Wikio - Belgrade

No sale of Telekom Srbija’s majority stake until early 2009 (Serbia) (Wireless Federation)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:10:58 GMT

Serbia’s government seems in no mood to begin discussions on the sales of Telekom Srbija’s majority stake until early 2009. Deutsche Telekom has reportedly shown interest in the acquisition of stake. Belgrade is expected to select a privatisation consultant to advise on the sale of the telco in the next few days; seven international investment [...]

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Serbia and Alpine-Porr set to terminate major highway deal (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:09:39 GMT

Belgrade - The Serbian government was due Thursday to discuss a proposal by an Austrian consortium to terminate a major highway construction deal. Salzburg-based Parr and Vienna-based Alpine last year won a 1.1 billion euros (1.61 billion dollars) co...

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ANALYSIS: Top Balkan war criminal Mladic sparks new guessing game (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:14:25 GMT

Belgrade - Into Serbia's summer doldrums came the news: Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb genocide suspect and one of the world's most wanted men, was about to be arrested. Then again, he wasn't. ...

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Serbia: Belgrade's New Mayor; Monopoly (Global Voices Online)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:51:39 GMT

East Ethnia reports that Belgrade has got a new mayor - and is now featured in the international version of Monopoly.

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SIDEBAR: Serbian water polo stars brawl after semifinal loss (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:37:56 GMT

Belgrade - While Serbia on Sunday won the Olympic bronze medal in the men's water polo competition, a brawl amongst team-mates following the semi-final defeat against the US overshadowed Sunday's victory. Belgrade newspapers say that team captain Ale...

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Serbian man arrested on suspicion of raping stepdaughter (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:19:48 GMT

Belgrade - A man suspected of raping his stepdaughter over a dozen years and even fathering her child was arrested in central Serbia, local newspapers reported Saturday. The man, 55, allegedly began raping his stepdaughter in 1996, when she was just ...

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Serb FM links Georgia war to Kosovo independence (OTB News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:22:08 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s foreign minister said the link is clear - U.S. and Western support for Kosovo’s secession from Serbia has helped fuel tensions in Georgia’s separatist province of South Ossetia….

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Serb FM links Georgia war to Kosovo independence (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:58:00 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's foreign minister said the link is clear - U.S. and Western support for Kosovo's secession from Serbia has helped fuel tensions in Georgia's separatist province of South Ossetia.

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Former Real coach Antic now heads Serbia's team (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:32:48 GMT

Belgrade - Former Barcelona and Real Madrid coach Radomir Antic was appointed head of Serbia's national team on Wednesday evening, the Football Association of Serbia (FAS) said. Antic, 59, on Tuesday made a deal with FAS president Tomislav Karadzic t...

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Publisher withdraws book after Muslim protests (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:56:00 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia -- A Serbian publisher says it has withdrawn a controversial book by American writer Sherry Jones because of protests from the local Islamic community.

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Former Real coach Antic to head Serbia (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:52:53 GMT

Belgrade -Former Barcelona and Real Madrid coach Radomir Antic will be appointed on Wednesday as the new head of Serbia's national team, Belgrade media reported. The Football Association of Serbia (FAS) will meet on Wednesday evening to verify the de...

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Rabid cats attack seven in Serbia (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:41:29 GMT

Belgrade - A rabies alert was declared in a Serbian town after several infected cats bit and scratched seven people, including two pre-school children, the national television RTS said Wednesday. All of the victims were treated with a vaccine against...

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Serbian coalition ties loose ends, appoints Belgrade mayor - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:32:01 GMT

Belgrade - President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) and their Socialist Party (SPS) partners in Serbia's ruling coalition on Tuesday tied up loose ends left dangling three months after elections by finally appointing a mayor for Belgrade. After ...

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Serbia: 'Jewel of Medina' withdrawn, Muslims not satisfied (Islam in Europe)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:16:00 GMT

The Islamic Community in Serbia said on Monday it was not satisfied with the withdrawal of Sherry Jones' novel, The Jewel of Medina, from the country's bookshops. Referring to the book released by Belgrade publisher Beobuk three weeks ago, the organisation's leader Muamer Zukorlic said it was "offensive to Muslims" and demanded all of the published copies be handed in. He also called...

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Serbian coalition tie loose ends by appointing the Belgrade mayor (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:37:45 GMT

Belgrade - President Boris Tadic's Democrats and their Socialist partners in Serbia's ruling coalition were due Tuesday to tie up loose ends still dangling three months after elections by appointing the Belgrade mayor. Former foes, the Democratic Par...

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Report: Fugitive Serbian student appears in public (OTB News)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:47:09 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian newspaper is reporting that a student wanted in the United States on assault charges showed up for a training session at a local basketball club….

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Report: Fugitive Serbian student appears in public (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:17:00 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia -- A Serbian newspaper is reporting that a student wanted in the United States on assault charges showed up for a training session at a local basketball club.

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Meanwhile, back in Serbia and Kosovo… the unintended consequence of the Russian Georgian conflict. (The Cedar Lounge Revolution)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:06:16 GMT

The thought struck me yesterday as I read Phil’s very sensible comment on this post [see #47], that while the scenes from the Georgia may well be a source of gloom for most of us that gloom must be heightened in Belgrade and almost entirely absent in large swathes of Kosovo. Because if nothing else [...]

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Book “offending Muslims” withdrawn in Serbia (Biodun Iginla's Weblog)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:39:39 GMT

17 August 2008 | 10:49 | Source: B92 BELGRADE — A book that the Islamic Community in Serbia has deemed offensive to Muslims has been withdrawn from the bookstores. A strongly worded reaction from this religious community was sufficient for the Belgrade published Beobuk to swiftly withdraw Sherry Jones’ novel “The Jewel of Medina”. Director Aleksandar Jasić confirmed [...]

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Remembering a Childhood in Serbia (Global Voices Online)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:52:59 GMT

Daniel Durini, a Mexican-Serbian blogger, recalls his childhood (second part here) in Belgrade during the late 1970's and the 1980's in his blog Eslavos del Sur [Spanish]

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