Turkey continues to shell PYD positions in Syria's Azaz

Turkish military is continuing to shell PYD positions in Syria’s Azaz district located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Turkish security sources confirmed to Anadolu Agency Thursday.

PYD is the Syrian affiliate of the terrorist PKK organization, which has targeted security forces as well as civilians in Turkey since 1984.

The latest round of shelling comes a day after a deadly bomb attack killed 28 people and injured dozens others in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

KOSOVO CELEBRATES TODAY THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE

Kosovo’s declaration of independence on February 17, 2008, was the culmination of a journey of painful tears of blood for the Albanian population. For years, until June 1999, Albanians suffered the consequences of ethnic cleansing by Milosevic’s army. After the war and international deployments in Kosovo, in November 2005 officially launched the final status process.

From 13 June 1999, when Serbian forces were forced to leave Kosovo, the country was administered by the mission of the United Nations UNMIK and Kosovo’s democratic institutions: Parliament, the President and the government.

Weather in Kumanovo

Weather today in Kumanovo is rain. Min temperature is 2 Celsius and maximal temperature 11 degree

Slovenia to tighten border control, fears unmanageable migrant wave

Slovenian government said Monday it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable.

"The government has prepared additional urgent measures to manage the migrants' flow, including the necessary measures to safeguard the Schengen border," the administration said in a statement issued late Monday.

Earlier in the day Slovenian foreign minister Karl Erjavec said that 20,000-30,000 migrants heading towards western Europe could flock on Slovenia's border -- the passport-free Schengen area's external frontier -- later this week, following the end of a Greek ferry crews' strike that contained the flow for days.

"We estimate Slovenia will rather likely soon have to face a number of migrants that will be hard to manage. Such a situation could lead to extremely severe humanitarian conditions," the government said.

"If necessary, the measures will be implemented in the next few days," the government said.

Earlier on Monday, Interior Minister Vesna Gyorkos Znidar reacted to questions on whether the government would green-light the building of a fence by saying that such a decision "could be taken."

Prime Minister Miro Cerar is expected to announce the decision at a news conference on Tuesday.

Slovenia and its two million population has been struggling to cope since suddenly finding itself last month on the main route for thousands of migrants travelling to northern Europe after Hungary sealed its borders.

Albanian Economists: We risk of deflation

Albanian Economists view with concern the cuts forecasts for the economic development of the country, reported recently by domestic financial institutions and foreign. Bank of Albania cut growth projections to 2.5% while EBRD dragged its expectations to 2.3%.

Professors Arben Malaj and Adrian Civici, are convinced that between three engines stimulant to the economy, both are almost completely consumed, fiscal facilities, (impossible today for the commitment made by the government) and amenities cash, by lowering the interest rate.

The only engine to put in motion the economy are structural reforms. What are they ?! All the reforms that facilitate doing business.

Nonperforming loans, or low incomes in the budget, have received the bulk of government energy these days. But, according to economists, they are not the main problem. Economic growth, according to them should be the objective of every government decision.

Two measures, energy arrears and anti informal action can not take place in a difficult time. Economists had requested that measures be soft, so that consumption does not fall to those levels where made even more difficult the recovery. says albanian economists for abcnews Albania.

According to economists, enterprises that create jobs, we need good conditions for business.

Today the decision for Kosovo to UNESCO

Today is crucial for Kosovo's membership in UNESCO. At 11:30 am in Paris, which is developing the General Conference of UNESCO, in particular agenda is voting for Kosovo's accession to this organization.

UNESCO has 195 members, and to ensure Kosovo membership in this organization must provide 2/3 of the votes of the members present in the hall.

Serbia in the past has developed a fierce campaign against Kosovo, with "signs" that in the last of its forces invading were expelled from the country with the help of NATO, destroyed objects "Serbian cultural heritage" .

The Kosovo party and its allies, primarily the US, but also Albania, Germany and others have sought during this period to convince states that Kosovo deserves to join the organization, providing a guarantee for the protection of monasteries Church Serbian Orthodox. / write by KosovaPress, editing by newsflash.

Serbian police arrest drug lords, Macedonia clashes suspect

Serbian police say they have arrested several drug and arms traffickers, as well as a fugitive suspect in this year's clashes between police and armed groups in Macedonia.

Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Friday the arrests were made in separate police actions throughout the country. He said police confiscated drugs and automatic weapons in the operation.

Stefanovic says the Macedonia suspect was detained on the border with Kosovo on an international warrant over clashes in northern Macedonia that killed 22 people earlier this year.

400,000 Syrian kids in Turkey not in school

Human Rights Watch says more than 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not able to attend school despite a Turkish government move that allowed them access to the Turkish schooling system.

In a report released Monday, the U.S.-based rights group cited a language barrier, integration issues and financial difficulties as reasons for the poor attendance.

The group called on the international community to provide "urgent financial and technical support" for initiatives that would expand the children's access to an education.

Human Right Watch said: "Failing to provide Syrian children with education puts an entire generation at risk."

Turkey is host to more than 2 million refugees from Syria. Human Rights Watch says 708,000 are school-age children./write by AP, editing by newsflash

Preliminary results: Croatia's conservatives win election

Croatia's conservative opposition looked set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough government negotiations loom in a country emerging from years of recession and grappling with a wave of migrants.

Sunday marked the country's first parliamentary election since joining the European Union in 2013, and it remains one of the bloc's poorest-performing economies./by AFP, editing by flashnews.