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Đoković to lead Serbia in Davis Cup tie against Croatia
World's best ranked tennis player Novak Đoković will take the lead role in Serbia’s team in the Davis Cup tie against Croatia scheduled for March.
“Novak will lead 2010 champion Serbia in a home Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie against Croatia (March 6-8),” his official website has announced.
Djokovic to lead Serbia in Davis Cup tie with Croatia
BELGRADE - World number one Novak Djokovic will feature in Serbia's team in a home Davis Cup tie with Croatia in March, according to Djokovic's official website.
"Novak will lead 2010 champion Serbia in a home Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie against Croatia (March 6-8)," the website says.
"Šešelj should be sent back to Hague"
"Šešelj should be sent back to Hague"
ZAGREB -- Ivo Josipović has condemned Vojislav Šešelj's message congratulating "liberation of Vukovar day", which is in Croatia marked as "remembrance day."
Aegean Air adds 10 more countries to its routes
By Alexandra Kassimi
Aegean Airlines announced on Tuesday it is adding 16 new destinations in 10 new countries to its network next summer, reaching a total of 134 destinations, 34 domestic and 100 abroad in 42 countries.
No establishment of diplomatic ties with Pristina
PRISTINA/BELGRADE - The fact that permissions for visits to Kosovo-Metohija by Serbian officials and to the rest of Serbia by Kosovo officials will have to be obtained through liaison officers is not a first step towards establishing diplomatic relations with Pristina, as some diplomatic circles in Brussels believe, says Belgrade's liaison officer in Pristina Dejan Pavicevic.
Seselj Release Alarms Croatian Leaders
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on Monday criticised the temporary release of the war-crime suspect and Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj.
Pusic characterized Seselj as a "lunatic element in the region", adding that she would warn the European Union about his release from prison in The Hague.
It was not Seselj’s, but Tudjman’s politics to blame for war
BELGRADE - The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia said Monday that they did not agree with a recently expressed view by Croatian President Ivo Josipovic that the politics pursued by Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj had caused the war and suffering in Croatia in the 1990s, and argued instead that the primary responsibility for the war on the Croatian territory rested w
Hague prosecution won't appeal Šešelj decision
Hague prosecution won't appeal Šešelj decision
BELGRADE -- Hague Tribunal (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says his office will not appeal a decision to grant provisional release to Vojislav Šešelj.
Brammertz: ICTY's OTP will not appeal Trial Chamber decision
BELGRADE - Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz has said that the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) will not appeal a Trial Chamber decision to grant provisional release to Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj.
Croatian fans chant fascist slogans in Italy
Croatian fans chant fascist slogans in Italy
MILAN -- Supporters of Croatia's national football team on Sunday caused incidents during a UEFA qualifier played against Italy in Milan, that ended in a 1-1 draw.
Djokovic through to semifinals, cements ATP top spot
LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic has cemented his top spot in the ATP rankings till the end of the year, after advancing to the semifinals of the Masters tournament in London as the best placed player in Group A following a 6-2 , 6-2 win over Czech Tomas Berdych.
Croatia "to condition Serbia's EU talks with new trials"
Croatia "to condition Serbia's EU talks with new trials"
BELGRADE -- It is not a good practice to set bilateral issues as a condition in the course of the EU negotiation talks, Jadranka Joksimović has said.
U.S. prosecutors sent to Balkans "to help fight terrorism"
U.S. prosecutors sent to Balkans "to help fight terrorism"
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is sending dozens of prosecutors to the Balkans, the Middle East, and northern Africa "to help track down jihadist fighters returning from Syria."
Joksimovic: We have questions for Croatia too
BELGRADE - It is not a good practice to set bilateral issues as a condition in the course of the EU negotiation talks, Serbian Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic stated in reaction to the recent statement by Croatian Minister of Justice Orsat Miljenic, Belgrade media report.
Zagreb Mayor Released on Bail For 2 Million Euro
The mayor of the Croatian capital has been released from custody after a judge accepted an offer of 2 million euro in bail.
Earlier this month, Bandic offered a house worth around 750,000 euro for his release from detention.
Eleven others arrested in the same case have also been released from custody with bails ranging from 13,000 to 587,000 euro.