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Prosecutors in Serbia arrest 12 people over roof collapse at train station that killed 15

Nov. 21, 2024 12:01 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Twelve people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse earlier this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two others, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspects, who have not...

Why people are protesting over a deadly roof collapse in Serbia

Nov. 21, 2024 00:16 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county, fueling widespread anger toward the government and protests after the failure claimed 15 lives in the northern city of Novi Sad. The station, a...

Anti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:31 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the...

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Nov. 11, 2024 07:21 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said he spoke with Donald Trump late Sunday, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while pointing out that in Serbia the U.S. president-elect had the highest level of support of all European states during the election campaign. ...

Police fire tear gas at protest over deadly canopy collapse in Serbia

Nov. 05, 2024 22:47 PM EST

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters on Tuesday threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people. Police responded by firing tear gas canisters. The...

Serbian minister to resign over concrete canopy crash that killed 14 people

Nov. 04, 2024 14:19 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's construction minister said Monday he was stepping down days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and severely injuring three. Minister Goran Vesic announced his resignation at a hastily called press conference as...

Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 14

Nov. 01, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 14 people with more feared buried under the rubble, officials said. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that three people were...

EU leader praises Serbia for its advances in EU membership bid despite growing Russian influence

Oct. 25, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday praised the Serbian president for meeting her and other European Union leaders instead of attending a Russia-organized summit of developing economies held earlier this week. Serbia has close ties...

Leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia propose setting up migrant 'hotspots' outside the EU

Oct. 22, 2024 09:41 AM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia on Tuesday proposed setting up facilities for hosting asylum-seekers outside the territory of the European Union, a solution they said would help stem illegal immigration they believe poses an existential threat to the bloc. ...

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

Oct. 20, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

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. ...