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RIGHTS-KOSOVO: Disputes Grow Around Suspect Prime Minister
How did Slobodan Radosevic die after being abducted from his home five years ago? For the Radosevic family this is a question about closure of grief. For Serbian prosecutors it is one of 108 charges against now Kosovan Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. For all of Serbia and Kosovo, it could be a matter of their political future.ENVIRONMENT-BALKANS: Power Battles Nature Again
The parliament of the tiny republic of Montenegro began a long awaited debate this week on building a hydropower plant on the Tara river, one of the most attractive tourist and nature reserves in former Yugoslavia.POLITICS: Serbs Lend a Hand in Ukraine Protests
A Serbian youth group that helped the opposition topple former president Slobodan Milosevic has now 'exported' its ways of protest to Ukraine.BALKANS: Trial of Albanians Could Reopen Old Wounds
The trial of three Kosovo Albanians seeks to establish the impartiality of The Hague tribunal but could also reopen old wounds.SOCIETY: Transition Economy Robs Children of Childhood
Twelve-year-old year Amira Jahic accompanies her mother to the open-air flea market in Belgrade every morning. She spends the day helping mother out at their second-hand goods stall.SERBIA & MONTENEGRO: Plea For Refugees’ Right To Choose
For more than a decade, the problem of refugees in Serbia was only expressed in numbers, exploited by politicians or simply put aside.ECONOMY-SERBIA: ‘Patriotic Capitalism’ Damaging Road to EU
Serbia and Montenegro are back in consideration for EU membership but growing local resistance to foreign capital could be in the way.POLITICS-BALKANS: Reconciliation Waits for ‘Truth’
Ten years after the wars in the Balkans left a quarter of a million dead, reconciliation moves are still waiting for the 'truth' to come out first.POLITICS-BALKANS: Croat Minister Makes a 22,000-Year-old Case
A dubious joint venture between science and politics has resumed with new claims that Croats are the oldest people in the Balkans.DEVELOPMENT-BALKANS: Energy Stuck in the Past
Energy use in Serbia is unsustainable and is retarding growth and human development, says a new UNDP report.EDUCATION-BALKANS: Darwin Survives, After All
Within a few days of declaring that Darwin's theory of evolution was being banned from Serbian schools, the government has reversed the controversial decision.ECONOMY-BALKANS: Private Eyes Watch over Market
Privatisation has brought in "private armies" to protect Serbian businesses facing growing threats.ECONOMY-BALKANS: Tourism Brings New Hope
Countries across the Balkans are boosting tourism to build recovery from communism or the wars that broke former Yugoslavia.POLITICS-BOSNIA: Bridge Reconnects But Does Not Reconcile
The Old Bridge of Mostar began a new life Friday night at a spectacular opening ceremony intended as the symbolic start of a process of reconciliation in Bosnia-Herzegovina.SOCIETY-BALKANS: Past Stands In the Way of Moving Ahead
Democracy and the European Union are the two goals most talked about in the Balkans but the path to them has been made difficult by failures to deal with the past, analysts say.CULTURE-BALKANS: Music Brings New Harmony
For four days in a row, the northern Serbian town of Novi Sad and its beautiful Petrovaradin fortress that overlooks the Danube river became the capital of the Balkans as they hosted the biggest international music festival in the area EXIT.POLITICS-SERBIA: Poll Brings a Break With the Past
Pro-West reformer Boris Tadic defeated ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic in the crucial presidential run-off Sunday, raising Serbia's hopes of joining the family of European nations and promising stability in the region.RIGHTS-BALKANS: Bosnian Serbs Finally Admit Srebrenica Massacre
The Serb government of the Republic of Srpska has admitted for the first time that almost 8,000 Muslims were killed in cold blood nine years ago in the worst atrocity in Europe after World War II.RIGHTS-BALKANS: Bosnian Serbs Finally Admit Srebrenica Massacre
The Serb government of the Republic of Srpska has admitted for the first time that almost 8,000 Muslims were killed in cold blood nine years ago in the worst atrocity in Europe after World War II.POLITICS-SERBIA: Still Short of the Right Turn
Despite "doomsday" prophecies of a swing to the right, ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic failed to win the presidential elections Sunday though he did lead the way in the first round.HEALTH-BALKANS: Extensive Depression Reported in Serbia
A high number of people in Serbia could be suffering from depression they are not aware of, a study suggests.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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