SKOPJE: Macedonia’a Orthodox Church on Friday ordered its priests and nuns not to use Facebook or be ready to face unnamed sanctions, church officials said.
“Everyone among the clergy will face sanctions if using Facebook,” the church’s spokesman, Bishop Timotej, told reporters. The bishop did not reveal the reasons for the ban, but sources from the church said the measure would be “imposed especially for those expressing personal attitudes on Facebook.” Local media reported that the decision was proposed by one of the senior bishops, Petar, who defended the move saying it was meant to “protect (the faithful) from misleading and manipulations.”
Vigilantes attack town in CAR
BANGUI, Central African Republic: Hundreds of vigilantes armed with machetes and firearms attacked the town of Bouar in western Central African Republic (CAR) yesterday, forcing civilians to flee the area, a military source and residents said. Self-defence groups called “Anti-balakas, equipped with weapons of war and machetes surrounded the town early this morning and shots from light and heavy firearms could be heard in several areas of Bouar,” the military source said.
Tito’s widow receives state funeral
BELGRADE: Jovanka Broz, Yugoslavia’s former First Lady who lived virtually forgotten for many years after war tore apart the socialist federation built by her husband Tito, received a state burial yesterday. Thousands of mourners, many from other former Yugoslav republics, gave Broz a final salute as her coffin, covered with red flowers, was carried into the “House of Flowers” compound where she was buried next to her husband Josip Broz Tito. Agencies
