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Former NY mayor helping Serbia's nationalists
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he could become an adviser to Serbian nationalists who were once allied with the late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic if they win an election race for the capital.
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REFILE New York's Guiliani walks into a political storm in Belgrade Eds: Refiling clarifying headline
Belgrade (dpa) - Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani visited Belgrade Friday and found himself in the middle of a local electoral storm.Giuliani, who came at the invitation of the opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), first had to deny allegations from President Boris Tadic?s Democratic Party (DS) that he was paid to make the trip.The SNS will be the main challenger to the DS in May 6 ...
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Former No. 1s key for Serbia in Fed Cup
MOSCOW, April 20 (UPI) -- Former No. 1's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic were given the singles duties for Serbia as it plays Russia in the Serbs' first trip to the Fed Cup semifinals.
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Serbia police detain two Kosovo men
Serbia's police say they have detained two armed policemen from Kosovo who crossed the Serbian border.
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Indian Group Builds IT Park in Serbia
Belgrade: An Indian group will build an IT park in Serbia with an estimated investment of 600 million euros ($788 million). Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and Jitendra Virwani, chairman of the India-based Embassy Group, Thursday broke ground for the construction of the IT park.
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Position of Roma minority in Serbia "improved"
BELGRADE -- The position of Roma in Serbia has improved thanks to the Decade of Roma Inclusion, it was said at the opening of a three-day congress in Belgrade.
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Belgrade mayor accuses Giuliani of "supporting bombing"
BELGRADE -- Belgrade Mayor Dragan ?ilas said on Friday that "Rudolph Giuliani should not speak about Belgrade's future as a man who supported the bombing of Serbia".
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Electoral lists submission deadline to expire on Friday
BELGRADE -- The deadline for submitting lists for the participation at the May 6 parliamentary elections in Serbia expires at midnight Friday. The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) has approved a total of 14 electoral lists so far.
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?Serbia?s future will be certain with Democrats?
BELGRADE -- Serbia?s future will be certain if we continue down this path, Democratic Party (DS) leader and presidential candidate Boris Tadi? told daily Ve?ernje novosti.
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Serbia launches construction works on IT park invested by Indian group
Belgrade, April 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and Jitendra Virwani, chairman of the Indian-based Embassy Group on Thursday broke ground for the construction of an IT park worth an estimated investment of 600 million euros (788 million U.S. dollars), reported Radio Television Serbia (RTS).
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Indian group builds IT park in Serbia
Belgrade, April 20 (IANS) An Indian group will build an IT park in Serbia with an estimated investment of 600 million euros ($788 million).
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Heirs to French art sue Serbia over wartime seizure
PARIS (Reuters) - Three French heirs to a collection of over 400 works of art, including by 19th century painters Renoir, Matisse and Degas, have sued Serbia, saying its National Museum in Belgrade has held the works illegally since 1949. The 429 pieces were part of a collection belonging to a prominent French art dealer and collector, Ambroise Vollard, who died in July 1939 in an accident. ...
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"Political neutrality is realistic option"
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party of Serbia presidential candidate Vojislav Ko?tunica says the DSS program of political neutrality is realistic, achievable, and sustainable.
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?Serbia must be built on new foundation?
JAGODINA -- Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) leader Vuk Dra?kovi? said Thursday, promoting the U-Turn coalition's program, that "Serbia must be built on a new foundation."
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FYROM Ex-Foreign Minister Bashes Bulgaria for 'Vetoing' Serbia EU Bid
Bulgaria is trying to use its right to veto within the EU as a means for blackmail, according to Macedonia's former Foreign Minister Slobodan Casule. Casule's statement is provoked by Bulgarian Vice President Margarita Popova, who recently declared that Serbia may not join the EU unless it resolves the issue with its Bulgarian minority. Popova made that statement in the Serbian town of ...
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Officials try to sell Belgrade board on gas pipeline tax break
BELGRADE -- A proposed natural gas pipeline could spur more than $9 million in new investment in town and between $26,000 and $131,000 in annual revenue in the years to come, according to an analysis presented to town officials.
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Serbia to increase number of peacekeepers
CYPRUS -- Defense Minister Dragan ?utanovac toured the headquarters of the UN mission in Cyprus and visited Serbian Army (VS) troops serving as peacekeepers.
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Serbian Chamber of Commerce opens Croatia office
ZAGREB -- The Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) has officially opened its office in Zagreb on Wednesday, said reports from Croatia's capital city.
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Gang member killed in ambush in Belgrade
BELGRADE -- The Serbian police (MUP) confirmed on Wednesday that the man shot and killed in an ambush in New Belgrade last night was a member of the so-called Keka's Group.
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Serbian police help arrest arms smugglers
BELGRADE -- The Serbian police helped arrest five arms smuggling ring suspects in Belgium early on Monday, Interior Minister Ivica Da?i? has said.
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