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The Special Prosecution on Friday said at least 10 current or former senior secret police officials ran the mass illegal wiretapping operation that is the focus of the country’s political crisis.

Tax investigator Murat Mehmeti used Kosovo BIRN's TV show to reveal a massive tax scam involving shell companies that his bosses in the Tax Administration, TAK, notably failed to follow up.

Bosnian Serb ex-soldier Milenko Krsmanovic was jailed for three years for inciting the killing of a lawyer in an attempt to stop him appearing as a witness in his war crimes trial.

Thousands came to Vukovar to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the town and show their pride in the Croatian fighters who defended it through a bloody three-month siege.

Amid alarming figures of child abuse cases in new reports, experts warn that the Serbian public is not aware of the scale of the problem although more children are seeking help.

Bulgaria and Romania ranked last in several categories in a new report on social justice compiled by the Bertelsman Foundation.

Belgrade will be watching keenly to see who emerges as the next US Secretary of State – and whether he is a likely friend or foe.

State officials commemorated the fall of the Croatian town of Vukovar to Yugoslav troops and Serbian paramilitaries in 1991 and mourned the victims of the three-month siege.

Around 800 representatives of the Albanian diaspora from all around the world are gathering for the first-ever such summit in Tirana, aimed at harnessing the energies of dynamic emigre communities.

Lavdrim Muhaxheri, commander of Albanian ISIS fighters, has been named a serious threat for Kosovo once again after 19 suspected terrorists were arrested within days.

Simmering tension in Skopje's Criminal Court over the contoversial Court President, Vladimir Pancevski, has burst into the open since a number of fellow judges publicly demanded his removal.

Montenegro's strongest opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, has announced new street protests aimed at forcing out the ruling party, if it tries to form a new government.

A Bosnian version of the Islamic State’s new online magazine is aimed at justifying violent deeds to poor and unemployed people it hopes to attract, according to an expert spoken to by BIRN.

Are elections in the Balkans turning into a proxy war between Putin and the West in which the former is on a winning streak, or is this just a narrative the international (and regional) media find more interesting than the complexities of domestic politics? Our selection of this week’s articles looks at this and much more!

Twenty-four people have been charged with involvement in plots to help former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Sami Lushtaku escape from custody three times while he was on trial for war crimes.

Romanian police and prosecutors searched the National Public Radio headquarters amid suspicions that members of the board have been awarding contracts to relatives.

After striking a plea bargain and admitting guilt, Bosnian Serb ex-soldier Mico Jovicic was jailed for five years for his involvement in the abduction of 20 passengers from a train in Strpci in 1993.

Kosovo police on Wednesday said they arrested 19 men suspected of links to Islamic State and of planning to carry out attacks in Kosovo and in Albania.

The pro-government tabloid Informer has accused the liberal Serbian daily paper Danas of fascistic behaviour for probing the career and influence of the Prime Minister's brother.

The Serbian defence minister called on army members to show solidarity in a ‘tough economic situation’ as the union representing military personnel said it plans to stage the first-ever public protest by soldiers in the country over poor working conditions and low wages.