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23 Sep 08 / 10:12:40

Dead Judge Fired in Kosovo

Pristina _ Kosovo’s Judicial Council has recommended President Fatmir Sejdiu to discharge three judges, one of them who is believed to be dead, Balkan Insight has learnt.

23 Sep 08 / 07:32:38

Romanian TV Show Wins Emmy Award

Bucharest _ Romania's PRO-TV has received the 2008 International Emmy award for a show on abandoned children in the News and Current Affairs category, the broadcaster says in a press release.

22 Sep 08 / 09:34:10

Serbia Opens Memorial to Slain Germans

Belgrade _ A monument has been unveiled in northern Serbia honouring thousands of ethnic Germans killed after the Second World War.

16 Sep 08 / 05:15:17

Kosovo's President in Greek Gaffe

Pristina _ A mix-up left Kosovo’s Presidential office red-faced on Monday, when President Fatmir Sejdiu met a senior Greek official without knowing who he was.

15 Sep 08 / 06:38:28

Renowned Bulgarian Archaeologist Kitov Dies

Sofia _ Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov, who became world famous with discoveries of treasure-filled Thracian tombs in Bulgaria, has died at the age 65.

03 Sep 08 / 06:05:43

Macedonia Gives Mother Teresa Gift to Vatican

Skopje _ Macedonia’s capital Skopje, the birthplace of the world-famous Catholic nun, Mother Teresa, will on Thursday present a sculpture of her to the Vatican.

21 Aug 08 / 08:21:15

Archaeologists 'Find Ancient Romanian Town'

Bucharest _ Archaeologists digging near the town of Cioroiu Nou in southern Romania, have come across a Roman fort that might have been the capital of the province of Dacia Malvensis.

18 Aug 08 / 09:07:40

Serbia's Muslims Hail Withdrawal of Book

Novi Pazar _ The Chief Mufti of the Islamic Community in Serbia has accepted an apology from a Belgrade publisher for distributing a book condemned by the country’s Muslims as ‘offensive.’

07 Aug 08 / 09:48:22

Bocelli Draws Crowds to Medjugorje

Sarajevo_ Large crowds were expected to hear Andrea Bocelli sing on Thursday, August 7, in Medjugorje, the shrine town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 25 kilometres from Mostar.

11 Jul 08 / 04:43:20

British Actor Verbally Assaulted in Bosnia

Sarajevo _ The well known British actor Ralph Fiennes was verbally assaulted in the southern town of Mostar after mentioning a Croatian general on trial for war crimes.

07 Jul 08 / 04:45:47

Bosnia's Old Bridge Remains on UNESCO List

Sarajevo _ Mostar’s famous Old Bridge will remain on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites on condition that a nearby hotel is redesigned.

01 Jul 08 / 06:14:31

UNESCO Warning over Bosnia Old Bridge

Authorities in the southern town of Mostar have asked the state government to help them keep the famous Old Bridge on the UNESCO world heritage list.

25 Jun 08 / 08:59:36

The Police Rock Serbian Capital

More than 30,000 people, some of them far afield packed into the Serbian capital for a concert by British rockers, The Police.

13 Jun 08 / 05:47:31

Kosovo Historical Artefacts 'in Serbia'

Pristina _ A big large number of archaeological and ethnological artefacts are being held in the Serbian capital, Kosovo’s Minister of Culture claims.

11 Jun 08 / 05:16:41