ARTICLES RELATING TO SERBIA

Serbs apologise for Srebrenica massacre

2013-04-25 20:48

Serbia's nationalist President Tomislav Nikolic has personally apologised for the first time for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8 000 Muslims, but stopped short of calling it genocide.

Serb who killed 13 in rampage dies

2013-04-11 16:55

Hospital officials say a man, who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turned the gun on himself and his wife, has died.

Serbia mourns 'monstorous' gun rampage

2013-04-10 08:45

Serbia has held a national day of mourning after a war veteran went on a killing spree, shooting dead 13 relatives and neighbours including his son, his mother and a 2-year-old child.

Serbs lied to that 'Kosovo is ours' - PM

2013-03-07 17:33

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has told Serbs they had been lied to when they were told that "Kosovo is ours", the latest sign of an historic U-turn by Belgrade.

30 days in jail for Serbia's richest man

2012-12-14 18:02

A judge has ordered Serbia's richest man to spend 30 days in prison pending trial after his arrest on suspicion of corruption.

5 dead due to heavy snow

2012-12-09 13:23

Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least 5 people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans.

UN court acquits former Kosovo PM

2012-11-29 12:04

A UN war crimes tribunal has acquitted the former prime minister of Kosovo and two of his former Kosovo Liberation Army comrades for the second time of murdering and torturing Serbs.

Gruesome Kosovo 'organ harvesting' revealed

2012-09-11 12:05

A former Kosovo rebel witness has described in an interview how he removed a prisoner's heart for the black market in organs during the 1990s Kosovo conflict, says a report.

Serbia and Kosovo spar at UN

2012-08-22 13:03

Serbia and Kosovo's prime ministers have sparred at the UN Security Council over the future of Kosovo, displaying bitter divisions between the rivals.

Serb chess master Svetozar Gligoric dies

2012-08-18 19:18

Svetozar Gligoric, a legendary Serbian and Yugoslav chess player and one of the world's top players in the 20th century, has died. He was 89.

Ex-Milosevic aide takes power in Serbia

2012-07-27 16:02

The former spokesperson of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic has taken power in Serbia, telling Europe and the Balkans to forget the past.

Gavric extradition case postponed

2012-07-12 12:13

The extradition case of convicted Serbian assassin Dobrosav Gavric has been postponed in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court.

Unique mammoth cemetery discovery

2012-06-29 22:40

Serbian archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least seven mammoths at a dig at an open pit mine.

Mladic taunts survivors at start of trial

2012-05-16 20:08

Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at the start of his trial.

UN can't be tried for Srebrenica massacre

2012-04-13 22:28

The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that the United Nations cannot be prosecuted in the Netherlands for failing to prevent genocide against Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica.

Serbia makes 'historic' leap into EU

2012-03-02 14:39

Serbia has taken a "milestone" leap towards EU membership when Europe's leaders granted Belgrade candidate status, opening a new chapter in the troubled history of the Western Balkans.

No bail for Serbian fugitive

2012-02-03 17:59

Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, who fled to South Africa in 2008 to avoid a lengthy jail sentence for the murder of warlord "Arkan", has been refused bail in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court.

Cold snap kills 32 in eastern Europe

2012-01-30 15:16

Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 32 people across eastern Europe and many areas are under emergency measures.

Russia won't extradite Milosevics

2012-01-19 18:13

Moscow apparently has no intention of extraditing Slobodan Milosevic's widow and his son, both wanted by Serbia, who received political asylum in Russia in 2008, says a prosecutor.

Serbian warlord's killer stays in jail

2012-01-10 19:11

The Serbian convicted of killing warlord Arkan in Belgrade, and who was allegedly driving local underworld figure Cyril Beeka when he was shot dead, has to wait to apply for bail.

Serbian convict hands himself in

2011-12-27 14:48

A Serbian man who was convicted of a triple murder in his home country, has handed himself over to South African police, the Hawks say.

EU welcomes Kosovo barricade dismantling

2011-12-06 08:09

The EU has welcomed the dismantling of barricades on the Kosovo border as ministers discussed Serbia's candidacy to the European bloc.

EU organ harvesting probe 'confidential'

2011-11-21 18:36

An EU task force probing a Council of Europe report linking Kosovo Prime Minister Hashin Thaçi to organ trafficking is conducting a confidential investigation on the ground, a report says.

Serbia arrests 17 after US embassy attack

2011-10-29 20:32

Serbian police have arrested 17 people in the Muslim-dominated district of Sandzak, on suspicion of links to an Islamic extremist who opened fire on the US embassy.

Kosovo remains tense, troops on streets

2011-09-29 20:06

Serbs have re-inforced barricades in northern Kosovo's divided city of Mitrovica and Nato peacekeepers are out in force, after 20 people were injured in clashes.

