Serbian populist leader Vucic launches campaign for prime minister
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to extend his hold on power through a parliamentary vote.

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to extend his hold on power through a parliamentary vote.


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Upcoming election viewed as bid to tighten President Vucic’s rule after months of mass street protests.
Red Star fans honoured convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Analysts say that’s nothing new – and that’s the problem.
The funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has been held in Serbia’s capital with state honours.

Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo honouring Ratko Mladic at the Belgrade derby with Partizan.
EU enlargement chief condemns Ratko Mladic ‘glorification’ as incompatible with European values.
Ratko Mladic received a life sentence from a UN court for committing atrocities during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
Mladic died in prison in The Hague after failed requests by Serbian authorities to secure early release to home country.

Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.
Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84.

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died.