News archive of August 2016

It becomes increasingly difficult for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain close ties with both the US and Russia. Since becoming the PM in May 2014, Modi has tried hard to shape his government's foreign policy in a different way. The premier has taken various steps to engage multi-polar India with the uni-polar world.

Kosovo's public broadcaster, RTK, on Monday called the attack on the home of its director, Mentor Shala, an escalation of the violence, intimidation and application of terrorist methods to public broadcasters.

Serbian troops joins US-organised multinational exercises this month - an indication that although the country's military collaborations with Russia grab headlines, it works more closely with the US, BIRN reports.

BELGRADE - There are 4,000 migrants in Serbia at the moment and that number should not exceed 6,000 during the winter, said on Monday assistant of the commissioner for refugees and migration Danijela Popovic Roko.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Monday met with foreign diplomats and heads of missions of international organisations and institutions to present Serbia's position on the situation in the region.

Serbia believes regional stability is under serious threat for the first time, he said.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade authorities will react responsibly and seriously in case the International High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina requests a ban on the Republika Srpska Day referendum.

Only "local productions" will be staged this coming season by Turkey's State Theaters institution, its General Director Nejat Birecik has announced. 

One of the masters of Turkish literature, author Vedat Türkali, died on Aug. 29 at the Yalova State Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for multiple organ failure since Aug. 27. He was 97. 

Türkali's doctor, Özgür Akın Oto, said, "He had a bladder infection and renal failure. He died because of multiple organ failure." 

Many of these individuals are living in one of three asylum homes in Slovenia, where they wait through a long, drawn out procedure that determines their eligibility to stay in the country and the European Union. All across Europe, integration has to be a critical focus of policy and budgets.

Liu Haixing, Assistant Minister, MFA of the People's Republic of China and Secretary General of the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries, points out that in the previous year, the Chinese economy contributed more than 25 percent to global growth.