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Serbia ranks 77th on Legatum Prosperity Index

BELGRADE -- Serbia ranks 77th according to the Legatum Prosperity Index, while Norway claimed the first place on the list of 142 countries.

Religious marriages conducted without legal marriages harm women and lead to child brides, Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has said.

Speaking live on private broadcaster CNNTürk, Görmez admitted there was an ongoing problem in Turkey with religious marriages being conducted without the legal equivalent.

As many as 161,054 Romanian voters turned out to the presidential ballot on Sunday, according to the figures received by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) from 294 polling stations set up abroad by 8 a.m. on Monday.

Turkey has demanded an explanation and clarification from Danish authorities about the release of 10 men charged with financing the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for alleged terrorist activities, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement Oct. 31.

BELGRADE - The simultaneous premiere of film '1989' to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be held on November 5 in 20 European cities, including Belgrade, Free Zone film festival released on Thursday.

The screening is organised by the Copenhagen CPH:DOX festival which chose the international film festival Free Zone from Belgrade as one of the partners.

BELGRADE - Over 4,000 members of armed forces from 18 countries, including troops of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Serbia, are participating in an exercise in German municipality of Hohenfels.

The aim of the exercise is to improve inter-operability and mutual understanding between members of Ground Forces of partners in tactical operations in a multinational environment.

Serbia drops in WB business conditions ranking

WASHINGTON -- The World Bank has issued a prognosis of business conditions around the world for 2015 and ranked Serbia 91st out of 189 countries.

This represents a downgrade from last year's 77th spot, leaving only Bosnia-Herzegovina with a worse rank, at 107.

WASHINGTON - The World Bank has issued a prognosis of business conditions around the world for 2015 and ranked Serbia 91st out of 189 countries, which is drop from last year's rank of 77, leaving only Bosnia-Herzegovina with a worse rank, at 107th spot.

The European Commission’s planned 9 percent anti-dumping decision on trout imports from Turkey has alarmed Turkish fishermen, who are worried about losing their biggest market.

Turkey is now preparing to offer a number of alternative solutions by November, when the planned decision is expected to take effect, said Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker.

SINGAPORE - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic has defeated Romania's Simona Halep 7(9)-6 3-6 6-3 at the WTA season's final tournament in Singapore, but is out of the tournament because she needed to win 2-0 in order to move through.

This was Ivanovic's 2nd victory in Red Group, but it was not enough to be among the top 4 players. For that, she needed deny Halep any sets.