Karadzic denies genocide charges in Bosnia
June 12th, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has denied that forces under his command committed genocide in Bosnia. He demanded an acquittal, claiming prosecutors had failed ... Read more...
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Last chance for fringe players as Spain face Serbia
May 25th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will carry out some experiments with his side when Spain kick off their preparations for the European 2012 Championships with ... Read more...
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Iranians cancel match with Serbs over Israeli coach
February 21st, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Feb 21 (IANS/AKI) Iranian football club Sepahan cancelled a friendly match with Belgrade Partizan because the Belgrade team's coach is an Israeli, Partizan officials said Monday.Partizan is currently in ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie movie criticised in Serbia
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI) Angelina Jolie's directorial debut about a love story between a Serbian policeman and his rape victim has met with sharp criticism among Bosnian Serbs who ... Read more...
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Gunman outside US embassy in Sarajevo arrested: Police
October 29th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Oct 28 (IANS) A gunman was wounded and arrested after firing rounds at the US embassy in Sarajevo with an automatic weapon Friday afternoon, police told Bosnian television.
"The ... Read more...
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Russia calls on EU, NATO over military actions in Kosovo north
August 10th, 2011 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 10 (IANS) Russia has called on the European Union, NATO and the UN to prevent a possible attempt by Pristina to regain control over Serb-populated regions in ... Read more...
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500,000 fans to attend brass band fest in Serbia
August 9th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) About half a million fans from all over the world will attend the brass band festival that opened in the town of Guca in central Serbia ... Read more...
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Former Nazi dies in Austria
June 21st, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 21 (IANS) A former Nazi war criminal has died at the age of 98 in Austria, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported.Milivoj Asner, a former police chief, was ... Read more...
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Somdev goes down to Nadal after terrific fight
March 17th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells, March 17 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting, 5-7, 4-6, to World No 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain in the pre-quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas ATP ... Read more...
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I was more afraid of being raped than shot, says female war correspondent
February 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A day after it was emerged that CBS correspondent Lara Logan was sexually assaulted while covering the Egyptian protests, another female war correspondent has exposed life on the ... Read more...
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Ex-US envoy to Egypt sent to Cairo to assess Mubarak’s intentions
February 1st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.1 (ANI): The Obama administration has sent former ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior officials to gauge the latter's intentions amid ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi duo through to St. Petersburg semifinals
October 29th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 29 (ANI): The tennis duo comprising Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan and Rohan Bopanna of India have entered the semifinals of St. Petersburg ATP World Rating Tennis Championship.The 'Indo-Pak Express' ... Read more...
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Serbia down 10-man Germany 1-0
June 18th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 18 (DPA) Serbia brought high-flying Germany back to earth Friday with a sensational 1-0 victory over the former champions to keep their hopes alive in Group D of the ... Read more...
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Ghana down Serbia 1-0 with late Gyan penalty (Lead)
June 13th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 13 (DPA) Ghana became the first African nation to win a game in Africa's first World Cup when Asamoah Gyan coolly converted a late penalty to down Serbia 1-0 ... Read more...
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Serbs dethrone Americans as world’s new TV viewing champs
May 29th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Serbia is leading the world in television watching with more than five hours a day before their televisions, overtaking America, according to a new research.According to a ... Read more...
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‘Humanitarian convoys smuggled weapons in Bosnia war’
May 11th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, May 11 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian convoys were used to smuggle weapons to Muslims during the Bosnia war from 1992-95, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of genocide and war crimes, has ... Read more...
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Tito’s grandson seeks return of Communism
April 9th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, April 9 (IANS/AKI) Thirty years after the death of former Yugoslav communist stalwart Josip Broz Tito, his grandson and namesake Josip Broz has begun the uphill task of resurrecting his grandfather's ... Read more...
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Hindus urge Bosnia-Herzegovina for constitution reform reflecting complete equality
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus have urged Bosnia-Herzegovina to urgently modify its constitution to reflect that all its citizens are treated equally.European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg (France) reportedly ruled on Tuesday that Bosnia's ... Read more...
