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Serbian justice minister says Ratko Mladic?s extradition to UN tribunal ?has started? [May 31, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Serbian justice minister says Ratko Mladic?s extradition to UN tribunal ?has started.? Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian justice minister says Ratko Mladic is on plane on his way to The Hague [May 31, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Serbian justice minister says Ratko Mladic is on plane on his way to The Hague. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

3 Serbian police officials tell AP Mladic admitted his identity immediately when arrested [May 30, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? 3 Serbian police officials tell AP Mladic admitted his identity immediately when arrested. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Judicial official: Ratko Mladic given strawberries, asks for Tolstoy novel in Serbian jail [May 28, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Judicial official: Ratko Mladic given strawberries, asks for Tolstoy novel in Serbian jail. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

3 Serbian police officials tell AP Mladic taken in 1 of 4 simultaneous raids on family homes [May 27, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? 3 Serbian police officials tell AP Mladic taken in 1 of 4 simultaneous raids on family homes. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

3 Serbian officials tell AP no specific information Mladic was in house before routine raid [May 27, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? 3 Serbian officials tell AP no specific information Mladic was in house before routine raid. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian president confirms war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic has been arrested [May 26, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Serbian president confirms war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic has been arrested. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia TV apologizes to viewers over propaganda [May 25, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Two decades after its reporting helped fuel the worst bloodshed in Europe since World War II, Serbia's state-run television has apologized to viewers throughout the former Yugoslavia for serving as the key propaganda tool of late autocratic leader Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s. Radio Television of Serbia ? or RTS ? said in a statement posted on its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Tens of thousands rally against pro-West Serb govt [Apr 16, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Tens of thousands of nationalist supporters demanded the pro-Western government call early elections in Serbia at a rally Saturday, as their leader announced he was launching a hunger strike until the request is met. The government has rejected the demand for early elections, saying they will be held after Serbia wins candidacy for EU membership in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Tens of thousands rally against pro-West Serb govt [Apr 16, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Tens of thousands of nationalist supporters demanded the pro-Western government call early elections in Serbia at a rally Saturday, as their leader announced he was launching a hunger strike until the request is met. The government has rejected the demand for early elections, saying they will be held after Serbia wins candidacy for EU membership in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb folk diva pleads guilty in embezzlement case [Apr 12, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbia's flamboyant folk music queen Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, pleaded guilty to embezzling millions in exchange for a lenient sentence, prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to an end a legal soap opera that has transfixed the country. One of the Balkans' most popular singers, the diva famous for her flashy "turbo-folk" music ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb nationalists love Gadhafi on Facebook page [Apr 05, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Five years after their leader Slobodan Milosevic died while on trial for genocide, some Serb nationalists have found a new idol: Col. Moammar Gadhafi. A Facebook group supporting the Libyan leader has gathered more than 66,000 "likes" by Tuesday, reflecting the deep hatred that some Serbs feel for the West over the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO strikes on Libya an echo of Serbia conflict [Apr 02, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia NATO war planes hitting tanks with deadly precision, with the aim of degrading a despot's army and leveling the playing field for a ragtag rebel force. In many ways, the air strikes on Libya mirror the Western alliance's Serbia campaign 12 years ago. Both conflicts targeted easily identifiable villains ? Moammar Gadhafi today, Serbian strongman ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nationalists angry over NATO conference [Mar 28, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian nationalists demanded that the government cancel plans to host a NATO conference later this year, as the country marked on Thursday the 12th anniversary of the start of the military alliance's bombing that ended Belgrade's rule in Kosovo. Democratic Party of Serbia described the plan to hold the annual NATO event in Belgrade in June as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nationalists angry over NATO conference [Mar 24, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian nationalists demanded that the government cancel plans to host a NATO conference later this year, as the country marked on Thursday the 12th anniversary of the start of the military alliance's bombing that ended Belgrade's rule in Kosovo. Democratic Party of Serbia described the plan to hold the annual NATO event in Belgrade in June as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, arms dealer to Libya, silent on rebellion [Mar 05, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia As Libya churned with popular rebellion, Serbia's ex-president flew to Tripoli to arrange an interview with Moammar Gadhafi for a Serbian TV channel ? giving the Libyan leader a platform to bluster about his grip on power. "The Libyan people are fully behind me," Gadhafi defiantly told Pink TV in a telephone interview. The gesture of support for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Head of Serbian Orthodox Church visits NW Ind. [Feb 23, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press MERRILLVILLE, Ind. The Serbian Orthodox Church's highest-ranking official has paid a visit to a northwestern Indiana cathedral, where he was greeted by a large crowd of worshippers and the sound of ringing bells and a choir. Patriarch Irinej (Ee-Ree-NAY') of Belgrade, Serbia, led Tuesday's night's vesper service at St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Cathedral ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia urges new Kosovo organ trafficking probe [Feb 17, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS Serbia is calling for the U.N. Security Council to authorize an international criminal investigation into allegations that Kosovo rebels including Prime Minister Hashim Thaci trafficked in human organs before, during and after Kosovo's 1999 war for secession. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told the council on Wednesday that a ... [via YahooNews] More >>