DUSAN STOJANOVIC

Opposition leader attack whips Serbia political tensions
The recent beating of a Serbian opposition leader has whipped political tensions in the Balkan country triggering protests by thousands of people as opponents accuse populist leader Aleksandar Vucic of fostering an atmosphere of violence.
December 21, 2018
Tensions soar in the Balkans over plans for Kosovo army
Serbia is seeking support from allies Russia and China in its opposition to the announced formation of a Kosovo army. Serbian officials claim the army would be used against the Serb minority in Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008.
December 4, 2018
Tensions soar between Kosovo and Serbia over trade tax
Serbia’s president has criticized the European Union and the West for allegedly failing to prevent Kosovo from triggering a trade war as tensions soar between the wartime foes.
November 22, 2018
Serbian president’s praise of Milosevic triggers outrage
The Serbian president’s praise of Slobodan Milosevic as a “great” leader has triggered outrage in neighboring states where his nationalist policies in the 1990s caused bloodshed and destruction.
September 10, 2018
UN court overturns acquittal of Serb ultranationalist
A U.N. court has partly overturned the acquittal of Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj on war crimes and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.
April 11, 2018
Serbia-Kosovo tensions heighten as Russia wades into dispute
Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have heightened a day after a senior Serb politician was arrested and expelled in northern Kosovo, with Russia wading into the dispute and the European Union trying to avert further friction.
March 28, 2018
US refuses visa for Serbia’s army chief of staff
Serbia’s defense minister says the rejection of a U.S. visa application for his army’s chief of staff will have consequences for military relations between the two countries. Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin says that it’s unclear why the U.S.
January 11, 2018
Defying Russia, Serbia holds military drills with Americans
American and Serbian paratroopers have held joint exercises in Serbia which is watched with unease in Russia that is trying to increase its influence in the Balkans.
November 17, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan says arrested US consulate staffer is a spy
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country doesn’t need Washington’s permission to prosecute its citizens, the latest swipe in an escalating feud with the United States over the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee.
October 10, 2017
Serbian president’s visit to Croatia postponed amid tensions
Serbia and Croatia agreed Wednesday to indefinitely postpone a visit by the Serbian president as diplomatic tensions soared between the two Balkan rivals.
October 4, 2017
Serbia warns France over extradition of Kosovo ex-premier
Serbia has warned that it will ignore future possible extradition requests for terrorist and other suspects wanted by France if it doesn’t a hand over a former Kosovo prime minister.
January 13, 2017
Istanbul on alert as hunt for gunman reaches 4th day
Police increase security around Istanbul on Wednesday and detain some 20 people with suspected links to the deadly New Year’s Eve night club attack as the hunt for the gunman stretched into a fourth day.
January 4, 2017
Video shows man believed to be nightclub attacker in Turkey
Eerie video has emerged of a man believed to be the attacker who killed 39 people in mass shooting at a nightclub in Turkey.
January 3, 2017
Slovenia PM: Melania Trump could inspire US-Russia detente
As Melania Trump prepares to move into the White House, the future first lady’s native Slovenia is offering to serve as a mediator between her husband and Russian President Vladimir Putin once Donald Trump takes office.
November 28, 2016
Turkish president to EU on migrant deal: where is the money?
Turkey’s president has accused the European Union of failing to deliver funds it promised as part of a deal intended to stop migrants crossing the Aegean Sea.
September 2, 2016
Clashes subside in Syria between Turkish, Kurdish forces
Clashes subside between Turkey’s military and Kurdish-backed Syrian forces after days of fighting between the two had frustrated efforts by a U.S.
August 30, 2016
Serbia’s pro-EU populists win vote, initial projections show
Initial unofficial results show that the incumbent pro-European Union populists have swept Serbia’s parliamentary election, leaving pro-Russia nationalists far behind.
April 24, 2016
Serbia: 2 hostages killed in US airstrikes in Libya
Serbian officials say two Serbian embassy staffers who had been held hostage since November are believed to have been killed in U.S. airstrikes on an Islamic State camp in western Libya. They identified them as a communications officer and a driver.
February 20, 2016
Somalia spokesman: Video shows laptop handed to bomb suspect
A Somalia government spokesman says that CCTV video footage at Mogadishu airport shows two men handing what looks like a laptop computer to the suspected suicide bomber after he passed through the security checkpoint.
February 7, 2016
APNewsBreak: 15 arrests in Balkan war massacre
PRIJEPOLJE, Serbia (AP) — Atifa Memovic last saw her husband two decades ago but she remembers it as if it were yesterday.
December 5, 2014
Croatia coach Kovac: Little experience, high hopes
The former national team midfielder, who played for the “Golden Generation” that placed third at the 1998 World Cup, was born and raised in Germany. And as coach of the national team heading to Brazil, he is hoping instill some of that German professionalism into his squad.
May 30, 2014
Serbian gay rally banned for 3rd straight year
Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said top security and state officials decided to ban Saturday’s event because they feared a repeat of violence in 2010, when extremists attacked a gay pride march in the Serbian capital. That triggered daylong clashes with the police which injured more than 100 people.
September 27, 2013
Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU
A decade back when Croatia started negotiating EU entry, the once war-torn country was overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a member of the European elite. But people like Secic have since changed their minds. With the EU in deep financial turmoil and Croatia’s own economy in recession for five con
June 17, 2013
Man kills 13 people in Serbian shooting rampage
VELIKA IVANCA, Serbia (AP) — He went from house to house in the village at dawn, cold-bloodedly gunning down his mother, his son, a 2-year-old cousin and 10 other neighbors.
April 9, 2013
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