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Nikolic wins Serbian election runoff [May 21, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 21 (UPI) -- Tomislav Nikolic claimed 49.8 percent of Serbia's presidential runoff vote, beating Boris Tadic, who took 47 percent, the country's electoral commission said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia cast votes in presidential runoff [May 20, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 20 (UPI) -- Polls had Serbian President Boris Tadic in the lead as voters cast their ballots in Sunday's presidential runoff election. [via YahooNews] More >>

Heated debate ahead of Serbia's elections [May 17, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 17 (UPI) -- Serbia's two presidential candidates took part in a bitter televised debate just ahead of next week's second round of elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Progressives pace Serbian elections [May 07, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 7 (UPI) -- The Serbian Progressive Party-led coalition captured the most seats -- 73 -- in weekend parliamentary elections, officials said Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nationalism on the agenda as Serbia votes [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 6 (UPI) -- Polls gave a nationalist candidate known as "The Undertaker" a slight edge in Sunday's presidential election in Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seppi breezes to Serbia Open victory [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 6 (UPI) -- Andreas Seppi of Italy won his second career championship Sunday, dispatching Benoit Paire in straight sets to win the Serbia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Paire, Seppi to square off in Serbia [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 5 (UPI) -- Benoit Paire gained his first ATP final with a semifinal win Saturday and will be joined by Italy's Andreas Seppi in the championship tilt of the Serbia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Violence predicted in Kosovo during election [May 05, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 4 (UPI) -- A Serbian military official says violence may break out in Kosovo as Serbia goes to the polls Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Andujar heads to Serbia Open semis [May 05, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Pablo Andujar had one of four straight-set wins Friday in the quarterfinals of the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Andujar takes three-set win in Belgrade [May 04, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 3 (UPI) -- No. 1-seed Pablo Andujar rallied for a three-set victory Thursday in a second-round match at the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs to vote under OSCE deal [May 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 3 (UPI) -- Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo can vote in Serbia's upcoming parliamentary and national elections under a deal brokered this week by regional peacekeepers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seppi wins second-rounder in Serbia Open [May 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 2 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Andreas Seppi posted a straight-set win Wednesday that was worth a quarterfinals berth at the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Three qualifiers advance in Belgrade tennis [May 01, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 1 (UPI) -- Antonio Veic, losing just one game in each set, was one of three qualifiers earning wins Tuesday at the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Volandri has easy Serbia Open first round [Apr 30, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 30 (UPI) -- Filippo Volandri breezed to a straight-set win Monday, the first day of play at the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protesting Serbian farmers block roads [Apr 27, 2012] VOJVODINA, Serbia, April 26 (UPI) -- Serbian farmers blocked roads across the country Thursday in the second day of protests over a new agricultural subsidy system, officials say. [via YahooNews] More >>

Grieving Djokovic to skip Serbia Open [Apr 26, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 25 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he will skip next week's ATP Tour tournament in his native Serbia, where he is the defending champion. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former No. 1s key for Serbia in Fed Cup [Apr 20, 2012] MOSCOW, April 20 (UPI) -- Former No. 1's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic were given the singles duties for Serbia as it plays Russia in the Serbs' first trip to the Fed Cup semifinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia: 9 arrested in U.S. embassy arson [Apr 11, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 11 (UPI) -- Nine people have been detained in connection with the 2008 burning of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, police in Serbia said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's president Boris Tadic resigns [Apr 04, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 4 (UPI) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic said he is resigning his presidential mandate and will run for re-election in May. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fire in Serbian nightclub kills 6 [Apr 01, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 1 (UPI) -- An early morning fire at a crowded nightclub in northern Serbia killed six young people Sunday, police in Novi Sad reported. [via YahooNews] More >>