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CHICAGO/BELGRADE - The book authored by Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral entitled 'Letopis novog kosovskog raspeca' (Chronicles of the renewed crucifiction of Kosovo) in the English language was presented in Chicago and the first copies will be sent to a number of US officials so that they could find out about the Serbian account of the events.

A Serbian court on Monday placed a police spokesperson in custody for 30 days for threatening peace activists who commemorated war crimes committed by Serbs in Kosovo.

BELGRADE - Serbia will be represented at an international book fair in Skopje (from April 8-14), and then in Sarajevo (April 23-28), the National Library of Serbia (NBS) as an executive organizer announced on Monday.

SPC metropolitan laid to rest in Zagreb

ZAGREB -- Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb and Ljubljana Jovan, who passed away on April 3, was buried on Saturday.

The SPC dignitary was laid to rest at the Cathedral Church of Holy Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb.

BELGRADE - The Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) has strongly condemned the last in a series of pressures on the Serb population, which this time took place in Orahovac in the form of intimidating messages on Serb houses.

ZAGREB - Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb and Ljubljana Jovan Pavlovic died on April 3 and was buried on Saturday in the Cathedral Church of Holy Transfiguration of the Lord in downtown Zagreb.

"Not Serbia's fault it was victorious in wars"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić has said that "some" are engaged in a campaign aimed at blaming Serbia "for organizing the Sarajevo assassination."

ZAGREB - The Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana Jovan Pavlovic has died in Zagreb, Croatia, aged 77, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced on its website.

A bishop of the SPC for as many as 37 years, he first served as the bishop of Lepavina, and then as the vicar bishop of Patriarch German.

Hearings in Croatia-Serbia genocide lawsuits conclude

THE HAGUE -- The hearing concerning the mutual charges of genocide between Croatia and Serbia held before the International Court of Justice was completed on Tuesday.

THE HAGUE- The hearing concerning the mutual ćarges of genocide between Croatia and Serbia held before the International Court of Justice and referring to the 1991-1995 war was completed on Tuesday.

The Croatian team replied to Serbian claims by saying that Croatia's Operation Storm had not been a genocide and asked the court to reject Serbia's countersuit.