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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 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 >>

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 >>