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Russian ambassador leaves Belgrade forum over Kosovo [Sep 15, 2011] BELGRADE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The Russian ambassador in Belgrade told Serbia on Friday it would be better off siding with Moscow than with the European Union and NATO, who he said were "against its national interests". [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo accuses Serbia of border sabotage plot [Sep 15, 2011] PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kosovo accused former ruler Serbia on Wednesday of plotting to use violence to sabotage its takeover of two contested border crossings, raising the stakes in a simmering row between the two Balkan neighbours. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo accuses Serbia of border sabotage plot [Sep 14, 2011] PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kosovo accused former ruler Serbia on Wednesday of plotting to use violence to sabotage its takeover of two contested border crossings, raising the stakes in a simmering row between the two Balkan neighbours. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia issues warning over Kosovo border plan [Sep 13, 2011] PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia warned the West on Tuesday that violence could flare if a plan to install Kosovo police and customs officers on the border with its breakaway former province goes ahead this week. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. court jails Serbia's ex-army chief Perisic for 27 years [Sep 06, 2011] THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The U.N.'s Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal sentenced Serbia's former army chief, Momcilo Perisic, to 27 years in jail on Tuesday for murder, persecution and attacks on civilians in Bosnia and Croatia in the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. court jails Serbia's ex-army chief Perisic for 27 years [Sep 06, 2011] THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The U.N.'s Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal sentenced Serbia's former army chief, Momcilo Perisic, to 27 years in jail on Tuesday for murder, persecution and attacks on civilians in Bosnia and Croatia in the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Landlocked Serbia to set up naval disasters agency [Aug 29, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia is planning to set up a new agency to investigate disasters at sea, despite having no coastline of its own and little money to spare in the public purse, a government official said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Tadic says can accept EU police for Kosovo [Aug 29, 2011] LANY, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Monday he would accept an EU police mission for Kosovo, but drew the line on recognizing the independence of its former province. [via YahooNews] More >>

Petrovic hoping injury-hit Serbia get draw in Belfast [Aug 26, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Avoiding defeat against Northern Ireland in Belfast would be a good result for injury-hit Serbia in a crunch Euro 2012 Group C qualifier on Sept. 2, coach Vladimir Petrovic said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Blackburn sign Serbia midfielder Petrovic [Aug 09, 2011] LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Blackburn Rovers have signed Serbia midfielder Radosav Petrovic on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on their website (www.rovers.co.uk) on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Croatia in World Cup stare-down [Aug 01, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The coaches of bitter Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia were confident their teams would reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil after they were drawn together in a tough European qualifying Group A. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Croatia in World Cup stare-down [Aug 01, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The coaches of bitter Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia were confident their teams would reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil after they were drawn together in a tough European qualifying Group A. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Croatia in World Cup stare-down [Jul 31, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The coaches of bitter Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia were confident their teams would reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil after they were drawn together in a tough European qualifying Group A. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ethnic Serbs blockade NATO troops in Kosovo [Jul 29, 2011] MITROVICA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Ethnic Serbs from Kosovo's north on Friday blocked NATO troops reaching their peacekeepers deployed at border posts with Serbia this week to halt violence provoked by a customs dispute with Belgrade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Timeline - Kosovo since 2008 [Jul 29, 2011] (Reuters) - Ethnic Serbs from Kosovo's north said on Friday they had blockaded NATO troops who took control of border posts with Serbia this week to halt violence provoked by a customs dispute with Belgrade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ethnic Serbs blockade NATO troops in north Kosovo [Jul 29, 2011] PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Ethnic Serbs from Kosovo's north said on Friday they had blockaded NATO troops who took control of border posts with Serbia this week to halt violence provoked by a customs dispute with Belgrade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence [Jul 29, 2011] MITROVICA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to deter further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burned down and a policeman killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence [Jul 29, 2011] MITROVICA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to deter further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burned down and a policeman killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police and NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence [Jul 28, 2011] MITROVICA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to deter further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burnt down and a policeman killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence [Jul 28, 2011] MITROVICA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to try to stop further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burnt down and a policeman killed. [via YahooNews] More >>