Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia

Poor standards of living for soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of legislation to assist war veterans are causing suffering and leading to incidents like the suicide threat outside parliament on Thursday, the Serbian Army Union and Veterans' Association told BIRN.

A Serbian village church declined to comment on why it has a plaque honouring the WWII collaborationist leader Milan Nedic, who headed a puppet government during German occupation.

A hearing on the possible rehabilitation of WWII Prime Minister Milan Nedic was told that the armed forces in occupied Serbia answered directly to the Germans, not the premier.

Romanian Justice Minister Tudorel Toader was in Belgrade on Monday to discuss the extradition of a politician wanted in Romania for graft with his Serbian counterpart, Nela Kuburovic.

The meeting lasted an hour and, according to the Romanian minister of Justice, the two officials discussed Serbia's plans to join the EU as well as "mentioning" Sebastian Ghita's case.

The director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in Nis, Miodrag Vrbic, confirmed this.

According to Vrbic, the woman, who is the 11th victim, did not suffer from any chronic diseases before contracting measles.

Ivanic, who is the Serb member of the tripartite body, confirmed that Serbia's stance has been forwarded to BiH institutions, which he expects to "finally start working on the case."

BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Thursday adopted a conclusion on establishing a foundation for talks and for concluding an agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina on border crossings.

BELGRADE - Meeting with Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin on Wednesday, Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin said he was satisfied with the level of military-economic cooperation, stressing that acquisitions of modern weapons for the Serbian Armed Forces were strategically significant.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received members of the families of people who went missing during the armed conflicts in the territory of Croatia and told them Serbian state authorities would do everything to ensure their loved ones were found and light was shed on their fate.

BELGRADE - German FM Sigmar Gabriel brought no document to Belgrade, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said Friday, noting a legally binding agreement with Pristina was solely in the competence of Belgrade.

In fact, Gabriel asked us "what the plan for the future Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is," Brnabic told reporters.