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Albanian police have ordered maximum security for the qualifying match with Israel on Saturday in Elbasan - amid media rumours of possible terror attacks.

Bosnian police have arrested former interior minister Alija Delimustafic and the former bodyguard of wartime president Alija Izetbegovic in a large operation conducted in cooperation with Croatian law enforcement agencies.

Bosnian Serb officials have filed a criminal complaint accusing Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic and 15 other former high-ranking Croatian officers of committing war crimes during the 1992-95 conflict.

One worker was killed and five others injured after an explosion at the troubled oil refinery at Ballsh, in southern Albania, late on Thursday.

Serbian Radical Party leader and war crimes defendant Vojislav Seselj played a newly-recorded version of a nationalist song in parliament with lyrics celebrating Donald Trump as a heroic saviour.

The failed privatisation of Brezovica ski complex reveals the density of legal and political battles between Belgrade and Pristina over assets in Kosovo.

After reports that Croatia's Vice-Prime Minister is under investigation for war crimes in Bosnia, a Croatian expert says Zagreb could take over the prosecution of crimes allegedly committed by Croatian citizens in Bosnia.

While the two would-be presidents of Moldova broadly represent pro-EU and pro-Moscow options, most ordinary people just want a leader they can trust and respect.

Some of the 150,000 Bosnians in the US say victorious presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tirades against migrants and Muslims have left them feeling nervous about their futures.

While the Sofia authorities insist that seven men deported to Turkey in October never sought asylum in Bulgaria, their families claim the opposite and vow to seek justice in Strasbourg. 

As Donald trumps Hillary in the race for the White House, there are mixed feelings in the Balkans which are, as ever, caught up in the region’s own high dramas. Read our Premium weekly roundup for November 3 - 10.

Custom-made shoes crafted from crocodile leather may be far beyond the wallets of most Serbs – but a handful of designers in Serbia say the market for it is growing.

The Cantonal Court in Bihac has sentenced Goran Sovilj and Petar Galic to a total of 17 years in prison for committing crimes in Kljuc, Bosnia.

Brussels reports say six countries made ‘no progress’ last year in meeting freedom of expression criteria for EU membership - while Turkey was described as ‘backsliding’.

The head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Michael Davenport, was unable to present the EU report on Serbia’s progress to the Serbian parliament following objections from right-wing opposition parties.

Despite the evidence, the Romanian government is still refusing to acknowledge that the CIA operated a covert detention centre in Bucharest where ‘War on Terror’ prisoners were tortured.

The Free Zone festival is in its 12th year, continuing its mission of not only getting people around Serbia to see great, contemporary films, but also to encourage conversations the topics contained within them.

Some Croats have started an online petition to re-open the infamous Communist-era prison camp on Goli Otok - and fill it with corrupt politicians.

Bulgaria's embattled centre-right presidential candidate, Tsetska Tsacheva, who came second in the first round of the elections on Sunday, has warned voters that they face a stark choice in the run-off.

A court in Sarajevo has denied Serbia's request to extradite a Bosnian allegedly linked to the weapons stash found near Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s home.