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The Serbian pro-government Informer newspaper on Monday accused several investigative media outlets, including BIRN, of working as foreign mercenaries for the CIA and others.

Prosecutors ruled that there is no evidence that former EU rule-of-law mission Francesco Florit demanded or took a bribe to acquit defendants in triple murder and bombing cases in Kosovo.

Montenegro's opposition bloc on Monday has accused the prosecution of fabricating claims that Russian and Serbian nationalists plotted a coup attempt on election day.

As Kosovo forensics experts on Monday started working on the autopsy of Astrit Dehari, the Vetevendosje activist who died on Saturday in prison, NGOs, lawyers, politicians and relatives of the deceased are demanding answers.

After a Bosnian link was made to the arms cache found close to the home of Serbian premier Aleksandar Vucic, experts said the quantity of unregistered firearms still floating around  Bosnia posed a serious risk.

David Schwendiman, chief prosecutor of the newly-established specialist court that aims to try former Kosovo Liberation Army members for 1990s crimes, will make his first official visit to Serbia and Kosovo this week.

When director Gazmend Bajri met the subject of his latest film, he found an outlet for his feelings about how he himself suffered during the Kosovo war - and how he dealt with the trauma afterwards.

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Amid reports that Russian hackers had a role in downing several websites on election day, Montenegro plans to tighten up its cyber security.

Surveys show that many Macedonians suspect the ruling parties have ways of find out how they vote - a perception that is contributing to an atmosphere of fear ahead of December's elections.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson may delight many Serbs with his history-laden oratory about past wars - but his anti-EU obsessions are of questionable use to Belgrade.

Kosovo’s privatisation process remains dogged by disputes with Serbia over who holds the right over companies established during the Yugoslav era.

The flight of educated youngsters will have a grave impact on Macedonia’s economy, society and demography in the long term, analysis suggests.

Prime Minister threatens an early election if Tsetska Tsacheva, the candidate of his party, does not wins the second round of Bulgaria's presidential election on November 13. 

Opposition movement blames authorities for mystery death of 26-year-old activist in prison and says autopsy should be entrusted to foreign experts.

The Montenegrin prosecution on Sunday accused 'nationalists' from Russia and Serbia - with the help of allies in Montenegro - of having planned a coup on election day to overthrow the government.

Over 6.8 million Bulgarians have a right to vote for a new President on Sunday, as well as taking part in a three-question referendum, while who will win the presidential race is unclear.

In the presence of high representatives from the Vatican, 38 Catholic martyrs, killed under Albania’s Communist regime, were beatified in a grand ceremony at the cathedral in the northern Albanian town of Shkodra on November 5, now declared "Martyrs Day".

About 10,000 Catholics and six Cardinals are expected to attend a Mass in the northern city of Shkodra dedicated to the beatification of 38 victims of the Communist regime.

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