Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots in the streets throughout Serbia that have challenged his increasingly autocratic rule in the Balkan country.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced tough measures against antigovernment protesters following days of riots challenging his rule.

Riot police pushed back demonstrators who threw rocks and stun grenades at the Serbian Progressive Party’s office.

Angry protesters clashed with police in the capital of Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.

Serbia's police say they have detained scores of demonstrators who took part in anti-government protests throughout the country this week.

Serbia's police used teargas and crowd control vehicles on Friday evening in Belgrade to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at police officers in what is seen as a major escalation of the nine-month-long protests.

Serbian police say nearly 50 protesters have been detained and dozens of people injured during clashes at anti-government protests in Serbia against the populist rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

Dan Tana — the professional soccer player turned restaurateur, whose Italian hot spot was beloved by Hollywood stars — has died at age 90. His namesake restaurant, Dan Tana’s, posted about his death on Facebook on Saturday, Aug. 16. His daughter Gabrielle said that he died from cancer at a hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, the New York Times reported.

Fresh clashes erupted late Saturday between protesters and riot police in Serbia's capital Belgrade and other cities, on the fifth consecutive night of unrest.