Tag: Yugoslavia
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Jankovic in doubt for Games
Jelena Jankovic admits she is in doubt for the women's tennis tournament in Beijing after picking up a calf strain.[MORE]
Olyroos draw in first Olympic match
The Olyroos have drawn 1-1 with Serbia in their Group A match at the Olympics.[MORE]
Jankovic to take top ranking
Jelena Jankovic will replace fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic as world number one on August 11, the WTA said.[MORE]
Hooligans, riot police clash at pro-Karadzic rally
Thousands of hardline Serbian nationalists rally in Belgrade in support of Radovan Karadzic.[MORE]
Karadzic appeal in post as 'medicine man' footage aired
Serbia's war crimes court awaited an appeal by Radovan Karadzic against his transfer to The Hague as footage was aired of the Bosnian Serb wartime leader under the guise of a medicine man.[MORE]
Karadzic appeals against war crimes arrest
The brother of Radovan Karadzic has confirmed an appeal has been lodged against the former Bosnian Serb leader's arrest and impending transfer to The Hague on war crimes charges. [MORE]
More arrests could follow Karadzic's: PM
The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic showed Belgrade's willingness to recognise its international obligations and more arrests could follow, the Serbian Prime Minister said.[MORE]
No Karadzic transfer before mid-week: lawyer
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is unlikely to be transferred to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague before the middle of the week, his lawyer was quoted as saying.[MORE]
Bosnian Serbs pray for Karadzic facing 'unjust charges'
Hundreds of people gathered to pray for Radovan Karadzic across the Serb half of Bosnia, holding vigils inside churches or marching in protest at his arrest on war crimes charges.[MORE]
Djokovic downs Dancevic to open Canadian defence
Defending champion Novak Djokovic returned to tennis for the first time since Wimbledon, and broke Canadian hearts with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over local, Frank Dancevic overnight. [MORE]
Kosovo Serbs convene parliament, rejecting new state
Hardline Serbs in Kosovo convened their own assembly in the divided city of Mitrovica overnight, in a fresh challenge to the new state's ethnic Albanian majority and its Western backers.[MORE]
Argentina all the rage for back-to-back gold
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Defending champion Argentina looms as the team to beat again at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Serbia to get pro-EU coalition government
Serbia is to get a Western-leaning government after the Socialists opted overnight to join a pro-European Union alliance headed by President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party.[MORE]
War crimes suspect Zupljanin in custody at Hague
Former Bosnian Serb police chief Stojan Zupljanin, accused of committing war crimes in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, has been taken into custody at the Hague tribunal after being extradited from Serbia.[MORE]
Hewitt tips Djokovic to conquer Wimbledon
Lleyton Hewitt has tipped Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic to break Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's dominance at Wimbledon.[MORE]
Serbia rejects UN proposal on Kosovo EU mission
Serbia has rejected a proposed European Union police mission for Kosovo and accused UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon of overreaching his powers in its former province.[MORE]
Romanians coast, French struggle in Euro warm-ups
Four-goal Romania was the most impressive of a slew of Euro 2008 qualifiers overnight (Australian time) as many of the top sides qualified for next month's finals went through their paces in warm-up games. [MORE]
In-form Russia beats Serbia
Russia has recorded its second successive victory in the run-up to Euro 2008, beating Serbia 2-1 in its penultimate friendly.[MORE]
Crimes in Croatia not genocide: Serbia
Serbia argued before the UN's highest court Monday that crimes committed in the early 1990s war in Croatia did not amount to an act of genocide as alleged a complaint filed by Zagreb.[MORE]
