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A senior pro-Western official expressed confidence Tuesday that his bloc will form Serbia's new government despite a bid by the nationalists to take power after a divisive weekend election. Outgoing Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said the first task of the new government will be to ratify a...
Nearly two months after widespread Tibetan protests against Chinese rule, authorities in a heavily Tibetan area of Sichuan province have handed down jail terms to seven nuns for joining ... the demonstrations—and 14 more nuns are taken into custody for staging new...
Serbian voters rebuffed nationalist parties in parliamentary elections Sunday, indicating they wanted to move closer to Europe despite the recognition of Kosovo's independence by many western nations. ... Early projections from an independent monitoring group, the Center...
BELGRADE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Serbian nationalists on Monday ... ... BELGRADE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Vojislav Kostunica, nationalist caretaker prime minister and leader of the coalition of the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia (DSS-NS), launched coalition talks with...
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections — an upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. But his rivals vowed to fight on, and it was unclear if he could stave off their challenge.
On April 27th, 1998, the patriot Thupten Ngodup set himself on fire in Delhi, and died for the cause of Tibetan ... independence. The first thing one noticed on entering Thupten Ngodup’s hut was his altar, which had at least four pictures of the Dalai Lama, two small...
Less than three months after declaring its independence from Belgrade, Kosovo is reflecting on Serbia's election results. ... But Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci welcomed the outcome as good for democracy in Serbia and peace and stability in the region. "My message...
Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic declared victory Sunday in parliamentary elections, despite a challenge to his bloc from nationalist groups. ... Serbian President Boris Tadic declares victory in the country's closely contested parliamentary elections. Tadic's...
Pristina - Kosovo Serbs defied the United Nations and held local elections Sunday, but the top UN official dismissed the ballot in the Serbian enclaves as illegal and without effect. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February, but Serbia...
