Sep 28 Will Serbia's gay pride march help it get into the EU? By Rialda Zukic Hundreds turned out for the first gay pride march held in four years in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. The event was meant to be a show of tolerance for Serbia, a historically conservative nation, as it continues to seek admittance… Continue reading
May 19 Watch News Wrap: Credit Suisse enters plea deal in tax evasion case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, banking giant Credit Suisse admitted to helping wealthy Americans dodge taxes as part of a federal plea deal. The bank will pay $2.8 billion in penalties. Also, the Balkans suffered the worst flooding in more… Continue watching
Oct 10 Former Finnish President Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize By PBS News Hour Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his career of diplomatic efforts and skillful negotiations to buoy peacemaking and resolve international conflicts. Continue reading
Jul 23 Former Bosnian Serb Leader Mladic Still at Large By PBS News Hour Ratko Mladic, a name that has become synonymous with the Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia in the 1990s, continues to evade authorities and avoid facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Prosecutors Prepare to Try Former Serb Leader Karadzic The ex-leader of Bosnian Serbs, responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the region's war, has been transferred to U.N. custody. Former ambassador Richard Holbrooke and author Laura Silber discuss what Radovan Karadzic's arrest means for the region. Continue watching
Mar 17 Serbs Clash with U.N., NATO Forces in Kosovo By PBS News Hour Hundreds of Serbians protesters fought with U.N. and NATO forces Monday at a Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse in the worst violence since Kosovo claimed its independence a month ago. Continue reading
Mar 13 Government Fallout Continues in Serbia over Kosovo, EU Membership By PBS News Hour Serbia's president dissolved parliament Thursday and called for snap elections after weeks of tension over Kosovo's independence and Serbia's quest for European Union membership. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Experts Weigh Serbian Unrest Over Kosovo's Future The U.S. began evacuating embassy staff and their families from Belgrade, Serbia, Friday after rioters attacked the American embassy to protest U.S. support for Kosovo's independence. Experts on the Balkans examine the roots of the unrest and the future for… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch U.S. Embassy Attacked in Protest Over Kosovo Independence Rioters attacked a U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, in protest of Western support of Kosovo's declaration of independence. A journalist in Serbia details the violence on the ground and how Serbians are reacting to the news. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch U.S. Envoy Discusses Kosovo Independence Declaration Despite pressure from Serbia and Russia, the province of Kosovo declared itself independent from Serbia on Sunday. Ambassador Frank Wisner, the U.S. special envoy to Kosovo, discusses the implications of the Albanian-majority province's declaration of independence. Continue watching