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/ 11 May 2008

Serbs weigh pride against prosperity in key election

Serbs began voting on Sunday in an election that will show whether the lure of European Union membership outweighs their anger over the Western-backed secession of Kosovo. The country is divided and the two frontrunners, the nationalist Radical Party and the pro-Western Democratic Party, will have to woo smaller parties to form a coalition.

By Ljilja Cvekic

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/ 25 March 2008

Serbia asks UN for partitioning of Kosovo

Serbia has formally proposed partitioning Kosovo along ethnic lines for the first time, asking the United Nations to ensure that Belgrade can control key institutions and functions in areas of the newly independent country where Serbs form a majority.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 9 March 2008

Serbia in crisis as PM quits over Kosovo

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica dramatically resigned on Saturday, saying his government had collapsed over the issue of Kosovo’s declaration of independence last month. Plunging the country into a new political crisis, he said he would call national elections for May 11.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 22 February 2008

Storming of embassy in Serbia sparks US outrage

Serb rioters enraged by Kosovo’s secession stormed the United States embassy in Belgrade and set it on fire, leaving one person dead and drawing swift condemnation from Washington and the United Nations Security Council. The US State Department said the lack of protection for its mission was intolerable and demanded the Security Council respond.

By Richard Meares

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/ 17 February 2008

Kosovo: ‘Today, a new life begins’

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia. Serbia responded immediately by calling its mainly Albanian breakaway province a false state and condemning the United States for supporting it.

By Shaban Buza

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/ 8 February 2008

Kosovo independence likely next week, says Serbia

A declaration of Kosovo’s independence by the end of next week looked increasingly likely on Friday after Serbia said it had information the ”illegal” move would happen on February 17. Belgrade and most Serbs oppose independence for Kosovo, which they consider the cradle of their history, culture and Orthodox Christianity.

By David Vujanovic

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/ 4 February 2008

EU’s favoured candidate wins Serbia poll

From Monday morning Serbia faces up to a bruising battle over how to react to the looming secession of its southern province of Kosovo, after President Boris Tadic, a pro-Western liberal, won a renewed five-year term in a close election on Sunday night.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 2 February 2008

‘Undertaker’ close to power in Serbia

A former cemeteries manager known as the ”Undertaker” stands his best chance of becoming head of state when Serbia votes on Sunday in a fateful presidential election. To his many critics, the extreme nationalist Tomislav Nikolic will be digging Serbia’s grave if he repeats his first-round victory.

By Ian Traynor

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/ 17 December 2007

Russia warns the West over Kosovo independence

Russia warned on Monday that Kosovo could slip into ”uncontrollable crisis,” ahead of a United Nations Security Council showdown over the Serbian province’s push for independence. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned that the ”indulgence” of some countries in allowing Kosovo to move towards independence could have ”serious negative consequences” for stability.

By Dario Thuburn

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/ 26 November 2007

Serbia won’t give up ‘an inch’ of Kosovo

Serbia will not give up ”an inch” of Kosovo, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Monday as talks on the breakaway province’s future entered a critical phase before a United Nations deadline next month. ”Serbia will not let an inch of its territory be taken away,” a defiant Kostunica told reporters.

By William J Kole

Serbs weigh pride against prosperity in key election

Serbia asks UN for partitioning of Kosovo

Serbia in crisis as PM quits over Kosovo

Storming of embassy in Serbia sparks US outrage

Kosovo: ‘Today, a new life begins’

Kosovo independence likely next week, says Serbia

EU’s favoured candidate wins Serbia poll

‘Undertaker’ close to power in Serbia

Russia warns the West over Kosovo independence

Serbia won’t give up ‘an inch’ of Kosovo

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