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Kosovo police fire tear gas in protests against Serb minister (AFP)

By   /  27/01/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Police in Kosovo fired tear gas to disperse groups of stone-throwing protesters Saturday as thousands took to the streets of Pristina to demand the dismissal of a Serb minister accused of insulting the ethnic Albanian majority. The clashes erupted at the end of a rally in the capital at which some 7,000 people, according to […]

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EU names new prosecutor in Kosovo organ trafficking probe (AFP)

By   /  12/12/2014  /  International  /  No Comments

BRUSSELS – The EU named a new prosecutor on Thursday to investigate possible crimes against humanity, including murder and organ trafficking, by several leaders of Kosovo’s 1990s guerrilla army, some of them now senior officials. Lawyer David Schwendiman succeeds fellow U.S. national, Clint Williamson, a diplomat and prosecutor who headed the Special Investigative Task Force […]

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Kosovo mired in worst political crisis since independence (AFP)

By   /  04/11/2014  /  International  /  No Comments

AFP By Ismet Hajdari Pristina (AFP) – Just when Kosovo appeared to be heading for a degree of stability and normalcy, feuding politicians and fresh corruption scandals have plunged the fledgling Balkan nation into its worst political crisis to date. A quirk in the young nation’s constitution has left Kosovo in a seemingly unfixable political […]

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Kosovo FM to go to Serbia for first time as tensions ease (AFP)

By   /  23/10/2014  /  International  /  No Comments

Kosovo’s foreign minister Enver Hoxhaj said Wednesday he will attend a regional conference in Belgrade in his first such visit since the territory unilaterally seceded from Serbia in 2008. “This visit is an indicator of the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia as two independent and sovereign states,” Hoxhaj said in a statement. While […]

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Kosovo lawmakers fail to agree on key post amid walkout (AFP)

By   /  18/07/2014  /  International  /  No Comments

Kosovo headed for political deadlock on Thursday as lawmakers vying for control following last month’s snap elections staged a walkout after failing to agree on a key parliament post. Parties opposed to Prime Minister Hashim Thaci teamed up in the 120-seat assembly to back his rival Isa Mustafa for the post of parliament speaker. Mustafa […]

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Kosovo polls seen as key test for EU ambitions close (AFP)

By   /  09/06/2014  /  International  /  No Comments

Pristina (AFP) – Kosovo’s snap parliamentary election passed off peacefully on Sunday with Serbs in its restive northern region taking part for the first time in a possible boost for the country’s EU hopes. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, an ex-guerilla chief who has dominated politics since the country declared independence in 2008, is seeking re-election […]

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