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Serbia buys US Steel plant for $1 [Jan 31, 2012] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia The Serbian government on Tuesday bought a loss-making plant from U.S. Steel for the symbolic sum of $1 to avoid its closure and save the jobs of its 5,400 workers. Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic formally signed the agreement with U.S. Steel Vice President of European Operations David J. Rintoul. Cvetkovic said the deal was a "forced move" that was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia buys US Steel plant for $1 [Jan 31, 2012] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia The Serbian government on Tuesday bought a loss-making plant from U.S. Steel for the symbolic sum of $1 to avoid its closure and save the jobs of its 5,400 workers. Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic formally signed the agreement with U.S. Steel Vice President of European Operations David J. Rintoul. Cvetkovic said the deal was a "forced move" that was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

War crimes witness alleges intimidation [Jan 25, 2012] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia A witness in a key war crimes trial against Serbian paramilitaries charged with atrocities in Kosovo said Wednesday that he and his family are facing threats and intimidation. Zoran Raskovic told Serbia's war crimes court that he does not have the necessary protection. Raskovic alleged that the threats are coming from unidentified "powerful centers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

War crimes witness alleges intimidation [Jan 25, 2012] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia A witness in a key war crimes trial against Serbian paramilitaries charged with atrocities in Kosovo said Wednesday that he and his family are facing threats and intimidation. Zoran Raskovic told Serbia's war crimes court that he does not have the necessary protection. Raskovic alleged that the threats are coming from unidentified "powerful centers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on borders [Dec 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BRUSSELS Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, "The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points." Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on borders [Dec 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BRUSSELS Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, "The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points." Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 09, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. Brammertz arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday for a regular visit ahead of delivering a report to the U.N. Security Council on Serbia's compliance with the war crimes tribunal in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 08, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. Brammertz arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday for a regular visit ahead of delivering a report to the U.N. Security Council on Serbia's compliance with the war crimes tribunal in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Gay pride march banned in Serbia [Sep 30, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian authorities have banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest planned in the nation's capital this weekend to avoid violence. When two similar events occurred side by side in Serbia's capital last year, about 100 people were injured, cars were burned and shops were looted in clashes between police and the anti-gay, far-right extremists. So ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Warning of violence during Serbia gay pride march [Sep 30, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbia's police chief warned Thursday violence by extremists is likely during this weekend's gay pride march, and urged the organizers to cancel it. Ivica Dacic said he made his warning so "bloodshed does not happen in Belgrade," Serbia's capital. A far-right extremist group has scheduled its own gathering on the same day, rising the prospect of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Warning of violence during Serbia gay pride march [Sep 29, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbia's police chief warned Thursday violence by extremists is likely during this weekend's gay pride march, and urged the organizers to cancel it. Ivica Dacic said he made his warning so "bloodshed does not happen in Belgrade," Serbia's capital. A rightist group has scheduled its own gathering on the same day. "If police would decide, there ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia seeks to block execution of citizen in Nev. [Aug 15, 2011] MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press RENO, Nev. The Serbian government is asking a Nevada court to block the execution of one of its citizens, saying its consulate was not informed of his 1994 arrest as required by international law. Serbia, in a friend-of-the-court brief filed last week in Washoe County District Court in Reno, maintains the notification would have provided Avram Nika with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive [Jul 20, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia The last fugitive sought by the U.N. Balkan war crimes tribunal was arrested by Serbian authorities Wednesday, answering intense international demands for his capture and boosting the country's hopes of becoming a candidate for European Union membership. Former Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic was taken into custody as he met a man delivering him ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb forn min wants Kosovo progress [Jul 04, 2011] GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA Serbia's foreign minister said Monday the capture of Ratko Mladic and progress in Kosovo talks reflects his country's desire for a stable Balkans, not pressure from the European Union. Vuk Jeremic said Serbia is ready to work on resolving the impasse over Kosovo ? which declared independence three years ago ? although Belgrade remains firm in its resolve not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb forn min wants Kosovo progress [Jul 04, 2011] GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA Serbia's foreign minister said Monday the capture of Ratko Mladic and progress in Kosovo talks reflects his country's desire for a stable Balkans, not pressure from the European Union. Vuk Jeremic said Serbia is ready to work on resolving the Kosovo impasse, although Belgrade will never cross "red lines" that would mean recognizing its independence. Jeremic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs shun reality for life in the Wild West [Jun 28, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia He lives in a country bombed by the United States only a few years ago and where anti-American sentiments still run high, but Milorad Sudar says he'd like nothing more than to be a cowboy like those in Western movies, riding off into the sunset. "It is all there, in that one scene: adventure, freedom, justice," the 62-year-old Serbian economist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs shun reality for life in the Wild West [Jun 27, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia He lives in a country bombed by the United States only a few years ago and where anti-American sentiments still run high, but Milorad Sudar says he'd like nothing more than to be a cowboy like those in Western movies, riding off into the sunset. "It is all there, in that one scene: adventure, freedom, justice," the 62-year-old Serbian economist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb leader: We did not hide Mladic [Jun 11, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Ratko Mladic was treated in a Serbian military hospital nearly a decade ago, but after that the army did not help him hide, the country's defense minister told The Associated Press Friday. "Some eight or none years ago he was in a hospital connected to some diseases, but not under his name," minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Sutanovac said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb leader: We did not hide Mladic [Jun 10, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Ratko Mladic was treated in a Serbian military hospital nearly a decade ago, but after that the army did not help him hide, the country's defense minister told The Associated Press Friday. "Some eight or none years ago he was in a hospital connected to some diseases, but not under his name," minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Sutanovac said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ratko Mladic Arrested: Serbian Defense Minister Denies Hiding War Fugitive [Jun 10, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia -- Ratko Mladic was treated in a Serbian military hospital nearly a decade ago, but after that the army did not help him hide, the country's defense minister told The Associated Press Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>