May 29 Why tensions are flaring between Kosovo and Serbia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have flared anew this weekend after Kosovo's police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region's north and seized local municipality buildings. Continue reading
May 19 Serbian protesters to hold third rally, demand senior officials resign after two mass shootings By Jovana Gec, Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to rally in Serbia later on Friday for a third time in a month in protests following two mass shootings, even as government officials in the Balkan country rejected opposition criticism… Continue reading
May 11 Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after 2 mass shootings By Associated Press Serbian police say citizens have handed over nearly 6,000 unregistered weapons in the first three days of a month-long amnesty period that is part of an anti-gun crackdown following two mass shootings last week. Continue reading
May 06 Funerals held in Serbia for several victims of two mass shootings By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Heart-wrenching cries echoed as funerals were held in Serbia on Saturday for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened just a day apart this week, leaving 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Debt limit debate still deadlocked as economist warns of default risks In our news wrap Thursday, the debt ceiling deadlock heated up in Congress as Democrats condemned GOP calls for deep spending cuts while Republicans argued the cuts are critical to curbing inflation, Russia is accusing the U.S. of ordering what… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Gunman kills 1, wounds 4 in Atlanta medical building shooting In our news wrap Wednesday, a gunman opened fire inside a medical building in Atlanta killing one and injuring four others, police in Texas arrested two people for helping a mass shooter elude a manhunt after he killed 5 neighbors,… Continue watching
May 03 Serbian teenager kills 8 students, guard in Belgrade school shooting By Jovana Gec, Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Police say a teenager who opened fire at his school drew sketches of classrooms and wrote a list of people he intended to target. Continue reading
Mar 19 Serbia, Kosovo agree on implementation of EU plan to normalize relations By Florent Bajrami, Associated Press The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday after… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 8:35 Remembering Pulitzer-winning poet Charles Simic By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Poet Charles Simic died Monday at 84. He was a prolific writer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and served as Poet Laureate of the United States. He often wrote, with both bite and humor, of the World War II era… Continue watching
Dec 29 Serbia revokes troop alert, removes some roadblocks along Kosovo border By Radul Radovanovic, Associated Press Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs started removing more than a dozen of roadblocks in the north of the state. Continue reading