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POLITICS-BALKANS: Armies Shrink on the Road West
Armies are shrinking in size all over the Balkans as governments and the military turn away from their communist past towards the West.RIGHTS-SERBIA: A Price for Investigating an Assassination
Amnesty International has called on Serbian authorities to investigate allegations of torture of suspects arrested in the largest ever manhunt in Serbia following the assassination of former prime minister Zoran Djindjic./ARTS WEEKLY/SOCIETY-SERBIA: A Soapy Link With Latin America
Serbia has little in common with any Latin American country, but there is something millions of Serbs share with millions of people in Latin America - the soap operas./DAY OF THE DISAPPEARED/: 40,000 Still Missing in the Balkans
More than 40,000 people are still missing since wars tore apart what was Yugoslavia in the 1990s, says the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).ENVIRONMENT: Low Flows the Danube
Just a look at the Danube tells you what this arid summer has done to the Balkans.SOCIETY-BALKANS: New Democracy Brings Royalty Back
”Once upon a time there was a prince...” there were quite a few in fact, in the Balkans before communist rule. Now they are returning. The fairy tale is coming true, at least a little.SOCIETY-BALKANS: New Democracy Brings Royalty Back
"Once upon a time there was a prince..." there were quite a few in fact, in the Balkans before communist rule. Now they are returning. The fairy tale is coming true, at least a little.ECONOMY-BALKANS: Tobacco Giants Make a Heavy Investment
Multinational tobacco giants Philip Morris and British American Tobacco bought two of the biggest cigarette manufacturing facilities in Serbia last week. The move is seen as better for the health of the economy than of the people.HEALTH-BALKANS: When AIDS Catches Them Young
Stanko is a lively boy from Belgrade, due to start his fifth grade of elementary school on Sep. 1.HEALTH-BALKANS: When AIDS Catches Them Young
Stanko is a lively boy from Belgrade, due to start his fifth grade of elementary school on Sep. 1.POLITICS-SERBIA: A Russian Non-Story Ends
Silently and without much fanfare, the last Russian convoy of peacekeepers in former Yugoslavia left last week.HEALTH-SERBIA: The League of Obese Nations Beckons
Serbia is turning into a fat nation, with obesity-related illnesses turning into a major health problem.ECONOMY-SERBIA: A New Discovery, That It Pays to Work
Many Serbs say that little has improved for them since Slobodan Milosevic fell from power almost three years ago. But some are discovering opportunities not there before.SERBIA: Secret Service Goes to Internet
Many things have changed in Serbia since former president Slobodan Milosevic fell from power three years ago, but no one was expecting the recent launch of an Internet-based recruitment drive by the new incarnation of the country's once-powerful intelligence agency.SOCIETY-SERBIA: Secret Service Goes to Internet
Many things have changed in Serbia since former president Slobodan Milosevic fell from power three years ago, but no one was expecting this.SOCIETY-BOSNIA: An Experiment with Ethnic Uncleansing
Arriving in this town by bus is quite an experience for someone who has not been here for many years.SOCIETY-BOSNIA: Much Too Late for a Homecoming
Every morning, Brane Jankovic and his wife Zora go out to look after the flowers in their swapped home, and then to the garden at the back to pick tomatoes, cucumbers and baby potatoes for their day's meal.SOCIETY-BOSNIA: Much Too Late for a Homecoming
Every morning, Brane Jankovic and his wife Zora go out to look after the flowers in their swapped home, and then to the garden at the back to pick tomatoes, cucumbers and baby potatoes for their day's meal.RELIGION-BOSNIA: Pope’s Apology Brings New Hope
The first visit of Pope John Paul II to a predominantly Serb Orthodox part of Bosnia Herzegovina brings hope of reconciliation after he apologised for the crimes of Catholic Croats.HEALTH-SERBIA: Drive for Blood Donation Begins
Unseen for a decade, a brightly coloured coach is back on the roads of Serbia. 'Give Blood, Save Lives', goes the slogan painted on its sides.POLITICS-SERBIA: Now a Welcome Stands in the Way
Twelve years after the bloody war of disintegration of former Yugoslavia began in Croatia, Serbs can travel freely to a country that was once a part of their own.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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