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Serbs voting for new parliament Serbs are going to the polls in the first general election since its union with Montenegro was dissolved
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| Jan.21 |
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Radicals shock winners| Serbian Radical Party (SRS) had taken 28.5% of the vote. Tomislav Nikolic, urged the government to resign. The pro-EU Democratic Party and Democratic P... | |
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| Feb.1 |
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Kosovo 'should split from Serbia'
UN's special envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plan: Kosovo will be allowed to separate from Serbia and use its own national symbols
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| Feb.26 |
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Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide| The International Court of Justice clears Serbia of direct responsibility and complicity in the case | | |
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| Mar.10 |
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Leaders hold final Kosovo talks
A final round of talks between top Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders is taking place in Vienna
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| Mar.27 |
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Prime minister touts U.N. plan Kosovo's prime minister: minority Serbs should accept a U.N. proposal to grant the province independence from Serbia
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| Apr.1 |
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Djokovic dash to Miami title glory
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| Apr.10 |
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Serbia jails Srebrenica death squad
4 Serb paramilitaries seen in a video gunning down Bosnian Muslims in 1995 were convicted of war crimes against civilians
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| May.13 |
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Ivanovic fights back to take title
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| May.23 |
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12 jailed for killing PM Djindjic 
| Milosevic's paramilitary commander and 11 other were convicted of assassinating first democratically elected prime minister, Zoran Djindjic. All the defendants, who include members of the secr... | |
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| Jun.1 |
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Jankovic knocks out Venus Fourth seed is a leading contender for the French Open title with a 3-set victory over Williams in the third round
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| Jun.7 |
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Ivanovic routs Sharapova Serbian teenager humiliated world #2, 6-2 6-1 in just over an hour to race into the French Open final
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| Jun.12 |
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Serb jailed over ethnic cleansing
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted Milan Martic, 52, a wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs, of murder, torture
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| Jun.17 |
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War crimes fugitive arrested Vlastimir Djordjevic was police general indicted for crimes against humanity for ordering the killings of Kosovo Albanians in 1998-99
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| Jul.20 |
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Kosovo vote plan put on hold
The US and European allies have put on hold plans for a resolution on Kosovo's future after encountering Russian opposition
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| Aug.1 |
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Serbia 'may compromise on Kosovo' Foreign minister Jeremic convinced a compromise solution can be found to decide the future of the disputed province
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| Aug.12 |
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Splitting Kosovo 'still an option' The diplomatic troika leading new talks says that dividing the territory remained an option if Serbs and Albanians agreed to it
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Djokovic upsets Federer Novak Djokovic upset world No. 1 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (2) to win the $2.45 million Masters Series event
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| Nov.17 |
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Ex-Kosovo fighter Thaci claims victory 
Former guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci has claimed victory in parliamentary election, though official results are yet to be confirmed
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| Dec.7 |
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NATO warning over Kosovo violence The head of NATO promised stern action against any groups seeking a return to violence in the Balkans. Serbia raised the specter of war against...
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Kosovo, Serbia at impasse International mediators has failed to help Kosovo and Serbia reach an agreement over Kosovo's status
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| Dec.9 |
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Time up for Kosovo status talks 
| EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the future of Kosovo, as the UN's deadline for an agreement on the final status arrives | |
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| Dec.10 |
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Kosovo defiant as U.N. talks fail Kosovo will press ahead with plans for independence, as negotiators were due to confirm that talks to settle the future status had failed
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| Dec.14 |
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EU offers Serbia deal on Kosovo European Union leaders have offered Serbia a fast-track route towards candidacy for EU membership
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| Dec.19 |
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Kosovo deadlock talks fail Talks over the future of Kosovo have reached an impasse. Serbia warned of a dangerous 'new era' if West recognized Kosovo's independence