A silent protest in Serbia demands accountability for a roof collapse that killed 14

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Residents in northern Serbia stopped traffic and stood in silence Friday to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof collapse two weeks ago and demand accountability for the tragedy. Dozens of protesters held a large black banner and blocked crossroads...

Officials say a roof collapse at a railway station in northern Serbia has killed at least 8 people

Serbia's president thanks Putin for gas supplies and vows he'll never impose sanctions on Russia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Union candidate Serbia will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure, Serbia’s leader said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. ...

Belgrade's landmark Hotel Yugoslavia faces likely demolition, with many opposed

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Belgrade’s iconic Hotel Yugoslavia, once a symbol of progress in the former socialist state of Yugoslavia that broke apart in the 1990s and a favorite gathering place for local residents as well as world leaders, now stands in eerie silence awaiting its likely...

Turkey and Serbia suggest they might jointly produce military drones

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The leaders of Turkey and Serbia suggested Friday that their countries might jointly produce military drones, months after a Turkish shipment of unmanned aircraft to Serbia’s neighbor Kosovo sparked anger in the Serbian capital. While Serbia had initially...

Serbian appeals court overturns ruling to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An appeals court in Serbia on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in Belarus should be extradited to that country, and said that the case must be retried. Serbian authorities arrested...

Pride march held in conservative Serbia under heavy police protection

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Pride march on Saturday in Serbia's capital pressed for the demand that the populist government improve the rights of the LGBTQ+ community who often face harassment and discrimination in the highly conservative Balkan country. The march in central Belgrade...

US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won't join Western penalties

Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarks by Aleksandar Vulin, a former intelligence chief who is under U.S. sanctions,...

House fire in northern Serbia kills 6

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A house fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Belgrade, the capital, said Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. ...

Serbian police say a fire in a northern city killed 6 people, including 4 children