Jan 7th, 2009 · Belgrade is part of a fierce struggle between Russia and the West over the future of energy supplies to Europe. Russia has taken control of Serbia's state oil and gas industry, while the Serbian capital hopes to be a hub for a major Russian gas pipeline.
Jul 30th, 2008 · Former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was extradited Wednesday to The Hague, where he will face war crimes charges. Stefan Niksic, a journalist with Nin — an independent weekly in Belgrade — talks with Renee Montagne.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the media in Belgrade are filled with details of how he lived on the run for more than a decade. The former Bosnian Serb leader wanted for war crimes was passing himself off as a New Age mystic.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was arrested Monday in Serbia on genocide and other war crimes charges. He had evaded capture for more than a decade. Deborah Amos talks to Dejan Anastasijevic, a Serbian journalist in Belgrade, about Serbian reaction.
May 23rd, 2008 · Belgrade hosts the 53rd edition of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest this Saturday. Serbia won the rights to host the competition after Marija Serifovic, from Serbia, came away with the top prize last year.
May 23rd, 2008 · Europe indulges in its annual festival of pop this weekend, when the Eurovision song contest takes place in Belgrade, Serbia. The competition is a rather cheesy contest to choose the most popular pop song in Europe. In its 52-year history, it has become an outrageous celebration of pure kitsch, filled with banal songs, accusations of political interference and collusion between voting nations. Reporter Vicki Barker
Feb 25th, 2008 · Albanians around the world celebrated last week as Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. But, for many Serbs, the mood was very different. Rioters stormed the U.S. embassy in Belgrade, leaving one person killed. Policy analyst Obrad Kesic is joined by Serbian students Andrej Komnenovic and Tamara Pavasovic to discuss the Serb reaction.
Feb 23rd, 2008 · Serb demonstrators marched for a sixth day Saturday in northern Kosovo, protesting its secession from Serbia. In Belgrade on Thursday, the protests turned violent as rioters attacked and set fire to the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. State Department has ordered all nonessential employees and diplomats' families to leave.