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Serb nationalists call for protests over vote [May 12, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Serbian nationalists on Saturday called for nationwide street protests over alleged election fraud, fueling tensions ahead of a presidential runoff vote. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSerb nationalists call for protests over vote [May 12, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian nationalists on Saturday called for nationwide street protests over alleged election fraud, fueling tensions ahead of a presidential runoff vote. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian nationalists call for nationwide protests over alleged election fraud [May 12, 2012] Serbian nationalists on Saturday called for nationwide street protests over alleged election fraud, fueling tensions ahead of a presidential runoff vote. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian nationalists claim they were robbed at elections by pro-European Union camp [May 10, 2012] Serbian nationalists accused pro-European Union reformists Thursday of stealing the recent general elections, fueling tensions ahead of a key presidential runoff. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian nationalists claim election fraud [May 10, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Serbian nationalists accused pro-European Union reformists Thursday of stealing the recent general elections, fueling tensions ahead of a key presidential runoff. [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 >>

Serbia releases Kosovo police officers to EU [Apr 02, 2012] PRISTINA (Reuters) - Serbia on Monday released two Kosovo police officers it had arrested patrolling their joint border, easing tensions in a row over a Serbian plan to include its former southern province in a nationwide election in May. Majority Albanian Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, but Belgrade does not recognise the secession and is planning to organise voting for Kosovo's small ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Iranian Soccer Club, Sepahan, Cancels Exhibition Against Partizan Belgrade Because Manager Avram Grant Is From Israel [Feb 21, 2012] Heightening tensions between Iran and Israel have spilled onto the field of play with negative effects. An Iranian soccer club has turned down the chance to test itself against the Serbian champion because Avram Grant manages the Serbian club. Iran's Sepahan canceled its game with Partizan Belgrade because Grant is an Israeli, according to the Associated Press. The game was scheduled to be ... [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 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 >>

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 >>

Belgrade denies border agreement reached with Kosovo [Dec 03, 2011] Belgrade (dpa) - Belgrade?s chief negotiator denied late Friday that an EU-brokered deal had been reached with Kosovo to defuse tensions over the Serbia-Kosovo border."Despite all our efforts today, the deal has not been reached," the state news agency Tanjug quoted Borislav Stefanovic as saying in Brussels, after three days of marathon talks. "Though we came significantly closer, we still need ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo fail to make progress in EU-sponsored talks [Dec 02, 2011] Pristina/Belgrade (dpa) - Serbia and Kosovo failed to make progress in marathon talks in Brussels early Friday, Belgrade?s chief negotiator, Borislav Stefanovic, said.The talks, facilitated by the European Union, are intended to resolve issues stemming from Kosovo?s secession from Serbia nearly four years ago.The talks on Wednesday and whole day Thursday focused on tensions over the disputed ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo make progress in border talks: EU official [Dec 02, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia and Kosovo made "some progress" in talks aimed at easing tensions on their border, an EU official said early Friday, in the wake of violence that marred Belgrade's EU aspirations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian opposition urges Belgrade to continue EU bid [Sep 29, 2011] Serbia must still aim for EU membership despite tensions on its border with Kosovo, Serbian opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic said on Thursday. The Serbian Progressive Party leader was speaking after meeting with Kosovar Serbs injured in Wednesday?s clashes in northern Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovar trucks cleared to cross into Serbia [Sep 26, 2011] (PRISTINA ) - Kosovar companies have started exporting goods to Serbia in a sign that tensions between Pristina and Belgrade are easing ahead of a new round of EU-mediated talks, an official said Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Rise in Southeast Serbia as Ethnic Albanians Rally [Sep 22, 2011] Tensions in Southeastern Serbia have grown after several thousand ethnic Albanians rallied to protest against discrimination in the town of Presevo. Residents of the three predominantly ethnic Albanian towns Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medveda took part in the rally, BGNES reported. The demonstrators carried Albanian, US, and EU flags, and vast banners with their demands for the Serbian state ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Why EU peacekeepers occupied Serbia-Kosovo border posts [Sep 17, 2011] European Union peacekeepers in Kosovo Thursday occupied two border posts along the Serbia-Kosovo border without reigniting simmering tensions in the region. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Kosovo reach deal to end trade ban [Sep 04, 2011] BELGRADE : Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement that may end a trade dispute which has caused tensions and violence in the former province, German Press Agency DPA reported on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>