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Sidelined, isolated, many Balkan war veterans suffer trauma
March 2nd, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade, March 2 (DPA) Some have set themselves on fire in public and some have blown themselves up with hand grenades: many veterans from the Balkan wars saw suicide as the only ... Read more...
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Balkan rivalries remain at a simmer as Djokovic advances
January 23rd, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 23 (DPA) Balkan passions played out on court while fans remained restrained as Serb Novak Djokovic posted a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win Friday over Bosnian-American Amer Delic to ... Read more...
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Balkan boilover narrowly averted at heated Australian Open
January 22nd, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (DPA) Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian fans have threatened to ignite a Balkan boilover during early rounds at the Australian Open.After a mini-riot on opening day in 2007, when 150 ... Read more...
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Former Dutch Defense Minister Ter Beek dies
October 1st, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by David M N James
Former Dutch Defense Minister Relus ter Beek is dead. The Dutchman is reputed for abolishing a war limits draft and sent troops to an ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Relus ... Read more...
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Government economic intervention, not globalisation, behind ethnic conflicts
September 30th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 30 (ANI): If you believe that economic globalization and liberalization are to blame for a sharp rise in interethnic violence across the world, better think again, for a new ... Read more...
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Death threats for Serbian president over Karadzic’s arrest
July 27th, 2008 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
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Belgrade, July 26 (DPA) After the arrest of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, Serbian President Boris Tadic has received death threats, the president's office confirmed Saturday. "You are a dead man", "Remember ... Read more...
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‘New Kosovo government undermining UN authority’
July 26th, 2008 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
DPA
New York, July 26 (DPA) The UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Friday said its power to administer the former Serb province has practically disappeared after the government in Pristina instituted its constitution ... Read more...
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Karadzic’s arrest shows Serbian commitment to justice: US
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 22 (DPA) Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's arrest shows that Serbia is committed to bringing war-crimes suspects to justice, the White House said Monday. Karadzic played a role in ... Read more...
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Russia calls for closer of the Hague tribunal
July 10th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday demanded the closure of the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague over the "biased" acquittal of Bosnian Muslim Naser Oric. The International Criminal ... Read more...
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Safina betters brother’s mark at French Open
June 6th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
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Paris, June 5 (DPA) Russian Dinara Safina won one for the family, bettering her big brother Marat's best showing at the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova ... Read more...
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Safina upsets Dementieva, reaches French Open semifinals
June 4th, 2008 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Paris, June 4 (DPA) Dinara Safina polished her escape routine as she rallied from the brink Wednesday, saving a match point in a 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 upset of 2004 finalist Elena ... Read more...
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Spain, Germany, Romania, Portugal win, France held
June 1st, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by admin
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Hamburg, June 1 (dpa) Euro 2008 finalists Germany, Spain, Romania and Portugal chalked up victories in test matches Saturday, a week ahead of the start of the European Championships. France were meanwhile ... Read more...
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Kosovo parliament to adopt new constitution Wednesday
April 9th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by admin
DPA
Pristina, April 8 (DPA) The Kosovo parliament is set to hold an extraordinary session Wednesday morning to adopt, without any debate, the new constitution of Kosovo, the parliament's presidency decided Tuesday. Kosovo ... Read more...
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EU to propose ‘isolation or integration’ to Serbia
March 26th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 26 (RIA Novosti) A top European Union official will visit Belgrade Thursday to meet the Serb leadership and propose two scenarios for future EU-Serbia relations, a Polish paper said ... Read more...
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Serb tennis stars sweep to desert duopoly
March 24th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by admin
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Indian Wells (California), March 24 (DPA) Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic completed the first-ever Serbian tournament title sweep as both pulled off victories at the Indian Wells Masters. Buoyed by clusters of ... Read more...
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UN police officer dies after riot in Kosovo
March 18th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Pristina, March 18 (DPA) A UN police officer died from injuries suffered during riots by Serbs in newly independent Kosovo, a spokesman said Tuesday. The officer, a Ukrainian, was among more than ... Read more...
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UN police in Kosovo raid court occupied by Serbs, 53 arrested
March 17th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Pristina, March 17 (DPA) International security forces in Kosovo stormed a district court building in a town early Monday morning and arrested 53 Serbs who had occupied the building since Friday. The ... Read more...
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