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Dancing Alexander-style, Down Under

15 March 2010 | By Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic The issue of national identity is taken seriously by Balkan people – including the least serious among them.


Serbs Mark Sixth Anniversary of Riots in Kosovo
17 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

Six years after ethnic Albanians attacked Serb enclaves in Kosovo in what became the worst single attack against Kosovo Serbs since the 1999 war, reconstruction of damaged property is ongoing but Serbian officials believe that conditions for the return of the Serb population have not yet been established.

Albanian Parties Fail to Compromise Over Crisis
19 March 2010 |

Albania’s parliament held a marathon hearing on Thursday, discussing until the early hours of the morning an investigative commission that would look into alleged irregularities in the June 28 parliamentary elections.

For the Record:How I Escaped A Serb Firing Squad in Brcko
19 March 2010 | Aida Alic, Brcko

Thanks to an unknown camp guard, Dzafer Deronjic was not executed in Luka camp in May 1992 – but while lucky to be alive, he still bears the mental scars.



Homeless Albanians Say World Bank ‘Demolished’ Their Lives

Tirana | 18 February 2009 | By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara
 

Villagers in Jale, left homeless after a World Bank ‘clean-up’ project ended in the destruction of their homes, say they will fight on for justice. 

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Living together. For some those two words are like the green or red wire on a bomb; choose the wrong one, and there’s going to be an explosion.


More Croatians are planning not to go on summer holidays this year because of the financial crisis, according to the results of market research conducted by GfK in February.


The newest Bulgarian shopping mall, “Serdika Center”, was formally opened in Sofia Tuesday.



Trencherman needed the benefit of his significant girth on a trip to this famous Belgrade haunt.


The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History, By Jason Vuic


Tim Burton’s latest film, Alice in Wonderland, is easily his most visually stunning yet, showing just how vividly the magic can be put on the big screen. Burton has lined a top-notch cast in front of a green wall allowing him to let his imagination fly, but limiting the actors’ opportunity to give vent to their expressions.