Kosovo votes under shadow of war crimes probe (Reuters)
(Reuters) - Hashim Thaci's "thumbs-up" gesture has become his trademark in election campaigns since he helped lead the guerrilla insurgency to throw off Serbian rule over Kosovo 15 years ago.
Explosion hits Kosovo coal-fired power plant, injuries reported (Reuters)
10:43am BST
PRISTINA, June 6 (Reuters) - A loud explosion hit a coal-fired power plant just outside the Kosovan capital Pristina on Friday and police said some people were injured, possibly killed.
The blast at the Kosovo A plant was heard in the capital some 10 km (6 miles) away. Confirming the explosion, a police spokesman said: "According to preliminary information, there are injured people, but there may also be dead. This has to be confirmed."
Kosovo votes under shadow of war crimes probe (Reuters)
Thu, Jun 5 2014
By Fatos Bytyci
GJAKOVA Kosovo (Reuters) - Hashim Thaci's "thumbs-up" gesture has become his trademark in election campaigns since he helped lead the guerrilla insurgency to throw off Serbian rule over Kosovo 15 years ago.
The thumbs were on show again this week in the western town of Gjakova, where 46-year-old Thaci was on the campaign trail ahead of an election on Sunday he hopes will give him a third term as prime minister.
The show of confidence, however, belies the pressure on Thaci from political rivals and a war crimes investigation that threatens to ensnare former c
Kosovo's ambassador to Albania cleared of beating women during war (Reuters)
By Fatos Bytyci
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's ambassador to neighboring Albania was cleared on Thursday of war crimes over the alleged beating and torture of two women during a 1998-99 war in the former Serbian province.
Sylejman Selimi, who still holds the post of ambassador to Albania, was arrested last year by the EU's police and justice mission in Kosovo, which handles sensitive war crimes case.
"He was cleared of all charges and I can proudly say that justice was finally served," Selimi's lawyer, Tome Gashi, told Reuters.
Gashi said S