Tag: Serbia
International Court to hear Serbia genocide claim
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that it has the legal competence to hear a genocide claim against Serbia in relation to the conflict in the early 1990s. [MORE]
Djokovic eyes number one ranking
Novak Djokovic aims to fulfil his lifetime goal of becoming world number one next year after winning the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai.[MORE]
Djokovic crushes Davydenko to win Masters Cup
Serbia's world number three Novak Djokovic crushed Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 to win the Masters Cup on Sunday night.[MORE]
Djokovic likens Masters to a slam
Beating Nikolay Davydenko in the Masters Cup final will be like winning a grand slam title for Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic.[MORE]
Djokovic roars into Masters final
World number three Novak Djokovic roared into his first Masters Cup final with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Gilles Simon in Shanghai Saturday.[MORE]
Djokovic into Masters semis, Tsonga out
World number three Novak Djokovic survived a big scare against Russia's Nikolay Davydenko to reach the Masters Cup semi-finals overnight.[MORE]
Serb forces raid factory in hunt for Mladic
Serbian special forces hunting the former chief of the Bosnian Serb army, Ratko Mladic, have raided a factory in the country's west. [MORE]
Bosnia court jails Serb ex-soldier over Srebrenica
Bosnia's war crimes court has jailed a Bosnian Serb ex-soldier for seven years for inhuman treatment of Bosnian Muslim detainees captured in Srebrenica in July 1995.[MORE]
Ivanovic taking on Zvonareva in Linz final
Ana Ivanovic and Vera Zvonareva have won contrasting victories to reach the final of the Linz Open in Austria.[MORE]
Jankovic secures year-end top spot
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, who has yet to win a grand slam title, will finish the 2008 season as the world number one, the WTA announced.[MORE]
Venus to face Pennetta in Zurich final
Venus Williams is just one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating second seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich Open. [MORE]
Weary Jankovic falls to Pennetta in Zurich
Top seed and world number one Jelena Jankovic has had her 12-match winning streak ended, falling 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the second round of the Zurich Open.[MORE]
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]
