Serbia Enlists Some Unlikely Faces
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BELGRADE, Serbia â As the dispute over Kosovoâs future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the worldâs best known statesmen â all of them dead.
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BELGRADE -- Suspense gripped Serbia yesterday, a day before the unveiling of a UN proposal for Kosovo's future -- a historic plan that officials say will map out a road to conditional nationhood for the bitterly contested province.
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"Russia is categorically against a unilateral declaration of independence"  Serbia's drift toward Russia continued ahead of the country's presidential election with the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been made an honorary citizen of its second-largest city. The criteria for becoming an honorary citizen of Novi Sad states that the nominee must have deep personal ties to the city and must have significantly contributed to its development. But Mr. Putin has not visited Novi Sad while in office - nor has he made any special contribution to the city. Analysts say that the honor - which has also been given by a number of other Serbian towns - was bestowed in an attempt to boost the prospects of the pro-Russian presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic ahead of this weekend's election. Read more
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EU foreign ministers offer to resume talks on closer ties with Serbia if the country takes steps to catch war crimes suspects.
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Dracula-style come-back still possible Vampire hunters wishing to prevent Slobodan Milosevic rising from his grave will now have to deal with security guards posted to prevent them driving a stake through his heart and thereby thwarting any ambitions the Serbian dicatator may have for a Dracula-style political comeback.â¦
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Serbia and Montenegro appoints a new head of its armed forces, in a move seen as a bid to move closer to joining NATO.
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BELGRADE, Oct 15  (IPS) - Serbia and Montenegro are back in consideration for  EU membership but growing  local resistance to foreign capital  could be in the way.
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Serbia has intensified its search for Gen. Ratko Mladic and three other war crimes fugitives before a fact-finding visit this week by a chief U.N. prosecutor who has questioned Serbia's commitment to finding the suspects, officials said Wednesday.
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OVER the years, Slovakia's presidential elections have surprised analysts by thwarting favoured candidates and catapulting unlikely ones into power.
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EU leaders in Brussels are expected to offer Serbia a fast track route to candidacy in a deal linked to Kosovo.
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Serbia is heading for a showdown next  month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a  liberal favoring the West following the first round of a  presidential election.
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Serbia has the political will to  arrest top war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, but some state  officials are still stalling, United Nations chief war crimes  prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday.
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Political motives lay behind the decision of Serbia's second-largest city to declare Vladimir Putin an 'honorary citizen'
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The killing of two conscripts has raised questions about the possible role of Serbia and Montenegro's military in protecting war crimes indictees.
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As the dispute over Kosovoâs future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the worldâs best known statesmen â all of them dead.
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Serbia's foreign minister was to press his country's claim to Kosovo with European lawmakers on Wednesday, one day after NATO peacekeepers intervened to defend two border posts from angry Serbs.
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In this poor Balkan country set to join the European Union in January, brazen slayings &#151; along with gang shootouts and car and apartment bombings &#151; have almost become part of the fabric of everyday life.