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Angelina Jolie movie criticised in Serbia [Jan 21, 2012] Belgrade, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI) Angelina Jolie's directorial debut about a love story between a Serbian policeman and his rape victim has met with sharp criticism among Bosnian Serbs who said the work was biased and anti-Serb. [via YahooNews] More >>

Miljan Miljanic, ex-Real Madrid coach, dies at 81 [Jan 14, 2012] Miljan Miljanic, a Serb who once coach Real Madrid, Yugoslavia and Red Star Belgrade, died Friday. He was 81. His death was confirmed by the Serbian soccer federation. Belgrade media said he died after a long battle with cancer. Miljanic, known for his defensive tactics and reliance on experienced players, took the Yugoslav national team to the 1974 and 1982 World Cups. [via YahooNews] More >>

Miljan Miljanic, ex-Real Madrid coach, dies at 81 [Jan 14, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Miljan Miljanic , a Serb who once coach Real Madrid, Yugoslavia and Red Star Belgrade , died Friday. He was 81. His death was confirmed by the Serbian soccer federation. Belgrade media said he died after a long battle with cancer. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Real Madrid coach Miljan Miljanic dies [Jan 13, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Miljan Miljanic , a Serb who once coach Real Madrid, Yugoslavia and Red Star Belgrade , died Friday, the Serbian football federation said. He was 81. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian president's convoy stoned in Kosovo [Jan 06, 2012] DECANI, Kosovo (Reuters) - Kosovo Albanian protesters hurled stones at an armored motorcade carrying Serbian President Boris Tadic Friday as he marked Orthodox Christmas in the former Serbian province, where Serb-Albanian tensions have resurfaced. Kosovo's population is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, and it became the last state to emerge from the remains of federal Yugoslavia when it declared ... [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 >>

Internet hoax has Serb writer as Nobel winner [Oct 06, 2011] An internet hoax that falsely trumpeted a Serb as this year's Nobel Literature Prize winner was slick, and down fell the victims: State-run TV, news agencies, radio and several newspapers. [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO reinforces tense Kosovo border crossing [Sep 28, 2011] NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) brought in more troops to a contested border crossing in the ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after more than a dozen people were hurt in clashes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia warns over more tensions in Kosovo north [Sep 28, 2011] BELGRADE/MITROVICA (Reuters) - NATO peackeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) brought in more troops to a contested border crossing in Kosovo's ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after a clash that left more than a dozen soldiers and civilians hurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia warns over more tensions in Kosovo north [Sep 28, 2011] BELGRADE/MITROVICA (Reuters) - NATO peackeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) brought in more troops to a contested border crossing in Kosovo's ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after a clash that left more than a dozen soldiers and civilians hurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Peacekeepers Take Serbia-Kosovo Border Posts [Sep 17, 2011] On the day Kosovo said it would take full control of its borders, an international force instead took over the final two border posts, seeking to prevent violence and calm the Serb-dominated north of Kosovo. [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 >>

Serbia, NATO reach deal to end Kosovo standoff [Aug 05, 2011] The NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and Belgrade have reached an agreement to end a tense standoff in the Serb-dominated northern Kosovo after nearly two weeks, a source close to the talks told the German news agency dpa. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions in Kosovo dash hopes of quick rapprochement between Serbs and Albanians [Aug 05, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The angry Serb mobs have dwindled and NATO reinforcements are regaining the upper hand, but over a week of ugly tensions on the border between Serbia and Kosovo has shattered hopes of a quick rapprochement between the two Balkan foes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions in Kosovo challenge peace talks [Aug 05, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia The angry Serb mobs have dwindled and NATO reinforcements are regaining the upper hand, but over a week of ugly tensions on the border between Serbia and Kosovo has shattered hopes of a quick rapprochement between the two Balkan foes. Diplomats say that only the resumption of direct talks between Belgrade and Pristina, which yielded a small but ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia extradites last major war crimes suspect [Jul 22, 2011] AMSTERDAM/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia extradited the last ethnic Serb wanted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to The Hague Friday, in a symbolic moment for the once-pariah Balkan nation's European future. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia extradites last major war crimes suspect [Jul 22, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia extradited on Friday the last ethnic Serb wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, in a symbolic moment for the once-pariah Balkan nation's European future. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia extradites last major war crimes suspect [Jul 22, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia extradited on Friday the last ethnic Serb wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, in a symbolic moment for the once-pariah Balkan nation's European future. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia v Northern Ireland: White Eagles set to ruffle feathers [Mar 23, 2011] Stepping out at the empty home of Red Star Belgrade may not be the most normal or inspiring of circumstances when Northern Ireland play Serbia on Friday ? but the fired-up hosts are keen to put waves of negative publicity and indifferent form behind them. Related Stories Serbia v Northern Ireland: Maik Taylor can play for years yet, says Harry Gregg Serbia v Northern Ireland: Serb ace Babovic ... [via YahooNews] More >>