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Malik Obama, who runs a charity foundation, on Monday said it was time for the people of the Balkans to turn to one another and cooperate closely to ensure a better life.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Monday during the meeting with UNMIK Head Farid Zarif that Serb participation in the early parliamentary elections in Kosovo-Metohija will depend mainly on the regulations according to which the elections would be organised.

"Serb participation depends on election rules"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić has said that participation of Serbs in elections in Kosovo will depend on the rules based on which the voting will be held.

Nikolić made the comments as he met in Belgrade on Monday with Farid Zarif, who serves as head of the UN administration in Kosovo, UNMIK.

Russia "respects will of people in Donetsk and Lugansk"

MOSCOW -- Moscow "hopes that the referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk will result in a civilized dialogue between representatives of Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk."

This was announced by the Kremlin press service on Monday.

BELGRADE - The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Police Academy presented on Thursday a publication on youth and hooliganism in sports events, focusing on preventive action.

The central committee of National Democratic Rebirth, NDR, an ethnic Albanian party headed by former Gostivar mayor Rufi Osmani, said it would not participate in the next parliament, calling last week’s elections illegitimate.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukrainian forces pull back from the south-east of their country in a conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A phone call between the two has held as Merkel decided to ask Putin for help in the OSCE hostage crisis of the last few days, Der Spiegel magazine has reported.

Merkel asks Putin to help free OSCE observers

MOSCOW -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help free a team of OSCE observers captured in Ukraine by a pro-Russian militia.

OSCE condemns attacks, kidnappings of journalists

VIENNA -- OSCE media freedom representative has denounced continuing attacks, kidnappings of journalists, forced switching of TV channels in Ukraine conflict areas.

BELGRADE - The handover of the prime minister's duty was completed in the Serbian government on Tuesday, and former prime minister delivered the office to newly-appointed Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.