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Croatia PM to Push Pope to Canonise Stepinac
On his first visit to the Vatican, Croatia's new centre-right Prime Minister, Tihomir Oreskovic, is expected to lobby for the canonisation of the controversial Croatian cleric, Alojzije Stepinac.
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Biopic looks at the life of great bard Ne?et Erta?
As bizarre as it might sound, the name that stuck with the late Ne?et Erta?, one of Turkey's greatest musicians, was the "Plectrum of the Steppe." As the story goes, a group of Erta? fans bought a book by legendary Turkish writer Ya?ar Kemal and sent the book to Erta?, who was serving time in a prison in Yugoslavia, as a gesture of their support.
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Reflections on the Karadzic verdict
On March 25, I watched the verdict of the United Nations tribunal on Radovan Karadzic, the leader of Bosnian Serbian forces in during the 1992-1995 war. The man was found guilty of 10 major crimes, including "genocide" and crimes against humanity.
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Serbia Remembers NATO Bombing Casualties
Hundreds of people gathered in the central town of Varvarin to commemorate 17th anniversary of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia that helped to end the Kosovo war in 1999.
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Journalists Defend Targets of Serbian Tabloid 'Lynch'
About 40 journalists from the informal organization "Journalists Network" have called on colleagues throughout former Yugoslavia to show solidarity with the Serbian journalists being targeted by Serbia's pro-government media.
The risk of pushing border changes in the Middle East
Current borders in the Middle East are far from perfect. They were drawn mostly as "lines in the sand" through two world wars. Starting from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 until the establishment of Israel in 1948, the borders in the region were also drawn through zones of influences over oil and gas fields.
Prince Charles visits Karadjordjevics
The Prince of Wales visited Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia the Royal Palace in Belgrade Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by the son of Alexander Karadjordjevic, Prince Peter, and Princess Katherine's daughter, Alison Andrews.
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Balkan Weapons Spotted in Syrian Rebel Hands
Several Balkan-produced armaments, mostly manufactured in Serbia, are being used by Syrian rebels, according to weapons specialists from the Armament Research Services, ARES think tank.
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Minister visits Milosevic's grave, says he "loved Serbia"
Aleksandar Vulin was in Pozarevac, eastern Serbia on Friday where he placed a wreath at the grave of Slobodan Milosevic on the anniversary of his death.
Fan Fight Highlights Bosnia's Football Violence Problem
Bosnian authorities are still struggling to curb outbreaks of violence at football games between supporters of rival teams.
The latest clash erupted on Wednesday at a match in the northern town of Tuzla between the local team Sloboda and FK Sarajevo.