Press: Mixed Olympic fortunes, drama in Caucasus

The dailies lead with stories from Beijing, Georgia, and spice things up with Karadzic briefcase details. ALO—What the tabloid refers to as "a tragic oversight" in a Zajecar hospital is on the front page: "Man treated for psychosis dies of pneumonia". Press: Mixed Olympic fortunes, drama in Caucasus Serbian athletes', specifically footballers', fortunes in the Olympics are summed up thus: "Plucked 'eagles' fly home early". BLIC—"Laws await ministers to come back from vacation", says that a regular meeting of the cabinet has been called off this Thursday. "Coded discs in Karadzic briefcase", looks at the contents of a briefcase recently found on the outskirts of Belgrade, reportedly containing Radovan Karadzic's laptop and other items. "Serbian tennis players in Olympic tournament's quarterfinals", reports that the tennis stars in Beijing are so far faring better than the national football squad, a.k.a., "the white eagles". BORBA—"Crime still without punishment", is about the fifth anniversary of the Gorazdevac, Kosovo, killings, when automatic rifle fire was opened on a group of Serb teenagers, killing two and wounding four. "Jelena and Novak in quarterfinals", more from the Beijing Olympics. VECERNJE NOVOSTI—The front page brings good news to drivers: "Gasoline four dinars cheaper". "Construction rocks alliance", looks at the progress in talks to form the local authorities in Belgrade, and at specific sectors of power and influence that the parties are still finding it hard to agree on. "Karadzic gets his defense back", is another article about the recovery of the briefcase. "Cavic challenges Phelps, Novak and Jelena convincing, footballers in debacle" is another Olympic report. GAZETA—"Porn for elementary school students", says this tabloid, and informs that a Belgrade elementary has pornographic content on its website. GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Djerdap missing out on millions of euros", says that reconstruction works on the country's larges hydro power plant have been postponed. "We support our brotherly people", South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity apparently found time to send this message to the Serbs, as the war is fought in this de facto independent territory. "Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic in string of victories, volleyball team loses to Brazil, footballers return home," is a fairly comprehensive headline about the Serbian Olympic Wednesday yesterday. DANAS—"I will apologize personally", Jat Airways director-general Sasa Vlaisavljevic tells the daily, commenting on a case of reported discrimination against a disabled passenger. "If there's no agreement, physical removal follows", is about ideas on how to end what the ruling coalition sees as the opposition obstruction of parliament's work. KURIR—"Chirac protects Mladic", former Hague spokeswoman Florence Hartmann tells the tabloid. POLITIKA—The broadsheet dedicates much space to the crisis in the Caucasus: "Russia to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia", and "West looking for ways to punish Russia" are both on the front page. "Europe helps Todoric's expansion", says that the EBRD will finance Croatia's IDEA retail chain with a EUR 70mn loan. PRESS—"Serbia owes him EUR 37,000", the tabloid says there is "scandalous neglect of world junior champion Ivan Lendjer". Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac is also on the front page: "100 searches for Mladic", the headline says.

Press: Mixed Olympic fortunes, drama in Caucasus

Serbian athletes', specifically footballers', fortunes in the Olympics are summed up thus: "Plucked 'eagles' fly home early".

BLIC—"Laws await ministers to come back from vacation", says that a regular meeting of the cabinet has been called off this Thursday.

"Coded discs in Karadžić briefcase", looks at the contents of a briefcase recently found on the outskirts of Belgrade, reportedly containing Radovan Karadžić's laptop and other items.

"Serbian tennis players in Olympic tournament's quarterfinals", reports that the tennis stars in Beijing are so far faring better than the national football squad, a.k.a., "the white eagles".

BORBA—"Crime still without punishment", is about the fifth anniversary of the Goraždevac, Kosovo, killings, when automatic rifle fire was opened on a group of Serb teenagers, killing two and wounding four.

"Jelena and Novak in quarterfinals", more from the Beijing Olympics.

VEČERNJE NOVOSTI—The front page brings good news to drivers: "Gasoline four dinars cheaper".

"Construction rocks alliance", looks at the progress in talks to form the local authorities in Belgrade, and at specific sectors of power and influence that the parties are still finding it hard to agree on.

"Karadžić gets his defense back", is another article about the recovery of the briefcase.

"Čavić challenges Phelps, Novak and Jelena convincing, footballers in debacle" is another Olympic report.

GAZETA—"Porn for elementary school students", says this tabloid, and informs that a Belgrade elementary has pornographic content on its website.

GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Đerdap missing out on millions of euros", says that reconstruction works on the country's larges hydro power plant have been postponed.

"We support our brotherly people", South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity apparently found time to send this message to the Serbs, as the war is fought in this de facto independent territory.

"Novak Đoković and Jelena Janković in string of victories, volleyball team loses to Brazil, footballers return home," is a fairly comprehensive headline about the Serbian Olympic Wednesday yesterday.

DANAS—"I will apologize personally", Jat Airways director-general Saša Vlaisavljević tells the daily, commenting on a case of reported discrimination against a disabled passenger.

"If there's no agreement, physical removal follows", is about ideas on how to end what the ruling coalition sees as the opposition obstruction of parliament's work.

KURIR—"Chirac protects Mladić", former Hague spokeswoman Florence Hartmann tells the tabloid.

POLITIKA—The broadsheet dedicates much space to the crisis in the Caucasus: "Russia to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia", and "West looking for ways to punish Russia" are both on the front page.

"Europe helps Todorić's expansion", says that the EBRD will finance Croatia's IDEA retail chain with a EUR 70mn loan.

PRESS—"Serbia owes him EUR 37,000", the tabloid says there is "scandalous neglect of world junior champion Ivan Lenđer".

Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac is also on the front page: "100 searches for Mladić", the headline says.