Kosovo's Constitutional Court has turned down an opposition request to void the election of Hashim Thaci as the new president because of irregularities. The court said it had found no evidence of irregularities.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovos-constitutional-court-president-vote-38133894
Kosovo's outgoing president, Ahtifete Jahjaga, says international experts have concluded that a border demarcation deal with Montenegro is in line with international standards.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/03/31/world/europe/ap-eu-kosovo-montenegro-border.html?_r=0
Kosovo opposition lawmakers have released tear gas to disrupt a parliamentary session to protest government deals with Serbia and Montenegro.
A parliamentary debate on the election of a new Kosovo president was disrupted Friday when two tear gas canisters were opened on the opposition benches, prompting lawmakers to leave the chamber.
Kosovo's Parliament is expected to elect Hashim Thaci, Foreign Minister and former guerrilla leader, as the next president.
Thaci, who led the fighters of Kosovo's successful separatist war against Serbia in 1998-99, believes he has the votes in the 120-seat Parliament. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, although that is rejected by Serbia.
Kosovo's government is blaming what it calls "paramilitary anarchists" for setting fire to a car owned by a minister's family.
The government issued a statement Wednesday denouncing what it called "an unprecedented criminal attack ... aiming at creating an atmosphere of violence and fear."
Kosovo's Constitutional Court says a deal between Kosovo and Serbia reached earlier this year, which would give more powers to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, is not in line with the country's constitution.
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015-12-23/kosovo-court-approves-deal-with-serbia
Opposition lawmakers released tear gas Monday in Kosovo's parliament as they once again tried to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro.
http://news.yahoo.com/kosovo-opposition-releases-tear-gas-parliament-110338549.html
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a message of support for Kosovo's government Wednesday, urging it to stick to agreements that would provide ethnic Serbs greater autonomy and demarcate the young nation's border with neighboring Montenegro. He decried efforts by opposition lawmakers to scuttle both deals through intimidation.
Kosovo's Western backers lashed out Thursday at the country's opposition parties over their "continued use of violence to achieve political goals."