Meredith Kercher trial: Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito meet in court

The American student and Italian man who are accused of killing a British girl in her flat in Italy saw each other for the first itme since they were arrested in an Italian court today. The strange case started when Britsh girl Meredith Kercher was found in a pool of blood in...

Kosovo issues its first passports

The Republic of Kosovo's first passports are being issued following its February 17 declaration of independence. This moment has become a historic moment from citizens of  Kosovo since they have their own...

UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians

The United Nations has offically handed over power of Kosovo to the majority ethnic Albanian authorities.A simple and low-key ceremony will take place tomorrow." Majority ethnic Albanian authorities will now run...

Kosovo prime minister's home attacked

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's home was attacked today by armed assailants. Gunfire was exchanged with guards, but Thaci was not at home, and neither he nor his family was hurt."Police later said they had...

Macedonia's ruling party wins general election

After an election day that was marred by violence, Macedonia's ruling party has emerged victorious in yesterday's elections. Even though the voting ended with a clear winner, it's thought that the images of...

Three Shot on Macedonia Election Day

One person was killed and two were wounded in an ethnic Albanian area in Skopje during Macedonia's parliamentary election. The vote has been hindered by several security issues, including a bomb thrown at a café.""We were attacked," said Izet Mexhiti, a senior official of...

72 Hour Blackout Caused by Cat-Mouse Chase

Cat-mouse chased turns into major blackout. Who knew that animals can cause such chaos. Last time a blackout was caused by an iguana in Florida."TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power...

Ukrainian UN police officer dies after Kosovo riots

Though initially limited to Serbia itself, violence has now erupted among the Serb populations of breakaway Republic Kosovo."A Ukrainian police officer serving with the United Nations in Kosovo died of injuries sustained in violent clashes with Serbs on Monday, Ukraine's...

Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse

This is a developing story if you have any information or footage please share it. "Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs have taken over a UN courthouse in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica, raising a Serbian flag to replace the UN's. The protesters broke into the building in the...

Serbs Protestors attack UN Police

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) ― Serbians protesting Kosovo's independence attacked UN Police with stones, glass bottles, and firecrackers in the ethnically divided city of Kosovoska Mitrovica earlier...

Islamic bloc backs Kosovo independence

Riyadh (ANTARA News) - The 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Monday said it supports the independence of Kosovo, whose Albanian ethnic majority are mostly Muslim."The Islamic umma (nation) wishes...

Kosovo to declare independence tomorrow

"Kosovo will declare independence tomorrow amid growing excitement among its ethnic Albanians, anger from its Serbs, and the launch of an EU mission to help oversee the transition. 'Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding and of state engagements for...

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Ethnic Albanian and Serbian leaders in unprecedented talks - Ireland Online

" 24/07/2006 - 12:12:18 Top Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders met face-to-face in Vienna today in unprecedented talks aimed at resolving the dispute over the breakaway province of Kosovo. But with the two sides intractable, chances of a breakthrough are slim. At issue is...

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