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POLITICS-MACEDONIA: A Vote Against Corruption and Nationalism
The government of Ljubco Georgijevski was voted out Sunday in elections in Macedonia, formerly a part of Yugoslavia. The result was being seen by many as a vote against corruption and hard-line nationalism.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: And Now a Brotherhood in Crime
The slogan of "brotherhood and unity" that glued the nations of former Yugoslavia for decades after World War II has taken a sinister new form; Serb, Croat, Bosnian and Kosovo Albanian criminals have come together in tightly run criminal gangs.ENVIRONMENT-YUGOSLAVIA: A Nuclear Dream Ends
The night was buzzing with questions as about 1,200 soldiers escorted a column of trucks to Belgrade airport last week under cover of dozens of helicopters.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Croatia’s Involvement in War Crimes Questioned
The recent discovery in the Western Lika region of Croatia of a mass grave containing 18 bodies is a gruesome reminder of the war crimes of the 90s which took the lives of some 320,000 people.HEALTH-YUGOSLAVIA: Mental Patients In Kosovo Face Gross Neglect, Says Report
Patients in United Nations run mental health facilities in Kosovo are being subjected to violence, rape and gross neglect, a two-year investigation has found.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbia’s Gun Culture Creates An Unstable Society
It was only after a war veteran killed seven members of his family last month that the Serbian authorities and broader public began to worry about the large caches of weapons that remain unaccounted for following three wars.POLITICS-YUGOSLVIA: Suicide ‘Epidemic’ Sweeps Serbia
Suicides have hit alarming levels in Serbia this year. Experts are calling it an unprecedented crisis in Serb society.POLITICS-YUGOSLVIA: Suicide ‘Epidemic’ Sweeps Serbia
Suicides have hit alarming levels in Serbia this year. Experts are calling it an unprecedented crisis in Serb society.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Human Rights Record May Hinder EU Integration
The integration of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) into European institutions is still a long way away despite some progress made since the fall of the Slobodan Milosevic regime two years ago, human rights groups say.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbia To Hold Early Elections
Although the five year term of incumbent Serbian President Milan Milutinovic only expires at the end of the year, the ruling (Democratic Opposition of Serbia) DOS coalition has decided to call for early presidential elections on September 29.TRADE-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbia Slow to Stop Music Piracy
A raid on a music store on the outskirts of Belgrade this week led to seizure of 750,000 illegally copied CDs. "This was the biggest illegal outlet in the region and maybe in Europe," says police chief Jadranko Petkovic. But it was only the large tip of an iceberg.ECONOMY-YUGOSLAVIA: Troubled Privatisation for Kosovo
The United Nations Mission in Kosovo is preparing to privatise hundreds of state-owned enterprises in a push towards market economy.POLITICS-SERBIA: Serbs Dissatisfied With Post Milosovic Era
A year after former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic was extradited to The Hague and 18 months after he fell from power, Serbs are still dissatisfied with the current political and economic situation facing the country.POLITICS-CROATIA: Census Results Reveal The Loss of A Multi-Ethnic Identity
The results of the national 2001 census in Croatia show that almost 90 percent of the population are Croats and that the country has lost its multi-ethnic identity.MEDIA-SERBIA: Women Magazines Flourish in Serbia
Only 18,9 percent of people in Serbia are reported to purchase a daily newspaper.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Ethnic Germans Call For Compensation
By the end of September, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia hopes to become the full member of Council of Europe, ending its decade long isolation from international structures under the regime of former leader Slobodan Milosevic.HEALTH-YUGOSLAVIA: Society Becomes Another Handicap
Tatjana lives on the eighth floor of a Belgrade apartment building and never leaves home.HEALTH-YUGOSLAVIA: Alcoholism on a High
Alcoholism has reached alarmingly high levels among Serb women, new studies show.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Chinese Flee After Milosevic Fall
Thousands of Chinese have fled Yugoslavia after the fall of Slobodan Milosevic. Those who remain face racial attacks and harassment.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Three Years After NATO The Poisoned Air Lingers
Three years after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, air strikes against Yugoslavia people in the area are still breathing in particles of toxic depleted uranium (DU), according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: War Crimes Suspects Surrender To Tribunal
Serbs accused of war crimes have succumbed to pressure and have begun to surrender themselves to the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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