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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 >>

15 detained in Serbia after US embassy attack [Oct 29, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

15 detained in Serbia after US embassy attack [Oct 29, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

2 Stolen Picassos Recovered in Serbia Three Years Later [Oct 28, 2011] Two Pablo Picasso paintings, worth millions of dollars when they were stolen from a Swiss gallery in 2008, have been found in Belgrade by Serbian police on Oct. 26, 2011. The paintings, worth an estimated $4.3 million combined, have never been sold, and authorities are still unclear on both who stole the paintings and what their plans were for them after the theft. [via YahooNews] More >>

Picasso works recovered in Serbia [Oct 26, 2011] Two paintings by Pablo Picasso stolen from a Swiss exhibition in 2008 have been found in the Serbian capital Belgrade, authorities reveal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gay pride parade banned in Belgrade [Oct 02, 2011] The authorities in Serbia have banned a gay pride parade due to take place in Belgrade today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and the Kosovo issue [Aug 16, 2011] The meeting of the authorities of four Serb communities, scheduled for Tuesday, August 9, was not held due to absence of community representatives Zubin Potok, said ?Blitz?. [via YahooNews] More >>

PM accuses K. Albanians of sabotaging dialogue [Jul 30, 2011] BELGRADE -- PM Mirko Cvetkovi? said Saturday the interim authorities in Pri?tina caused the crisis in northern Kosovo in order to provoke Serbia to end the dialogue. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Pressure increasing on Serbia to recognize Kosovo" [Jul 24, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremi? says of the Pri?tina authorities on the embargo on goods coming from central Serbia was "unsustainable". [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive Goran Hadzic [Jul 20, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian authorities tracked down war crimes fugitive Goran Hadzic in the northern mountains... [via YahooNews] More >>