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Over 50 billion devices to be connected to the Internet by 2020 (US commerce official)

The number of devices connected to the Internet worldwide will triple by 2020, to more than 50 billion units, US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews told the second day of the Regional Cyber Security Summit in Bucharest.

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Serbia "doesn't interfere in internal affairs of others"

BELGRADE -- Serbia does not interfere in internal affairs of other countries, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has told the Belgrade-based daily Danas.

Bulgaria FM Concerned over 'Lack of Reform' in Macedonia

Lack of reform and political instability in Macedonia create a vacuum to the benefit of radical movements, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.

Mitov warned in an interview with public broadcaster BNT that any negative development in Macedonia could affect Bulgaria as well.

Bulgaria's PM Convenes Security Council over Tensions in Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will convene the Security Council at the Council of Ministers over tensions in Macedonia after Saturday's deadly clashes between police and an armed group in Kumanovo.

Borisov noted Tuesday that security services kept informing about risks for Bulgaria, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.

UN Chief Alarmed by Macedonia Clashes, Urges Objective Probe

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed alarm over the recent deadly clashes in Macedonia and called on the authorities in Skopje "to fully investigate the events in an objective and transparent manner".

PM Borisov Praises Ethnic Tolerance in Bulgaria

Bulgaria can serve as an example of ethnic tolerance, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Monday in comments on last week's clashes in neighbouring Macedonia that left at least 22 people dead.

"Bulgaria needs calm, ethnic tolerance and peace," Borisov told bTV station.

NATO Urges Restraint in Macedonia, Calls for Transparent Probe of Deadly Clashes

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for a transparent investigation of clashes between police and an armed group in Macedonia that took place over the weekend.

Serbia in April warned Macedonia what is coming

The Military Security Agency (VBA) chief says Serbian security services had warned their Macedonian colleagues in April about a possible "attack" there.

Serbian police: No indications that Macedonian conflict will spill over to Serbia

The current security situation is satisfactory and there are no indications that clashes in Macedonia will spill over to Serbia in the coming period.

This was concluded on Sunday during a meeting of the Security Services Coordination Bureau.

Macedonia Violence Worries Balkan Neighbours

Kosovo's president and prime minister, Atifete Jahjaga and Isa Mustafa, expressed deep concern on Monday about the involvement of Kosovo citizens in gun battles with police in the Macedonian town of Kumanovo at the weekend.

Jahjaga and Mustafa said in a joint statement the violence was intended "to destabilise Kosovo and neighbouring countries by challenging peace and safety".

EU is concerned about situation in Macedonia - commissioner

BRUSSELS -- EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Monday "reiterated that everyone in the European Union is concerned about the situation in Macedonia."

He repeated his call to political actors to work together to overcome the crisis.