Kosovo’s ruling party set to come first in election
Pristina, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo’s ruling Vetevendosje party is on track to come first in a parliamentary election on Sunday, but it will need to negotiate a coalition with other parties to form a government, exit polls and party vote count showed. The election result would be a drop from the more than 50 per cent […]
StrangeSights: Kosovo’s “Run Santa Claus”; “fish-mas” at London aquarium; and, barbers battle it out in Rio…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Kosovo arrests eight linked to canal explosion as tensions with Serbia rise
Pristina, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo’s Interior minister Xhelal Svecla said on Saturday that police had arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a “terrorist act” by neighbouring Serbia. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic denied what he said were “baseless accusations” about Belgrade’s […]
North Kosovo ethnic tensions remain risk for violence, NATO official says
Pristina, Kosovo Reuters Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year, when four people died in a gun battle and NATO peacekeepers were hurt in clashes, a senior official from the military alliance warned on Saturday. Kosovo is predominantly ethnic Albanian but about 50,000 Serbs […]
Postcards: Balkans’ new love for air conditioning strains grid as temperatures soar
FATOS BYTYCI and IVANA SEKULARAC, of Reuters, report…
Significant Sights: Five Serbian Orthodox monasteries to explore when visiting Kosovo
JOVAN TRIPKOVIC, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, looks at five ‘must visit’ Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo…
StrangeSights: Kosovo honours Blair with life-size statue; NASA asked to help find Loch Ness Monster; and, Alfa Romeo changes car name after Milan criticism
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
StrangeSights: Inaugural litter clean-up ‘World Cup’; a day for records; and, a lion in the snow…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Serbia lowers number of troops near Kosovo, army chief of staff says
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Serbia has withdrawn some troops stationed near the border with Kosovo, after having increased the numbers deployed there following a gun battle in northern Kosovo in which four people died, army commander General Milan Mojsilovic said on Monday. Tensions between Belgrade and Pristina soared since 24th September, when Kosovo police near the […]
Kosovo demands Serbia withdraw troops from border
Pristina, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo on Saturday demanded that Serbia withdraw its troops from their common border, saying it was ready to protect its territorial integrity. Tensions between the two countries have been high since last Sunday when Kosovo police fought around 30 heavily armed Serbs who stormed the Kosovo village of Banjska and barricaded themselves […]