http://www.mail.com/int/people/1604950-ivica-dacic.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/1604950-ivica-dacic.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2046406-serbian-lawmakers-vote-to-support-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly supported an agreement normalizing relations with breakaway Kosovo, a potentially landmark deal that could end years of tensions between the Balkan antagonists and put them both on a path to European Union membership. Parliament backed the deal in a 173-24 vote. The agreement drew support ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2046406-serbian-lawmakers-vote-to-support-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-26T21:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2034478-kenyan-runners-dominate-belgrade-marathon.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Edwin Kitum led a Kenyan trio who dominated the 26th Belgrade Marathon on Sunday, finishing first in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 33 seconds. Eliud Kibet Kirui was second in 2:24:40, while Boash Mayaka finished third in 2:30:42. The race was held in bright, sunny conditions. But the start was marred by a nationalists' protest against a ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2034478-kenyan-runners-dominate-belgrade-marathon.html 2013-04-21T12:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2033354-kosovo-pm-seeks-parliament-backing-serbia-deal.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's parliament will convene for an urgent parliamentary session to back a potentially historic deal with Serbia brokered by the European Union, the prime minister said Saturday. Hashim Thaci appealed to the 120-seat legislature to "make the right decision" and support an effort to normalize relations with Serbia. The session ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:15:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2033354-kosovo-pm-seeks-parliament-backing-serbia-deal.html 2013-04-20T16:15:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between the Balkan neighbors, end years of acrimony and put them both on a solid path to European Union membership. The tentative deal culminated months of tense negotiations and showed determination of both Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosov... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:44:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031246-serbia-kosovo-reach-tentative-deal-relations.html 2013-04-19T18:44:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2025286-serbia-kosovo-eu-brokered-talks-without-deal.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo ended talks early Thursday without resolving their differences. But a top European Union chief said a deal could be close. "I said last time that agreement was close, that the differences were narrow, but deep," said EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who hosted the talks. "I can say with real confid... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:52:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2025286-serbia-kosovo-eu-brokered-talks-without-deal.html 2013-04-17T23:52:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2007368-man-kills-13-people-serbian-shooting-rampage.html VELIKA IVANCA, Serbia (AP) — He went from house to house in the village at dawn, cold-bloodedly gunning down his mother, his son, a 2-year-old cousin and 10 other neighbors. Terrified residents said if a police patrol car hadn't shown up, they all would have been dead. Police said they knew of no motive yet in the carnage Tuesday that left six men, six wo... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:21:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2007368-man-kills-13-people-serbian-shooting-rampage.html 2013-04-09T20:21:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2005720-serbia-rejects-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia rejected on Monday a European Union-brokered deal for reconciliation with its former province of Kosovo — a defiant move that could jeopardize the Balkan country's EU membership aspirations and fuel tensions in the region. The EU had given Serbia until Tuesday to say whether it would relinquish its effective control over nor... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:57:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2005720-serbia-rejects-eu-brokered-kosovo-deal.html 2013-04-08T19:57:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992722-serbia-kosovo-talks-fail-to-reach-accord.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon EU-mediated talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have broken up without a deal, the participants said early Wednesday. The talks, which took place in Brussels, were an attempt to resolve one of the most difficult issues dividing the two sides — the status of Serb-dominated northern Kosovo, an EU official said. The talks ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:15:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992722-serbia-kosovo-talks-fail-to-reach-accord.html 2013-04-02T23:15:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1990434-kosovo-serbs-anxious-brussels-talks.html MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Branimir Cvetnic likes to remember his hometown of Mitrovica as the lively, multicultural industrial hub it once was, rather than the grim symbol of Kosovo's ethnic division it has become. "Back then, Mitrovica was an open city, a city for everybody. And, now ... it's not even possible to compare," said Cvetnic, 57, whose family h... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1990434-kosovo-serbs-anxious-brussels-talks.html 2013-04-01T16:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1954300-kosovo-pm-deal-with-serbia.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci says a deal with Serbia over his country's contested status is imminent but denied concessions will be made to the Serb minority in the tense north paving the way for ethnic partition. Thaci says Serbs in the north will hold separate elections in September but the elected body will not have exec... