A Serbian court on Friday sentenced 12 Muslims from a tense southern region of the Balkan country who planned attacks on police and Muslim officials to up to 13 years in prison for planning terrorist attacks, including the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade. The Special Court in Belgrade ruled that the defendants, alleged adherents of the Wahhabi »
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Bosnia terror convict transferred to Sweden
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Serbia signs nuclear weapons non-proliferation
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Albanian opposition plans protests
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Bomb explodes in Greece
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Roundup: Muslims arrested for raping boy
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Slovakia urges pro-EU policy on Balkans
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Colombia expels Kosovo Albanian terrorist
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Colombia detains Kosovo war crimes suspect
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