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NIS - A memorial plaque marking the World War I centenary was revealed Monday in Nis on the building of Banovina, where 100 years ago today the then prime minister Nikola Pasic received the telegram with the declaration of war on Serbia.

BELGRADE - Around five percent Serbian tourists less than last year will go abroad through travel agencies, and the number of foreign tourists visiting Serbia will go up by 15 to 20 percent in 2014, Director of the National Association of Travel Agencies (YUTA) Aleksandar Senicic said Thursday.

BELGRADE - Leader of the New Democratic Party (NDS) Boris Tadic has warned about the danger of a global social crisis caused by the growing social inequality at a summit of the Progrešive Alliance in Montevideo.

Pro-Russian rebels in the east of Ukraine reportedly shot down two fighter jets of Kiev's military forces, agencies from the country said.

According to the press service of the so-called "anti-terrorist" operation's headquarters, two Su-25 aircraft were shot near the Savur-Mogila memorial, in the Shakhtarsk region near Russia's border.

Conference raises 1.8 billion euros for Balkan flood relief

Ukraine's general consul in Suceava (northeastern Romania) Vasily Boeciko has sent on Tuesday condolences to the families of victims in the airliner crash of July 18 and condemned the actions of the "terrorists" in Donetsk, branding that day "Ukraine's blackest day ever".

The defense ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia have expressed their mutual desire and will for cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.

Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski met with his Bulgarian counterpart on Tuesday as part of an official visit to Bulgaria.

France could renounce the sale of a second Mistral-class amphibious warship if EU leaders adopt tougher sanctions against Russia.

President Francois Hollande also announced it depended on "Russia's attitude" to the conflict in Ukraine whether the deal would be carried out, Bloomberg reported.

Balkan armies promise greater co-operation in catastrophes

IZVORANI - The Serbian national team won a silver medal at the Youth Boys Balkan Volleyball Championship in Izvorani, after defeating the host team of Romania 3-2 (20-25, 25-12, 19-25, 25-11, 15-11) in the final round on Sunday.