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Kosovo sends accused ex-priest Lawrence Soper back to UK (BBC)

By   /  22/08/2016  /  International  /  No Comments

A former Roman Catholic priest accused of historical sex offences has been returned to the UK from Kosovo after a five-year police hunt. Lawrence Soper, 72, was officially arrested as he arrived at Luton Airport on Sunday on suspicion of nine charges of sexual offences allegedly committed over a period from 1972 to 1986. Mr […]

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Judo champ throws Kosovo hopes into Rio Olympics mix (BBC)

By   /  04/08/2016  /  International  /  No Comments

The black eagle of Albania is on display all over the capital, Pristina. On the other hand, in Mitrovica, the Serbian shield flutters defiantly at the north end of the notorious New Bridge, which splits this ethnically-divided town. But eight years on from the unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia, the official flag of the […]

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Kosovo’s Hashim Thaci: From guerrilla leader to president (BBC)

By   /  08/04/2016  /  International  /  No Comments

The last time Kosovo held a presidential inauguration, in 2011, many of its people found themselves scrambling for information about their new head of state. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35984823

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Kosovo PM Isa Mustafa’s brother sought Germany asylum (BBC)

By   /  21/03/2016  /  International  /  No Comments

A brother of Kosovo’s prime minister joined the migrant exodus to Germany last year, it has been confirmed. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35856938

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EU judges convict Kosovo Serb politician Ivanovic of war crimes (BBC)

By   /  22/01/2016  /  International  /  No Comments

Leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic has been sentenced to nine years in jail for war crimes by judges from the EU’s rule of law mission. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35374946

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Kosovo parliament hit by fresh tear-gas protest (BBC)

By   /  15/12/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Protesting opposition MPs in Kosovo have released tear gas in parliament for the sixth time in just over two months, disrupting a vote on the government’s 2016 budget. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35096489

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Kosovo signs deal to deepen ties with European Union (BBC)

By   /  28/10/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

The EU and Kosovo have signed an agreement to deepen ties that is seen as a first step towards EU membership. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34653455

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Kosovo protesters clash with police over MP’s arrest (BBC)

By   /  13/10/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Demonstrators in Kosovo’s capital Pristina have thrown petrol bombs and stones at police in a protest over the arrest of an opposition MP. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34512121

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Migrant crisis: Explaining the exodus from the Balkans (BBC)

By   /  08/09/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Since Macedonia declared a state of emergency in its border areas at the end of August, the “Balkan Route” has become notorious. Up to 3,000 refugees, mainly from countries in the Middle East, arrive in the small south-east European country each day. A similar number cross borders into Serbia and Hungary – most of them ultimately […]

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Kosovo and Serbia sign ‘landmark’ agreements (BBC)

By   /  26/08/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Kosovo and Serbia have signed a series of agreements in key areas, in a major step towards normalising ties. Serbs in northern Kosovo will enjoy greater rights through one of the deals, while Kosovo gains its own international dialling code in another. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34059497

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Kosovo parliament approves special war crimes court (BBC)

By   /  04/08/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Parliament in Kosovo has amended the constitution to allow the creation of a special court to investigate alleged war crimes committed by ethnic Albanian fighters during the war in the 1990s. The now-disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has been accused of various war crimes, including organ-harvesting from murdered Serb captives. Opposition politicians boycotted the vote […]

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Macedonia protests: Thousands rally for PM Gruevski (BBC)

By   /  19/05/2015  /  International  /  No Comments

Tens of thousands of Macedonians have staged a rally in support of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, a day after similar numbers had demonstrated against his government. Monday’s rally was being held outside parliament in the capital, Skopje. Mr Gruevski, who was at the rally to address the crowd, faces wire-tapping and corruption allegations but denies […]

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