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Roma continue to face discrimination in Europe, report finds
World NowThe Roma, also known as Gypsies, continue to face hardship and discrimination in Europe, according to a report from European Union and United Nations agencies that underscores the ongoing marginalization of the minority group, which has faced forced... -
George Vujnovich dies at 96; leader of daring World War II rescue
In 1944, as head of the Office of Strategic Services in Bari, Italy, George Vujnovich guided a team of agents who worked with Yugoslav guerrilla leader Draza Mihailovich to airlift more than 500 airmen from a makeshift runway carved on a mountaintop in...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Italy, Erwin Rommel, Petroleum Industry, Serbia
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Serb commander accused of genocide labeled 'hero'
World NowEvery day on World Now, we choose a striking image from around the globe. Today we spotted this bit of graffiti in Serbia labeling a jailed army commander accused of war crimes as a "hero." Ratko Mladic faces genocide charges at The Hague for his part... -
Sarajevo: A look back at the first few months of the siege
World NowTwenty years ago, the Bosnian war began with the siege of Sarajevo, which over the next 46 months became the longest siege of a city in modern history. Serb nationalists attacked after the former Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared itself... -
Police seize stolen Paul Cezanne masterpiece
Culture MonsterSerbian police have recovered a masterpiece by French impressionist Paul Cezanne worth $107 million.... -
Fugitive connected to killing of Serbian leader arrested in Spain
World NowSpanish police arrest a man suspected of involvement in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in 2003. The suspect, Luka Bojovic, allegedly belonged to a feared paramilitary group known as Arkan's Tigers.... -
Amy Winehouse dies at 27; iconoclastic British singer-songwriter
British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was a phenomenon: a Jewish girl from a London suburb with a retro beehive, a devil-may-care attitude and a voice that channeled Aretha Franklin and Ruth Brown. Music industry figures on both sides of the Atlantic...Tags: Grammy Awards, Celebrities and Health Issues, Awards and Prizes, London (England), Artists
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PASSINGS: Patriarch Pavle, Paul Wendkos
Patriarch Pavle
Serbia's Orthodox leader
Patriarch Pavle, 95, who led Serbia's Orthodox Church and called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic conflicts of the 1990s but stopped short of openly condemning Serb nationalism, died in his...Tags: Crimes, Sandra Dee, NATO, Roman Catholicism, Drama (genre)
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World Briefing
EUROPE Bin Laden urges troop withdrawal In a new audiotape, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden demanded that European nations withdraw their troops from Afghanistan, saying they were sacrificing lives and money in an unjust U.S.-led war. "We are not...Tags: Lawyers, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Indonesia, Defense
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Man cut off, ate finger to protest overdue wages
A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages that in some cases have not been paid in years, said Monday he did it to show how desperate he and other workers were. "We, the workers have nothing to eat, we had...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Balkans' Pink Panther jewel thieves smash their way into myth
So let's get this straight. A guy in the raspberry business from western Serbia smashes and grabs his way through a heist eight time zones away in Tokyo and scoots off past shopping centers and sushi bars with a $31-million necklace known as the...Tags: Crimes, Wars and Interventions, NATO, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Monaco
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