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1954300-kosovo-pm-deal-with-serbia.html 2013-03-14T12:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1940500-serbia-pledges-to-uefa-to-curb-fan-violence.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's prime minister has pledged to UEFA to curb fan violence and avoid expulsions of its teams from international competitions. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday he has spoken to UEFA President Michael Platini, pledging to form a special task force that would fight hooliganism at Serbian stadiums. Dacic quoted Platini as s... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:24:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1940500-serbia-pledges-to-uefa-to-curb-fan-violence.html 2013-03-08T12:24:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1893174-serb-police-criminals-want-to-crash-govt-plane.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have uncovered a plot to sabotage a government plane while carrying top officials. The police said in a statement Thursday "certain criminal clans" and individuals with access to the government aircraft planned to sabotage the plane during a foreign trip by President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Da... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:07:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1893174-serb-police-criminals-want-to-crash-govt-plane.html 2013-02-14T23:07:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1867868-serbia-govt-turns-call-early-election.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's coalition government has dismissed the opposition's call for an early election. The request came after local media reported that when Prime Minister Ivica Dacic was serving as Serbia's interior minister in 2008 and 2009 he met with Misa Radulovic, an aide to fugitive drug lord Darko Saric. Radulovic was... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1867868-serbia-govt-turns-call-early-election.html 2013-02-04T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1837648-remains-yugoslav-king-returned-to-serbia.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The remains of Yugoslavia's last king — Peter II Karadjordjevic, who died in the U.S. in 1970 — were flown back to Serbia in a solemn ceremony on Tuesday, despite protests by some Serb royalists in America. The former king fled the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia at the start of World War II and never returned because Communists took... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1837648-remains-yugoslav-king-returned-to-serbia.html 2013-01-22T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1829384-serbia-kosovo-reach-preliminary-deal-customs.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on collecting custom duties and other taxes at a meeting in Brussels with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. A statement from Ashton said Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci of Kosovo "came to a provisional understanding" on the customs and tax issues... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1829384-serbia-kosovo-reach-preliminary-deal-customs.html 2013-01-18T09:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1824152-kosovos-thaci-rules-serb-autonomy.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Fifteen years ago, Hashim Thaci and Ivica Dacic were locked in an armed battle over the future of Kosovo: one as the leader of ethnic Albanian rebels fighting Serbia, the other as a close ally of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic. On Thursday, the two will meet in Brussels as the prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia, highlightin... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1824152-kosovos-thaci-rules-serb-autonomy.html 2013-01-16T18:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1817168-serbia-loosens-grip-kosovo.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Sunday adopted a set of guidelines for reconciliation talks with the leaders of Kosovo, in a strong first signal it is loosening its claim to its former province in hopes of getting closer to European Union membership. In a resolution adopted by an overwhelming majority in Parliament, Serbia maintained it will never recog... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1817168-serbia-loosens-grip-kosovo.html 2013-01-13T10:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1755730-kosovo-serbia-implementing-border-deal.html JARINJE, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo and Serbia started to implement an EU-brokered deal to jointly check goods and travelers at crossing points on Monday, a crucial step for the former foes to improve relations as they seek eventual membership in the European Union. Police and customs officials from both sides worked with EU representatives in a bid to show the... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1755730-kosovo-serbia-implementing-border-deal.html 2012-12-10T14:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1753894-6-dead-heavy-snow-hits-balkans.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans, with rescue teams struggling to reach passengers stranded in buses and cars in Serbia on Sunday. Officials said four people have died in Croatia and two in Serbia as a result of blizzards in the region of southwester... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1753894-6-dead-heavy-snow-hits-balkans.html 2012-12-09T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1730434-kosovo-prime-minister-returns-to-kosovo.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A former prime minister of Kosovo pledged Thursday to political life after a U.N. war crimes tribunal acquitted him for the second time of murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters in Kosovo's war for independence. Ramush Haradinaj returned to jubilant crowds in Kosovo and was given the red carpet treatment and greeted by... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1730434-kosovo-prime-minister-returns-to-kosovo.html 2012-11-29T18:45:00Z