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Belgrade

They love this game
Fans go wild in Belgrade.
By David Puner Dec 7, 2006
Abu Moses
He was a Palestinian commando, and a clown and a cutup -- until one day he made a shattering discovery.
By D.N. Rosina Jun 1, 2004
Milosevic goes to The Hague
Yugoslavia's former dictator will face war crimes charges in an unprecedented international trial.
By Laura Rozen Jun 28, 2001
Waiting for Slobo
Has Milosevic really been arrested? While The Hague waits to try him, a ragged troop of loyalists still stands behind the fallen dictator.
By Alex Todorovic Mar 31, 2001
Radioactive fallout
Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans?
By Laura Rozen Jan 12, 2001
Trail of blood
A leaked document links Serbian secret police to the assassination of a journalist for the first time -- and threatens to blow apart Serbia's shaky peace.
By Laura Rozen Nov 2, 2000
Serbia's culture shock
With the media liberated from Milosevic's control, the nation begins to face its demons -- but propagandists and journalists are in a tug of war.
By Laura Rozen Oct 31, 2000
Milosevic fights back
The resurgence of loyalists to the deposed Yugoslav president brings Belgrade back to the brink of danger.
By Laura Rozen Oct 12, 2000
The end of the affair
Russia's support for the ouster of Slobodan Milosevic reflects a desire to cut its losses, not a pro-Western change of heart.
By Jeffrey Tayler Oct 9, 2000
Serbia is liberated, Milosevic disappears
A long-suffering people celebrates the apparent end of the regime. But where has their dictator gone?
By Laura Rozen Oct 5, 2000
The ABCs of Balkan nationalism
Do the recent elections in Yugoslavia and Croatia mark a shift away from the psychology that led the region into conflict?
By Lawrence Weschler Oct 5, 2000
"He's finished"
Milosevic goes into hiding after hundreds of thousands of outraged Serbs seize Parliament and the state-run media. A report from the Battle for Belgrade.
By Alex Todorovic Oct 5, 2000
Milosevic lashes out as his power disintegrates
In a scene reminiscent of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's demise, thousands of ordinary Serbs overpower police to support striking coal miners.
By Laura Rozen Oct 4, 2000
Bringing down the Butcher of Belgrade
Serbian cops are standing back while strikers shut down Yugoslavia, but will Milosevic accept a bloodless defeat?
By Laura Rozen Oct 3, 2000
Moment of reckoning
Early election returns in Yugoslavia show the opposition with a forceful lead, but will the indestructible Milosevic wriggle out of defeat?
By Laura Rozen Sep 25, 2000
Election offensive
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has called presidential elections for later this month, but his actions show he intends to hold on to power.
By Laura Rozen Sep 6, 2000
Outlaws in an outlaw nation
With Yugoslav election time approaching, Serbian activists face a new wave of repression as they try to fight the Milosevic regime from within.
By Laura Rozen Sep 6, 2000
They think I'm a spy!
An American in Belgrade finds that real life isn't nearly as interesting as the one her Serbian neighbors imagine for her.
By Laura Rozen Jul 24, 2000
Milosevic's media blackout
The Serbian president turns out the lights on the independent media and Serb protesters clash with police.
By Laura Rozen May 18, 2000
Paranoid city
Belgrade is gripped by rumors that NATO is about to begin bombing again.
By Laura Rozen Mar 15, 2000
Payoffs, fear and bloody conflict
With his usual bag of dirty tricks, Slobodan Milosevic looks to be preparing Serbia to reelect him.
By Laura Rozen Feb 10, 2000
A "boneheaded" bombing
A former Army intelligence officer claims he knows what the CIA meant to hit when it hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
By Laura Rozen Feb 10, 2000
The new Serbian police state
As Serbia's opposition unites to demand early elections, Milosevic reveals signs of desperation.
By Laura Rozen Oct 18, 1999
Rage against the regime
Meet the new faces of the Serbian opposition.
By Laura Rozen Oct 12, 1999
Waging diplomatic war
NATO is dictating a peace deal at the U.N. that will virtually guarantee Kosovo's future independence.
By Ian Williams Jun 9, 1999
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