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Turkey has declared a day of national mourning after Taliban insurgents killed at least 141 people, almost all of them children, by storming an army-run school on Dec. 16, in Pakistan's bloodiest ever terror attack.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced the declaration of national mourning during a joint conference in Ankara with his visiting counterpart from Chad.

Military medical team joins peacekeepers in Africa

BELGRADE -- A contingent of Serbia's military doctors departed for the Central African Republic on Thursday.

They will provide medical assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission within the operation MINUSCA.

BELGRADE - A contingent of Serbia's military doctors departed for the Central African Republic on Thursday, where they will provide medical assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission within the operation MINUSCA.

Sofia is the most affordable EU city for expat living, shows the 2014 Mercer Cost of Living Rankings annual survey. 

The capital of Bulgaria takes the 172-nd position out of 211 surveyed cities. 

Compared to the 2013 survey, the cost of expat living increased, shows the survey. Last year Bulgaria was at the 181-st place. 

Bulgaria is ranked sixth in the world in terms of mortality rates in CIA's World Factbook for March 2014, published on the website of the agency.