Latest News from the Balkans
Hero's Welcome for Freed Macedonia Minister
Skopje _ Several thousand supporters gathered late Friday in central Skopje giving a hero’s welcome to acquitted ex-Interior Minister Ljube Boskoski as he returned from The Hague.
Albanian Party Boycotts Macedonia Parliament
Skopje _ The Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, which is now in opposition, is to boycott the new parliament until they say their demands have been met.
'1.2 Billion Pledged for Kosovo
Brussels _ The international community has pledged €1.2 billion in aid to Kosovo at a donors' conference.
11 Jul 08
Serbia's Population in Sharp Decline
Belgrade _ In the next two decades Serbia's population will decline by a half million people, latest statistics say.
Hunza Delegation Travels to Macedonia
Skopje _ A high delegation of the Hunza people from Northern Pakistan who claim to be descendants of the army of Alexander the Great, arrived on Friday in Skopje on a two week visit of Macedonia.
11 Jul 08
Macedonia Suspects Jailed for 192 Years
Skopje _ Seventeen men accused of organizing and participating in a terrorist group were on Friday sentenced to a total of 192 years in prison.
Bulgaria Opposition Demands Resignations
Sofia_Bulgaria’s opposition party has called for the resignations of three ministers who they say should be held responsible for violations at the State Fund for Roads and Highways.
Acquitted Macedonia Minister Arrives Home
Skopje _ Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boskoski was on Friday greeted by several hundred people as he arrived at Skopje airport after being released from detention.
Bosnia: Watchdog Suspends Operations
Sarajevo _ The Bosnian branch of a leading anti-corruption watchdog operation was forced to close and temporarily suspend operations due to growing government and media pressures and security concerns.
11 Jul 08
Macedonian Opposition Threatens Boycott
Skopje _ The leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, Menduh Thaci, Friday said his party is close to reaching a decision to boycott the newly elected parliament assembly.
Eight Foreigners Die on Roads in Serbia
Belgrade _ Six people, including two children, died when a Polish bus crashed on a motorway in northern Serbia on Friday, police confirmed.
Bosnia: Srebrenica Buries its Victims
Potocari _ Thousands of people have attended a ceremony remembering thirteen years since the Srebrenica genocide, Europe’s worst post-World World Two massacre.
Macedonia Increases Spending
Skopje _ Macedonia’s will increase spending in 2008 by an additional 260 million euros marking just over a 12 percent increase over initial projections.
11 Jul 08
Ukrainian Vorskla Steel to Supply Bulgaria
Sofia_Bulgaria’s largest steel mill Kremikovtzi has signed a contract whereby Ukrainian Vorskla Steel will supply deliveries to the mill.
Serb Political Deal Upsets Many
Belgrade _ The announced signing of a reconciliation deal between President Boris Tadic’s Democrats and Socialists, once led by the late Slobodan Milosevic, has triggered objections from some pro-Europeans.
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Witnesses Change Stories in Kosovo Guerrilla Trials
In two high-profile war crimes trials currently ongoing in Pristina, a series of witnesses have retracted previous statements alleging abuse at Kosovo Liberation Army detention centres.
17 May 13
Zoran Raskovic - The Jackal Who Repented
