sold Radovan out?” concerns the arrest of Radovan Karadzic. Janko Tipsarevic knocks out Spain's David Ferrer in “Janko, you legend“.

Press: Ossetian carnage; Beijing tennis success

BLIC – “The daily leads with the South Ossetian conflict in “Thousands of refugees flee South Ossetia”. Serbian tennis players Janko Tipsarević, Novak Đoković, and Jelena Janković triumph in Beijing in “Serbian smash in Beijing“.

BORBA – The painstaking formation of a Belgrade local government is the subject of “Coalition simmering”. Food prices are on the rise in “Bread (not) getting cheaper”. Serbia is among Europe’s lowest internet users, according to “Serbia propping up Europe”.

VEČERNJE NOVOSTI – The Georgian conflict is the subject of “All Georgia in flames”. “NIS awaiting Russians” concerns the energy deal. Serbian tennis players and the volleyball team register victories in “Good news from Beijing”.

GLAS JAVNOSTI – NIS expects big profits this year thanks to rising oil prices in “Record profits not bringing fuel prices down”. The Georgian conflict is treated in “South Ossetia metastasis of Kosovo”. On the same subject, the daily wonders: “Is Priština preparing blitzkrieg of northern Kosovo“.

DANAS – “Battles renewed in Georgia“ is the paper’s lead story. The sale of NIS is covered in “Return to starting positions unacceptable for Russian partner“. The hate speak propagated by nationalist organizations in Serbia on their websites is the subject of “Hard to track down perpetrators“.

KURIR – Vojislav Šešelj intends to resume his hunger strike if the Hague Tribunal imposes a defense counsel on him in “Hunger strike till death“. The Jat privatization and a strike by aircraft mechanics feature in “Tender set-up!”

POLITIKA – “How many victims make a genocide” refers to the South Ossetian crisis. Production of the Yugo at Zastava will cease by 2009 in “Yugo on last lap”. “UNMIK cutting back staff by 70 percent” is on the reconfiguration of the UN civil mission, and the transfer of responsibilities to EULEX, without Security Council approval.

PRESS – “Who sold Radovan out?” concerns the arrest of Radovan Karadžić. Janko Tipsarević knocks out Spain's David Ferrer in “Janko, you legend“.