Hashim Thaci claimed victory in polls organized in Serbia’s Kosovo province temporarily ruled by ethnic Albanian separatists. Thaci runs a so-called Democratic Party of Kosovo. Thaci and his rival Ramush Hardinaj traded violent exchanges before the voting. Western powers were relieved that violence between rival ethnic Albanians did not escalate. The separatist voting in the Serbia’s Kosovo... »
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Serbian Orthodox Church patriarch dead
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle has died. He was 95. Pavle, who has led the church since 1990, has been hospitalized for months. He had heart and lung problems. The church said he died Sunday morning. A respected theologian and linguist also... »
Albanians push FYROM to fix name with Greece
Macedonia’s ethnic Albanians are urging the government to reach a deal with Greece over the name issue that has dogged the two neighbors for the past 18 years, local media reported. The ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), a junior partner in the coalition... »
Newsnotes: Star’s stolen car found in Albania
Albanian police said that they have seized a car stolen from AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, in Tirana, capital city of Albania. Police found the Range Rover in the hands... »
Vatican supports Serbian sovereignty of Kosovo
Serbian President Boris Tadic says that the Pope Benedict told him during the meeting that Vatican is fully supportive of Serbia’s European integration and that Vatican firmly supports Serbia’s... »
Italy, Serbia cement ties
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Serbian President Boris Tadic have signed the strategic partnership between the two countries that Serbian Chamber of Commerce says makes Italy Serbia’s the... »
EU police investigated in Kosovo
EU police in Kosovo said Friday they are conducting an investigation to determine if staff members tried to illegally enter the main vote counting center ahead of this weekend’s... »
Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia
Belgrade’s open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item, garlic. In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck... »
Foreigners cause Bosnia reforms to fail
Milorad Dodik, Premier of the Bosnian Serb statelet, hosted a summit of Bosnian political leadership in hopes of breaking the impasse that has plagued Bosnia’s attempts to reform its... »
Fiat Will Outline Serbia Plans
Italian automaker Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said Thursday that it will announce its plans for which cars it will make at its Serbian factory at the end of... »
Italy sees Serbia most important in region
Italian Ambassador to Belgrade Armando Varricchio said that Serbia is Italy’s the most important strategic partner in the region. Varricchio’s comments come a day before the Italian Prime Minister Silvio... »
Arab News: Clouds over Bosnia
Arab News seeks “forceful and insightful action” in Bosnia and worries that war will errupt because Bosnian Muslims have “nominal rule over the largely Serbian-occupied territory”. Editorial: Is Bosnia on the... »
