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Serbia, Bosnia struggle under record cold snap [Feb 06, 2012] Overwhelmed by record snow and harsh temperatures, Serbia and Bosnia closed down schools and struggled to continue public transport and garbage pick-up Monday, as authorities focused on trying to help thousands trapped in the region's remote mountain villages. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's week-long deep freeze rose to 123, many of them homeless people. Related Stories Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand Floods create 'inland sea' in Australia Libya's former envoy to France dies in custody Al ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 122, many of them homeless people. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities announced Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong [via YahooNews] More >>

European snow: 11,000 trapped in Serbian villages, death toll at 122 [Feb 02, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia -- At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities announced Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 122. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 02, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia?At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 122, many of them homeless people. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 02, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia?At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities announced Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 114. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow [Feb 02, 2012] Authorities in Serbia say some 11,000 villagers are trapped by heavy snow and blizzards as a cold spell grips eastern Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

4 dead in freezing weather in Serbia, Bulgaria [Jan 31, 2012] Heavy snow and freezing weather led to four deaths and left two people missing Monday in Serbia and Bulgaria, prompting authorities to close down schools and introduce emergency measures. [via YahooNews] More >>

3 die, 2 missing in freezing weather in Serbia [Jan 30, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Three people have died and two more are missing in central and southern Serbia amid heavy snow and freezing temperatures, authorities said on Monday. Related Stories Stephen S. Roach: China's Connectivity Revolution Iran claims it has produced laser-guided shells Ex-UBS trader pleads not guilty to 'rogue trading' in London Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to 3rd ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopeful latest Kosovo border deal will smooth way to EU [Dec 03, 2011] BRUSSELS ? A key new agreement on disputed border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo will help quiet objections to Serbia?s candidacy for European Union membership, the country?s chief negotiator said Saturday. The accord struck on Friday creates joint border crossing controls in northern Kosovo to be shared by Serb and Kosovo authorities. For months, Kosovo?s minority Serbs have blocked roads ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopeful latest Kosovo border deal will smooth way to EU [Dec 03, 2011] BRUSSELS ? A key new agreement on disputed border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo will help quiet objections to Serbia?s candidacy for European Union membership, the country?s chief negotiator said Saturday. The accord struck on Friday creates joint border crossing controls in northern Kosovo to be shared by Serb and Kosovo authorities. For months, Kosovo?s minority Serbs have blocked roads ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb crime bosses lose Ferraris, BMWs, villas as state impounds $500 million in property [Nov 30, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? An opulent villa once owned by a drug lord is now home to children on cancer therapy, a drug lab has been turned into a youth center, and cars used by gangsters are in the hands of the police that chased them. Serbia?s authorities have decided the best way to stop powerful Balkan crimes bosses is to hit where it hurts. So, they?re taking away their valuables and putting them ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian President Asks Kosovo Serbs to Lift Road Blockades [Nov 29, 2011] Serbian President Boris Tadic has issued an unprecedented appeal to Serbs in Northern Kosovo to lift road blockades to ensure the peace of their region. Ethnic Serbs, who are the majority in Northern Kosovo, do not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. They have resorted to blocking road access to the border with Serbia over the summer, after Kosovar authorities moved ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb crime bosses lose Ferraris, BMWs, villas as state impounds $500 million in property [Nov 29, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? An opulent villa once owned by a drug lord is now home to children on cancer therapy, a drug lab has been turned into a youth center, and cars used by gangsters are in the hands of the police that chased them. Serbia?s authorities have decided the best way to stop powerful Balkan crimes bosses is to hit where it hurts. So, they?re taking away their valuables and putting them ... [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 >>

UN prosecutor asks Serbia to probe who helped war crimes suspects Mladic, Hadzic evade justice [Nov 08, 2011] 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 The Hague, Netherlands. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 08, 2011] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

15 suspected Islamists detained in Serbia after attack on US embassy in Bosnia [Oct 30, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Police say 15 people suspected of belonging to an extremist Islamic sect have been detained in southern Serbia. The arrests in Sandzak early Saturday were made after a man from the Muslim-dominated region of Serbia fire with an automatic weapon outside the U.S. Embassy in neighboring Bosnia Friday in what authorities called a terrorist attack. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>