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U.S. diplomat: Serbia will decide on joining NATO [May 16, 2012] BELGRADE -- A diplomat serving as deputy ambassador of the United States to Serbia has said that "Serbia itself should decide whether to become a member of NATO". [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany says NATO set to deploy some 700 additional troops to Kosovo ahead of Serbia election [Apr 22, 2012] BERLIN - Germany will deploy a quick reaction force of several hundred troops to Kosovo to strengthen the NATO mission there amid heightened tensions ahead of next month's election in neighbouring Serbia, an official said Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany to boost troops in Kosovo for Serbia poll [Apr 21, 2012] BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to beef up its peacekeeping force in Kosovo at NATO's request amid fears of renewed ethnic clashes between Serbs and Albanians in the leadup to elections in Serbia on May 6, the armed forces said on Saturday. Majority Albanian Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 but Belgrade does not recognise the secession. Tensions have risen in recent weeks ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Giuliani says may advise Serbian nationalists tied to Slobodan Milosevic [Apr 21, 2012] Incumbent mayor Dragan Djilas angrily points out that Giuliani had supported NATO's 1999 bombing campaign in Belgrade. read more [via YahooNews] More >>

Anniversary of start of NATO's war against Serbia [Mar 27, 2012] BELGRADE -- Today marks 13 years since the beginning of the NATO attack on the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ) - which consisted of Serbia and Montenegro. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia marks anniversary of U.S.-led bombing [Mar 24, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia ? President Boris Tadic of Serbia said Saturday the NATO bombing campaign that stopped his country?s onslaught on Kosovo 13 years ago was a crime, and he honored the hundreds of Serbs the alliance killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia Marks Anniversary of NATO Bombing [Mar 24, 2012] Many Serbs mark the 13th anniversary of NATO bombing by condemning it [via YahooNews] More >>

Many Serbs mark the 13th anniversary of NATO bombing by condemning it [Mar 24, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? President Boris Tadic of Serbia said Saturday the NATO bombing campaign that stopped his country's onslaught on Kosovo 13 years ago was a crime, and he honored the hundreds of Serbs the alliance killed.In many ways, Tadic's comments reflect a prevailing sentiment in Serbia that the nation was unjustly vilified during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, and that the 78-day air ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia marks anniversary of NATO bombing [Mar 24, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - President Boris Tadic of Serbia said Saturday the NATO bombing campaign that stopped his country's onslaught on Kosovo 13 years ago was a crime, and he honored the hundreds of Serbs the alliance killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia a step closer to becoming EU member [Mar 03, 2012] BRUSSELS - The European Union has accorded a candidate status to Serbia, a move that was unimaginable 13 years ago when NATO planes bombed Belgrade because of "ethnic cleansing" and war crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

"NATO bombed Serbia because of lies" [Feb 28, 2012] BELGRADE -- NATO launched its 1999 war against Serbia "because of German Defense Minister Rudolph Scharping's lies", claims a former member of an OSCE mission in Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests alleged ringleader of Kosovo violence [Jan 11, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - An alleged fuel smuggler accused by NATO of orchestrating violence against its troops in Kosovo last month was arrested Tuesday in Serbia, Serbian media reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests alleged ringleader of Kosovo violence [Jan 04, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - An alleged fuel smuggler accused by NATO of orchestrating violence against its troops in Kosovo last month was arrested Tuesday in Serbia, Serbian media reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests alleged ringleader of Kosovo violence [Dec 21, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - An alleged fuel smuggler accused by NATO of orchestrating violence against its troops in Kosovo last month was arrested Tuesday in Serbia, Serbian media reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests alleged ringleader of Kosovo violence [Dec 20, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - An alleged fuel smuggler accused by NATO of orchestrating violence against its troops in Kosovo last month was arrested Tuesday in Serbia, Serbian media reported. The arrest of Zvonko Veselinovic, if confirmed, will be taken as a sign that Belgrade -- under pressure from the European Union -- is trying to ease tensions with neighboring Kosovo. Serbs in north Kosovo reject ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel urges Serbia, Kosovo to normalize relations [Dec 19, 2011] PRISTINA (Reuters) - Germany urged Serbia on Monday to stop supporting ethnic kin in Kosovo and seek direct talks instead with the ethnic Albanian-led government in its former province. Serbs have put up barricades in the last few months to block traffic and attacked NATO troops in the largely lawless north of the tiny country, bordering with Serbia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO chief urges Serbs to dismantle Kosovo roadblocks [Dec 07, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - NATO's chief urged Serbs in northern Kosovo on Wednesday to remove all barricades stoking tensions on the border with Serbia and said Belgrade's EU candidacy would boost regional security. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo talks reopen in Brussels [Dec 01, 2011] Cooperation talks between Serbia and Kosovo reopened in Brussels on Wednesday to end a stand-off that could hinder Serbian efforts to join the EU. It follows clashes on the border between the two countries earlier this week that left at least thirty NATO peacekeepers wounded. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs resist Belgrade call to end impasse [Oct 24, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic urged an end to a tense stand-off between Serbs and NATO troops in Kosovo but was rebuffed by hardline Kosovo Serb leaders after five hours of talks late on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs resist Belgrade call to end impasse [Oct 24, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic urged an end to a tense stand-off between Serbs and NATO troops in Kosovo but was rebuffed by hardline Kosovo Serb leaders after five hours of talks late on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>