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BALKANS: Milosevic Held Guilty, Still Not Too Late for Serbia
The Serbian Supreme Court has finally confirmed that former president Slobodan Milosevic did order the execution of his political opponents. What has been known for years is now official.BALKANS: Hate Speech Deepens Old Divisions
Hate speech has returned to the Balkans, bringing back memories of the 1990s when such talk against the ethnicity of others was routine.RIGHTS-BALKANS: Justice for War Victims Achievable, but Effort Required
Justice for the dozens of thousands of victims of the Balkans wars is achievable, but the truth about war crimes has to be established at all levels and among all the former warring nations in order to start the reconciliation process, agreed experts at a conference here.BALKANS: Mixed Marriages On Rise Again
Bozana Savicki (26), a Serb from Belgrade is about to marry Igor Dumic (28) from Zagreb in Croatia. They met at the Croatian coast last summer.BALKANS: Serbia and Montenegro Head for ‘Velvet Divorce’
"I expected this to be a happy day for Serbs, because we have become an independent state too, but this looks so gloomy," Stojan Misic (55) told IPS in front of the Serbian parliament building Monday.BALKANS: This New Nation Will Remain an Infant
Montenegro became the first new state of Europe in the 21st century after a majority voted in a referendum to break away from Serbia.BALKANS: No Place for the ‘White Muslims’
The Bosnian nationality of many non-European Muslims who came here during the 1992-95 war is being discreetly revoked.BALKANS: Take the Tour to the Past
Eleven years after the war ended, Bosnian capital Sarajevo still stirs the hearts of many with memories of hardship not easily forgotten.BALKANS: Bosniaks Find a Pyramid of Hope
Claims of the discovery of a buried pyramid have brought new hope to a Bosnian town.BALKANS: Radio Station Bombing Dispute Rises Again
A book by a Serbian journalist has again stirred controversy over the NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia building in Belgrade in April 1999. Sixteen people were killed in the attack.BALKANS: Rehabilitation Comes, Too Late for Most
The Serbian parliament has finally adopted a law to restore the reputation of thousands of victims of political and ideological injustice since the days of the Second World War.BALKANS: Slovenia Woken Up To Its Crimes
A tape showing the execution of three surrendering conscripts of the former Yugoslav Peoples Army (JNA) at the beginning of Slovenia's independence war in 1991 has opened new questions over war crimes.SERBIA: Return May Not Be a Homecoming
Thousands who fled Serbia through the years of the wars in the nineties are due to return, nobody knows to what.BALKANS: From Russia With Doubts
The recent death of former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic has brought relations between Russia and Serbia into the spotlight again.BALKANS: Milosevic Death Brings Serbia Back to the Crossroads
Serbia faces serious choices about its future after the death of former leader Slobodan Milosevic. Many issues that had receded into the shadows are now back in the open.BALKANS: Milosevic Death Deepens Divisions
A glance at the death notices page of the leading Belgrade newspaper Politika shows how far the death of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic has divided the nation.SERBIA: Milosevic’s Death Denies Justice
The sudden death of former leader Slobodan Milosevic (64) Saturday has brought the focus back on the controversies of his rule, and raised questions again about the future of Serbia.SERBIA: Milosevic’s Death Denies Justice
The sudden death of former leader Slobodan Milosevic (64) Saturday has brought the focus back on the controversies of his rule, and raised questions again about the future of Serbia.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY: Bosnia Rape Victims Forgotten
"When I gave birth to her, I didn't want to see her...but on the second day, when I took her to my breast, I realised that she was the only beauty remaining in this world and so I kept her."BALKANS: Serbia Faces Genocide Charge
Hearings began Monday in a case where Serbia and Montenegro stands charged with genocide, crimes of war, and aggression in the 1992-95 conflict.BALKANS: Tito’s Widow Finally Finds a Roof
More than a quarter of century after the death of former Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, his widow Jovanka (81) has finally got a roof over her head.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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