Serbia

Hungary jails 10 migrants for up to three years for border crossing

It was the first case to come to trial under a law passed days before the incident that made illegal border crossing as part of a rioting crowd punishable by between one and five years in prison.

Jul 01, 2016, 18:11 PM IST

Novak Djokovic calls for football-style Davis Cup to keep tournament alive

Djokovic inspired Serbia to its only Davis Cup triumph in 2010.

Jun 30, 2016, 13:54 PM IST

See pic: Tim Kopra shares amazing view of Serbia from space!

Tim Kopra has shared an amazing view of Belgrade, capital of Serbia during night time from space

Apr 12, 2016, 10:05 AM IST

Serbia accuses Croatia of obstructing its EU membership talks

Serbia accused Croatia on Friday of obstructing its negotiations on European Union membership and said it would not submit to blackmail by its neighbour.

Apr 09, 2016, 00:46 AM IST

Radical Serb leader Seselj praises `honourable` UN judges for acquittal

Radical Serb leader Vojislav Seselj on Thursday praised the "honourable and fair" UN judges who acquitted him of nine charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Mar 31, 2016, 16:24 PM IST

UN judges acquit Serb leader Seselj on all war crimes charges

UN judges on Thursday found radical Serb leader Vojislav Seselj not guilty on all nine charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity arising out of the 1990s Balkans wars.

Mar 31, 2016, 16:05 PM IST

Top 10 least happy countries

Here is a list of top 10 least happy nations in the world

Mar 19, 2016, 10:57 AM IST

Davis Cup: Andy Murray puts holders Britain ahead, Novak Djokovic excels for Serbia

Murray said that he despite getting little out of breath, he served and played well.

Mar 04, 2016, 23:52 PM IST

Greek migrant camp overflows as Balkan states cap arrivals

More than 5,000 people were trapped at the Idomeni camp on Greece`s northern border with Macedonia on Saturday after four Balkan countries announced a daily cap on migrant arrivals.

Feb 27, 2016, 15:59 PM IST

Protesters fight police, set Kosovo government headquarters on fire

Demonstrators in Kosovo fought running battles with police and set fire to the government`s headquarters on Saturday as anger simmers in the young Balkan country over an accord with its former ruler, Serbia.

Jan 10, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

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Dec 27, 2015, 18:02 PM IST

Serbian defence minister fired for sexist remark against female journalist

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Monday announced  he is firing the defence minister after he made a sexist remark to a female journalist.

Dec 07, 2015, 20:38 PM IST

Kosovo Opposition fires tear gas, pepper spray in Parliament

Kosovo's opposition fired tear gas and pepper spray in parliament on Tuesday.

Nov 17, 2015, 17:50 PM IST

Two Serbia embassy employees abducted in Libya: Govt

Two Serbian embassy employees, a man and a woman, were abducted in Libya's coastal city of Sabratha on today while they were travelling in convoy to Tunisia, the government in Belgrade said.

Nov 09, 2015, 02:40 AM IST

European Union pushes to end migrant chaos with Balkans plan

The meeting comes after Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia on Saturday warned they could close their borders to migrants.

Oct 26, 2015, 10:08 AM IST

Balkan states 'ready to close borders if need be'

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia pledged on Saturday to seek a Europe-wide solution to the migrant crisis but warned they would close their borders if other EU countries stopped taking new arrivals.

Oct 24, 2015, 19:55 PM IST

Migrants told 'be patient' as entry to Croatia slows

Two Syrian sisters hold up a sign on an improvised board made of pink rubber - an attempt to keep fellow refugees calm as they wait in long, slow-moving queues at the Serbia-Croatia border.

Oct 19, 2015, 12:08 PM IST

Croatia, Serbia lift border restrictions

Croatia on Friday lifted its border restrictions with Serbia, which had been imposed to curb the influx of thousands of migrants, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said.

Sep 26, 2015, 03:23 AM IST

Croatia, Serbia trade barbs as Hungary builds new migrant barrier

Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Thursday and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time from neighbouring Slovenia.

Sep 25, 2015, 10:24 AM IST