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BELGRADE - Operatives of the Security Information Agency (BIA), in cooperation with colleagues from the Serbian Interior Ministry detained a few days ago a high official of the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP). He is suspected of leaking classified information to the CIA officers who are serving in the US Embassy in Belgrade, unofficially learned Serbian daily "Novosti".

BELGRADE - Serbian national team won the gold medal after it defeated the United States with 21:16 in the final of the World Cup in 3×3 basketball.

This was the third consecutive World Cup finals for the Serbian basketball players, who won the first edition in 2012 in Athens, while two years ago they were defeated from Qatar in Moscow.

The U.S. military deployed to the east of Iraq's Mosul has started shelling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets as part of an operation to retake the city, a Peshmerga commander said on Oct. 15, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics reports that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred near the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina, about 205 miles (330 kilometers) northwest of the capital Athens.

There were no reports of damages or casualties thus far.

Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Oct. 15 evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict in Syria, now in its sixth year.

Syria talks with a fresh format but few fresh ideas opened in the Swiss lakeside town of Lausanne on Oct. 15, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry seeking a new path to peace after failing to secure a ceasefire in direct talks with Russia.

Nearly 200 nations have accepted a deal for the reduction of greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air-conditioners, reported Reuters.

Greek Ambassador to the USA Theocharis Lalacos has lodged a complaint with US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in reaction to the US State Department's response to a question on the Treaty of Lausanne.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic and US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said Wednesday their countries' bilateral relations are on an upward trajectory, as confirmed by US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Serbia.

This was also confirmed by Vucic's meetings with US officials during the 71st UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

BELGRADE - The White House is considering launching a clandestine cyber operation against the Russian government to counter Moscow's alleged interference in the US presidential election, media reported citing intelligence officials.