 

13 victims of Serbia shooting spree buried

2013-04-12 13:00

Thirteen people gunned down in Serbia, are set to be buried with police left without a motive for the killing after the gunman died in hospital from a self-inflicted wound.

UN meeting sparks Jordanian boycott

2013-04-10 12:46

Jordan's UN ambassador has said that he is boycotting a meeting on international criminal justice organised by the president of the General Assembly, on the grounds that it is biased.

Serb gunman kills 13 relatives, neighbours

2013-04-09 12:03

A gunman has shot dead 13 people, including his mother and son, in an early-morning rampage through a small Serbian village southwest of the capital Belgrade, say authorities.

Serbian town protects winter owls

2013-01-20 21:23

The townsfolk of Kikinda in northeast Serbia have welcomed an unlikely intruder into their midst, even decreeing stiff fines for anyone who dares disturb the peace of the long-eared owls.

Serbia's richest man arrested

2012-12-12 13:08

Billionaire retail tycoon has been arrested with his son and seven other people as part of an anti-graft probe.

Russia denounces UN tribunal

2012-12-06 10:01

Russia has denounced a UN tribunal for undermining international justice by freeing two Croatian generals and Kosovo's ex-prime minister who were accused of war crimes against Serbs.

Serbian gay activists hold indoor pride event

2012-10-06 17:17

Embattled Serbian gay rights activists have staged a brief protest and held an indoor gathering after a pride march was banned by police over far-right security threats.

Serbia has Kosovo organ harvesting proof

2012-09-09 18:14

Serbia says it has a witness who allegedly took part in the harvesting of organs of Serb prisoners by Kosovo Albanian rebels in the late 1990s.

UN court wants life for Serb commander

2012-08-21 22:19

UN prosecutors in the trial of a former commander for Bosnian Serb army general Ratko Mladic have sought a life sentence for the ex-general before the Yugoslav war crimes court.

EU orders detention of 10 human traffickers

2012-08-09 14:45

The European Union's rule of law mission in Kosovo said it had ordered a 15-day detention for 10 people suspected of involvement in human trafficking.

Ratko Mladic hospitalised during trial

2012-07-12 12:34

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic has been hospitalised after complaining of feeling unwell at his genocide trial.

Kosovo-Serb handshake sparks outrage

2012-07-07 23:01

A handshake between Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and former Serbian President Boris Tadic has triggered outrage both in Serbia and Kosovo.

Serbian fugitive stays in custody

2012-05-21 20:45

Serbian Dobrosav Gavric is to remain in custody while he waits to hear when extradition proceedings in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court are to commence for his deportation back to Serbia.

'Rent a convict' bust in Serbia

2012-04-19 15:01

Police have "exposed a new business in Serbia" after they arrested a man who had served a prison sentence for another man in return for payment, says a local report.

Treachery charges fly in fight for UN job

2012-03-29 16:00

Accusations of threats, Cold War-style treachery and backstage attempts by Russia to punish a former Soviet ally are turning an election for UN post into a bitter diplomatic tussle.

Serbia cold clubs crime

2012-02-08 22:37

Serbia says that Europe's big freeze has brought crime rates down by 40%.

European cold snap victims rescued

2012-02-01 19:48

Rescue helicopters are airlifting supplies and evacuating dozens of people from snow-covered villages in Serbia and Bosnia, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's cold spell rises.

Serbian fugitive may abscond - prosecutor

2012-01-20 19:26

The risk is high that Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric will abscond if released on bail, the Cape Town Magistrate's Court has heard.

Serbian fugitive aims for refugee status

2012-01-16 22:49

Fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, who was arrested after police received an extradition request from Serbian officials, will remain in custody while his application for refugee status is processed.

Serbia lawmakers get teetotalled

2012-01-06 21:22

The Serbian parliament has banned alcohol after media reports of excessive drinking.

Killer of Serbian warlord arrested in SA

2011-12-14 22:45

The fugitive killer of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan has been arrested in South Africa and will appear in court next month on drug charges, the New Age newspaper reports.

Serbia: 17 held for human trafficking

2011-11-22 21:08

Serbian police say they arrested 17 people and dismantled a human trafficking ring suspected of organising the transfer of hundreds of clandestine immigrants to EU countries.

Bosnia stalemate may be blow to Palestine

2011-10-31 20:19

A presidential adviser says Bosnia will be forced to abstain from any UN vote for Palestinian statehood.

Mladic hospitalised with pneumonia

2011-10-11 16:32

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, on trial before a UN court for genocide and war crimes, has been hospitalised with pneumonia, a lawyer has said.

Serbia and Kosova resume talks

2011-09-02 21:01

Kosovo and Serbia have resumed their interrupted dialogue in Brussels, with negotiators saying a breakthrough was likely in the row that led to renewed violence in the former province.

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