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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>