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Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers violent riots

Aleksandar Vasovic Reuters Africa 10/10/2010
Serbia braces as anti-liberal forces feared behind rampages by hooligan gangs [VIDEO]

BELGRADE is battening down the hatches amid fears that Serbian thugs will rampage again this weekend in a repeat of violence that shocked Europe..

Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers violent riots

A gay rights parade in Belgrade erupted in violence Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with anti-gay protesters, who rioted and attacked the headquarters of the ruling parties.

US general: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Srebrenica massacre

A former American NATO commander and senior marine officer, Gen John Sheehan blamed "open homosexuality" in the Dutch army for the failure to prevent the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Sheehan made the comments at a U.S. Senate hearing where he argued against plans by President Barack Obama to end a ban on allowing gays to serve openly in the US military.

Fiat takes over Zastava's Serbian factory

Fiat has signed a deal to take over the Zastava car factory in Serbia.

Serbian Orthodox patriarch dies

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, has died in Belgrade, the Church has announced. The patriarch, 95, became leader of the Church in 1990. He was admitted to the city's military hospital two years ago.

Court hears Radovan Karadzic’s threats of Muslim slaughter

Radovan Karadzic showed his contempt for international justice by shunning his own trial again yesterday, but the chilling threats he made before Europe’s worst atrocities since the Second World War still echoed around the UN courtroom.

Radovan Karadzic genocide trial begins in The Hague

The genocide and war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic has begun in The Hague 15 months after the former Bosnian Serb president was captured in Belgrade.

Serbia doesn't have to recognise Kosovo for EU bid

BELGRADE (AFP) — Vice President Joe Biden offered Belgrade a fresh start in ties here Wednesday, promising the US "does not expect" Serbia to recognise Kosovo's independence as a "precondition" for EU membership.