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Serbian prosecutors charge 10 for stealing 43,000 state decorations of honor

Mar. 15, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ten people are facing charges in Serbia for stealing as many as 43,000 state decorations of honor from a government building, prosecutors said on Friday. The suspects colluded to carry out a “grave theft of state property” from the awards office, which...

A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans

Mar. 14, 2024 05:49 AM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Montenegro and neighboring countries early Thursday, causing some damage but no reported casualties. The magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit an uninhabited border area between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the U.S....

Activists and members of Serbia's LGBTQ+ community protest reported police harassment

Mar. 06, 2024 15:10 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Rights activists and members of LGBTQ+ community in Serbia on Wednesday held a protest following a reported case of police harassment of a young gay man and a bisexual woman. The protest in Serbia's capital Belgrade was called after police rejected a...

An election for control of Serbia's capital is to be rerun following opposition fraud claims

Mar. 03, 2024 06:56 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A key vote for control of Serbia's capital, Belgrade — a focal point of widespread fraud reports after last December elections — is to be rerun later this year, officials said Sunday. The announcement follows months of soaring political tensions over...

An international monitoring mission says Serbia's election was held in unjust conditions

Feb. 28, 2024 14:31 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's recent disputed election was held in “unjust conditions” in part because of the president's involvement and systemic advantages for the ruling party, a report by international monitors said Wednesday. The report by an office of the Organization...

Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country

Feb. 26, 2024 15:48 PM EST

ROGACA, Serbia (AP) — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia is formally seeking to join the European Union while adopting all the...

Passenger jet hits equipment on takeoff from Belgrade airport and is forced to make emergency return

Feb. 19, 2024 06:44 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A passenger jet with 106 people on board returned safely to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital, media and airline blogs reported Monday. There were no injuries. The...

Rights groups denounce acquittal of former Serbian security officers accused of killing a journalist

Feb. 03, 2024 06:47 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Media rights groups and opposition campaigners on Saturday condemned a Serbian appeals court ruling that acquitted four former intelligence officers who were jailed for the killing of a prominent journalist and newspaper publisher who was fiercely critical of the...

Trial opens in Serbia for parents of a teenager who fatally shot 10 people at a school last year

Jan. 29, 2024 13:59 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A trial started Monday in Serbia for the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing 10 people and injuring six in a mass shooting at his school last May that left the Balkan nation in shock. The suspected shooter, 13-year-old Kosta Kecmanovic, has been...

Protesters gather outside a top Serbian court to demand that a disputed election be annulled

Jan. 26, 2024 15:09 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opponents of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic rallied outside the Constitutional Court building on Friday to press their demand that last month's election be annulled and held again over reported widespread irregularities. The Serbia Against Violence...