Tag: Serbia
Serbia angry as neighbours officially recognise Kosovo
Two neighbours of Europe's newest independent state, Kosovo, have officially recognised it.[MORE]
I'll do it my way, insists new number one Jankovic
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Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking on Monday having won Stuttgart's WTA event at the weekend and insists she just wants to get better and better.[MORE]
Second straight win puts Jankovic number one
Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking less than 24 hours after winning Stuttgart's WTA event with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nadia Petrova overnight.[MORE]
Tsonga stuns Djokovic to win Thailand Open
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stunned Novak Djokovic to win the Thailand Open on Sunday and help erase his loss to the Serbian in the final of this year's Australian Open.[MORE]
Jankovic and Roddick clinch China Open titles
World number two Jelena Jankovic beat fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 to win the China Open women's title overnight, while Andy Roddick ended the dream run of unseeded Israeli Dudi Sela to win the men's event.[MORE]
Jewel Of Medina to return to Serbian bookstores
A controversial novel on the Prophet Mohammed's life will return to Serbian bookstores this week, a month after the publisher withdrew it due to complaints from the Muslim community.[MORE]
Serbian opposition leader steps down
The leader of Serbia's main opposition group, the Radical Party, has resigned after senior party members refused to back the Government's efforts to join the European Union. [MORE]
Serbia's opposition leader quits over failed EU push
The head of the main opposition party in Serbia has resigned after senior colleagues refused to back the country's efforts to join the European Union. [MORE]
Djokovic injury taunt backfires on Roddick
Andy Roddick's jokes about Novak Djokovic's injuries touched a nerve with the Serbian star, helping inspire the Australian Open champion to some fiery words of his own after a US Open victory on Thursday.[MORE]
Jankovic reaches quarter-finals with testing win
Second seed Jelena Jankovic survived yet another testing encounter to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open overnight, beating Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.[MORE]
Not guilty plea entered for Karadzic
The ICTY entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes.[MORE]
Karadzic argues for annulment
War crimes-accused Radovan Karadzic has demanded that the UN war crimes court annul his trial over procedural mistakes, threats against him and other lapses, according to a statement made public yesterday.[MORE]
Serbs unveil statue to Bob Marley
A Serbian village has unveiled what it said was Europe's first statue to the late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley, aimed at promoting tolerance in a region still recovering from war.[MORE]
Serbia beats Montenegro to take men's bronze
Serbia has beaten its former compatriot from Montenegro 6-4 to take the men's Olympic water polo bronze medal.[MORE]
Roddick flops in Washington, Del Potro in semis
Defending champion Andy Roddick was upended in the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Washington overnight, beaten 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 by Serbian world number 93 Viktor Troicki.[MORE]
Bloom plans Sarajevo siege film
British actor Orlando Bloom says he is stepping aside from the big productions that made him a star in Hollywood to work on a film about life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo during the 1992-95 siege.[MORE]
New mass grave found in Bosnia
A new mass grave believed to contain dozens of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has been discovered in eastern Bosnia, an official said.[MORE]
Ivanovic out of women's tennis tournament
Serbian top seed Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the women's Olympic tennis event in Beijing on Sunday with an injury to her right thumb.[MORE]
Jankovic in doubt for Games
Jelena Jankovic admits she is in doubt for the women's tennis tournament in Beijing after picking up a calf strain.[MORE]
Olyroos draw in first Olympic match
The Olyroos have drawn 1-1 with Serbia in their Group A match at the Olympics.[MORE]
Murray beats Djokovic to claim Cincinnati Masters
Andy Murray upset Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-6 to win his first Cincinnati Masters Series title overnight.[MORE]
Serbia promises to cooperate with Hague court
Serbian President Boris Tadic says Belgrade will fulfil its international obligations to arrest remaining war crimes suspects wanted by The Hague tribunal. [MORE]
Jankovic to take top ranking
Jelena Jankovic will replace fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic as world number one on August 11, the WTA said.[MORE]
Karadzic sees no chance of fair trial
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has said it is unimaginable he could get a fair trial at the UN war crimes tribunal because the world's media have already branded him a war criminal.[MORE]
US wants me dead: Karadzic
Radovan Karadzic said the US wanted him dead and accused it of reneging on a deal to shield him from trial. [MORE]
