The leader of Serbia’s nationalist opposition today threatened to “blockade” the capital with mass rallies unless his demands for early elections are met.

War criminal Radovan Karadzic has spent his first days in prison getting a barber to return him to the familiar coiffured figure who once terrorised tens of thousands.

Radovan Karadzic is to fight Serbia's attempt to extradite him to the Netherlands to face a war crimes court.

Serbia’s pro-Western president Boris Tadic has declared victory in parliamentary elections, edging out ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo’s independence.

Serb demonstrators sacked the US embassy in Belgrade tonight at the end of a mass protest against Kosovo’s independence.

At least 150,000 Serbs gathered in central Belgrade today in a massive protest against Kosovo’s declaration of independence, raising fears of street violence.

THE narrow re-election victory of Serbia’s pro-West president, Boris Tadic, drew EU applause yesterday, but piled pressure on an unstable government in Belgrade as Kosovo prepares to declare independence.

The European Union was quick to congratulate pro-Western Boris Tadic after he won Serbia’s presidential election, beating an ultranationalist ally of former President Slobodan Milosevic by a narrow margin.

Pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic won Serbia's presidential election today, beating an ultranationalist ally of former President Slobodan Milosevic by a narrow margin.

Serbians were voting today in a run off presidential election that may bring an ally of late hardline President Slobodan Milosevic back to power, before a potentially explosive split by the Serbian province of Kosovo.

European Union foreign ministers will try to overcome differences today over whether to offer Serbia a path to EU membership despite the Balkan nation’s failure to track down suspected war criminals.

KOSOVO’S declaration of independence is a matter of days away, the Serbian province’s prime minister Hashim Thaci said yesterday.

Independent monitors said an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic had edged ahead of the pro-Western incumbent in Serbia’s presidential election today, but failed to win an outright majority – forcing the two into a run-off.

NATIONALIST Tomislav Nikolic won the most votes in the first round of Serbia’s presidential election on Sunday but not enough to win outright, exit polls showed, setting up a run-off with pro-western President Boris Tadic.

Voters in Serbia go to the polls today to choose a president in a closely contested race between pro-Western and nationalist candidates.

An ally of late President Slobodan Milosevic was elected as Serbia’s new parliament speaker today, signalling a return of ultranationalists to power in the troubled Balkan country.

Serbia hailed its acquittal before the World Court on genocide charges filed by Bosnia, saying it would help regional reconciliation.

Serbia today hailed its acquittal before the World Court on genocide charges filed by Bosnia, saying it would help regional reconciliation.

Serbian president Boris Tadic today called on pro-democratic parties to put differences aside and quickly form a coalition government to stave off gains made by ultranationalists in the weekend parliamentary election.

Serbian ultra-nationalist Radicals won most votes in Serbia’s parliamentary election, but several pro-democratic groups won enough seats to form a new government if they can settle their differences.

Serbs voted today in a closely-contested parliamentary election between pro-Western democrats and ultranationalists to determine whether the troubled Balkan nation drifts toward mainstream Europe or returns to its wartime nationalist past.

A Serbian far-right party was expected to re-elect a jailed UN war crimes suspect as its leader today, amid protests by Liberals who denounce the party as fascist.

The Dutch Embassy in Moscow today granted a three-day visa to Slobodan Milosevic’s son, Marko, so he can travel to the The Hague to claim his father’s remains, the Netherlands said.

Former president Slobodan Milosevic has been regaining popularity in Serbia despite his trial on war crimes charges at a UN court, a survey published today showed.

A PRO-WESTERN reformer won Serbia’s presidential run-off vote last night, defeating a hard-line nationalist ally of former autocrat Slobodan Milosevic, an independent election monitoring group said.

Serbians were voting for a new president today, with a nationalist, a pro-Western moderate and a business mogul leading a race that could determine whether the Balkan republic strengthens its Western ties or opts for renewed isolation.

ULTRA-NATIONALISTS led by a jailed war crimes suspect have won the majority of votes in Serbia’s weekend election.

Serbia faced becoming a pariah state again tonight after an extreme nationalist party made massive gains in a general election.

A strong election success by right-wing nationalists allied to former president Slobodan Milosevic is leaving fractured pro-democracy groups with little choice but to unite or see Serbia slide into renewed authoritarianism.

Serbian presidential elections failed for the third time in a year today, triggering a major political crisis in the Balkan republic.

Serbia’s presidential elections failed for the third time in a year tonight because of a low turnout, according to exit polls.

Serbian presidential elections were on the brink of collapse for the third time in a year as few voters turned out today to choose between a pro-democracy veteran and a strident nationalist.