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May 1, 2024 at 9:27 pm

Serbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says ‘everyone rushed to forget’ VIEW

Serbia is preparing to mark the anniversary of a school shooting last year that killed 10 people.

Farmers transport cows from a flooded river island Krcedinska ada on Danube river, 50 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. After being trapped for days by high waters on the river island people evacuating cows and horses. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) XDMV113 XDMV113

January 9, 2024 at 6:52 am

Nearly 200 cows and horses stuck on a Serbian river island in cold weather are being rescued VIEW

Serbian authorities have started evacuating nearly 200 animals that have been stranded on a river island for weeks.

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September 9, 2023 at 11:03 am

Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officials VIEW

Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats...

Relatives of victims of the Srebrenica genocide weep as they hear news on the decision of the UN appeals judges on former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. United Nations appeals judges on Wednesday upheld the convictions of Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and increased his sentence from 40 years to life imprisonment. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) XMD103 XMD103

March 20, 2019 at 11:15 am

Bosnia divided over U.N. genocide ruling on wartime leader Karadzic VIEW

While Bosnia's Muslims hailed the ruling as bringing at least some justice for Radovan Karadzic's many victims in the 1992-1995 war, Serbs in Bosnia remained...

November 20, 2016 at 11:46 pm

AP PHOTOS: Faces In Iraq’s Fight For Mosul VIEW

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The operation to drive the Islamic State group out of Mosul has brought together an eclectic mix of Iraqis — young...

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February 6, 2016 at 12:38 am

Rough seas, harsh winter, border limits add to migrant woes

PRESEVO, Serbia (AP) — Rasul Orwani thought he had faced the worst after braving cold, rough seas in a rickety wooden boat to travel from...

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September 6, 2015 at 7:58 am

Migrants flow west on Hungarian trains; 13,000 reach Austria VIEW

HEGYESHALOM, Hungary — Hungarian police stood by as thousands of migrants hopped cross-border trains Sunday into Austria, taking advantage of Hungary's surprise decision to stop...

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June 13, 2014 at 3:16 pm

Ukrainian troops drive rebels out of Mariupol

Ukrainian troops attacked pro-Russia separatists Friday in the southern port of Mariupol, apparently driving them out of buildings they had occupied in the city.

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February 25, 2012 at 2:31 pm

U.S. military choppers help snowbound Montenegro

Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters dropped food, medicine and livestock feed on Saturday to people stranded in the mountains of Montenegro.

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February 25, 2012 at 9:04 am

2 U.S. military choppers help snowbound Montenegro

Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters dropped food, medicine and livestock feed on Saturday to people stranded in the mountains of Montenegro by up to...

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