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VIDEO: Rapid thaw brings chaos to Danube [Feb 20, 2012] A rapid thaw has brought chaos to the River Danube in the Serbian capital Belgrade, where ice damaged boats, pontoons and floating restaurants. [via YahooNews] More >>

Newborn white lion cubs at Belgrade Zoo [Dec 22, 2011] Four white fluffy lion cubs were born at the Belgrade Zoo in the Serbian capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarian EU Commissioner Asks Serbia to Join Disaster Effort [Nov 19, 2011] Serbia can partake in the common European mechanism for dealing with disasters and emergency situations. During a regional forum in the Serbian capital Belgrade, Bulgaria's EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, proposed to Serbia to help with dealing with disasters across the globe, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, informs ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Picasso works recovered in Serbia [Oct 26, 2011] Two paintings by Pablo Picasso stolen from a Swiss exhibition in 2008 have been found in the Serbian capital Belgrade, authorities reveal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Members of the gay community hold a banner during a protest in front of a government building in Belgrade [Oct 19, 2011] Members of the gay community hold a banner during a protest in front of a government building in Belgrade October 19, 2011. About a hundred gay activists protested in Belgrade against what they say are human rights violations after a gay person was attacked in the Serbian capital last week. The banner reads: "These hands are not violent". REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, Novak Djokovic, visits an inclusive kindergarten in Smederevo [Oct 08, 2011] SMEDEREVO, Serbia, 27 September 2011- UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, Novak Djokovic, recently paid a visit to a unique kindergarten or ?Pcelica? in Smederevo, some 50 kilometres south east of the Serbian capital of Belgrade. An excellent example of an inclusive pre-school institution, the kindergarten is attended by the most marginalised and vulnerable groups in the Republic of Serbia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Shamrock Rovers make history with dramatic win in Belgrade [Aug 26, 2011] SHAMROCK ROVERS made history in Europe last night as Michael O?Neill?s side silenced a raucous crowd in the Serbian capital Belgrade to beat FK Partizan ? and become the first Irish side to reach the group stages of a European competition. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: Forced eviction leaves Roma families homeless [Aug 12, 2011] Serbian officials allow another forced eviction of Roma family in Belgrade August 12, 2011 International Five Roma families have been left homeless in Belgrade after they were forcibly evicted yesterday from privately owned buildings they had been occupying, the latest in a string of such evictions. Some 20 Roma people, including 10 children, were removed from the building on the Serbian capital ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: Forced eviction leaves Roma families homeless [Aug 12, 2011] 12 August 2011 Serbian officials allow another forced eviction of Roma family in Belgrade Five Roma families have been left homeless in Belgrade after they were forcibly evicted yesterday from privately owned buildings they had been occupying, the latest in a string of such evictions. Some 20 Roma people, including 10 children, were removed from the building on the Serbian capital?s Skadarska ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Senior CPC official visits Confucius Institute at University of Belgrade, Serbia [Jul 13, 2011] He Guoqiang (L), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC, presents the list of donated books to Branko Kovacevic, rector of the University of Belgrade, in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, July 12, 2011. He Guoqiang, who is on an official visit to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian-Croatian bank to help refugees return [Jul 07, 2011] BELGRADE -- The Serbian government expects that establishment of the Tesla Bank, with Croatian-Serbian capital, will speed up return of Serb refugees to Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ailing Amy Winehouse cancels part of European tour [Jun 20, 2011] LONDON ? Amy Winehouse canceled part of her European tour on Sunday, a day after the British singer was heavily booed for being late and displaying erratic behavior on stage during a concert in Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO conference begins in Belgrade [Jun 14, 2011] NATO opened its annual Strategic Military Partner Conference on Monday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Military representatives of about 70 countries will participate in three days of workshops and discussions, aimed at sharing perspectives on strategic issues. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgrade Sounds Air Strike Alarm over NATO Meeting [Jun 13, 2011] Air strike sirens resounded in some parts of Belgrade Monday during a NATO meeting hosted by the Serbian capital. Although not a member of the Alliance, Serbia agreed to host the meeting to stress its desire for rapprochement and integration. The fact of the meeting has provoked the ire of parts of the Serbian population, 61% of whom are against NATO membership. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

14 Serbs convicted for killing Frenchman [Jan 25, 2011] A Belgrade court has convicted 14 Serbs of fatally beating a French football fan and sentenced them to between 4 and 35 years in prison. The Higher Court convicted the group Tuesday, saying most of them brutally attacked 28-year-old Brice Taton in a downtown cafe in the Serbian capital before Partizan Belgrade's Europa Cup match against Toulouse on Sept. [via YahooNews] More >>

Trams collide in Serbian capital Belgrade injuring 13 people [Jan 02, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia - Officials say a tram has run into the back of another in icy weather in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, slightly injuring 13 people. [via YahooNews] More >>