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Explosive Device Thrown at Kosovo Parliament

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 05/08/2016 - 00:46
Explosive device thrown at the parliament building on Thursday night with police at the scene reporting no casualties.
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EULEX Assessing Kosovo Wiretap Claims

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 18:35
As new leaks allegedly reveal fresh examples of politically influenced appointments to top jobs in Kosovo, EULEX prosecutors are starting to evaluate the content of the wiretaps.
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Croatia's Pusic Quits UN Race Before Friday's Vote

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 18:21
The UN Security Council is set for second straw poll for the next Secretary General, as Croatia's Vesna Pusic quits, reducing the number of Balkan candidates to six.
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Montenegro Arrests Kosovo War Murder Suspect

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 16:10
Police have arrested a Montenegrin citizen suspected of involvement in the killing of at least six ethnic Albanians in a Kosovo village in 1999 while he was serving with the Yugoslav Army.
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Bosnian Serbs Make Shoes for Melania Trump

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 15:15
A factory in Republika Srpska is producing two pairs of shoes for Donald Trump's Slovenian-born wife, Melania, ‘as sign of support ... in the upcoming elections.’
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Croatia Prepares to Celebrate ‘Operation Storm’ Victory

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 13:10
Croatia will stage its annual showpiece celebration of victory in 1995’s Operation Storm on Friday in the town of Knin, where there will also be a concert by nationalist singer Marko Perkovic Thompson.
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Blair Meets Rama on Private Visit to Albania

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 13:01
The former British Prime Minister is reported to have held a private meeting in southern Albania with Edi Rama, for whom he also acts as an adviser on reforms.
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Bosnian Croat Chief Says Coalition is at Risk

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 12:49
Dragan Covic, Croat member of the Bosnian Presidency, said Bosnian Croats felt marginalised from the important decision on the EU coordination mechanism - and the ruling coalition is now at risk.
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Kosovo Govt Backs Border Deal with Montenegro

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 11:21
Kosovo's government has adopted the controversial draft law on border demarcation with Montenegro, but the law will not come into force until two-thirds of MPs back it in parliament.
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Serb War Crimes Suspect Arrested in Croatia

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 10:38
A man was arrested in a village in southern Croatia on suspicion of physically abusing two elderly Croat civilians when he was working for rebel Serb police forces in 1992.
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Must-See Music Festivals in August

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 10:10
With a host of top music festivals happening across Serbia next month, what better excuse to venture out of the capital this summer?
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Infrastructure Problems Stop Tourism Flowering in Albania

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 08:51
While the number of tourists is rising, and the country is even tapping into the post-Soviet republics, lack of infrastructure is stopping local holiday agencies from expanding as much as they would like.
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Romania Mourns Death of Last King's Wife

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 08:51
Romania has declared a day of national mourning after the death of Queen Anne, wife of Romania's last monarch, Michael.
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Clinton-Trump Battle Reopens Old Balkan Wounds

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 08:47
Americans may be undecided as to how to vote in the US Presidential elections in November - but the preferences of many people in the Balkans were set a long time ago.
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Serb Refugee Villagers Dream of Lost Croatian Homes

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 08:31
In the refugee village of Busije, people still cherish the memories of the homes in Croatia that they fled because of the Zagreb military’s Operation Storm in August 1995.
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HRW: USA foltern Kindern

Balkanblog.org - Thu, 04/08/2016 - 07:00
Das von der Saudi Terroristen Mafia finanzierte US Department of State, kontrolliert auch HRW, wo die US Department of State Mafia, gut mit Posten versorgt wird. Trotzdem brachte nun HRW, einen Bericht, das die Amerikaner mit System auch Kinder foltern, ebenso die Israelis. Demokratie Kultur der Westlichen Wertegemeinschaft, wie die Giftgas Lieferungen an die Saudi und Katar Terroristen in Syrien: Made by Hillary Clinton, Victory Nuland und anderen Kriminellen Welt Verbrechern. Massenmord als Geschäfts Grundlage, für private Geschäfte EDITOR’S CHOICE | 03.08.2016 Human Rights Watch Reports That US Government Tortured Children Paul Craig Roberts Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released its report, “Extreme Measures: Abused Children Detained As National […]
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Kosovo Prosecutor Rules Out Indictment Over Wiretaps

Balkaninsight.com - Wed, 03/08/2016 - 17:55
The Chief Prosecutor of Kosovo said there was no legal basis for issuing indictments over leaked wiretapped phone conversations that allegedly show how the ruling party influenced top jobs in the public sector.
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Croatia Urged to Commemorate Operation Storm Victims

Balkaninsight.com - Wed, 03/08/2016 - 15:56
Ahead of the anniversary of Croatia’s 1995 Operation Storm campaign, a human rights group urged the authorities to pay respects to the civilian victims as well as celebrating the military victory.
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Yugoslav Spy Saga Puts Assassinations in Spotlight

Balkaninsight.com - Wed, 03/08/2016 - 12:56
The murder case against former intelligence officials Zdravko Mustac and Josip Perkovic caused political embarrassment for Croatia and revived questions about the killings of Yugoslav dissidents abroad.
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