Ex-policemen jailed for killing Ukrainian investigative journalistUKRAINE: THREE FORMER Ukrainian policemen have been jailed for the murder of investigative journalist Georgy Gongadze, whose…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Death toll mounts after explosion at Albanian depotALBANIA: THE DEATH toll is rising from a huge explosion at an Albanian arms depot, which injured hundreds of people, damaged…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Kosovo Serbs storm UN courthouseSERBIA: HUNDREDS OF Serbs stormed and occupied a United Nations courthouse in the flashpoint Kosovo town of Mitrovica yesterday…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Macedonia coalition may fallMACEDONIA: MACEDONIA'S GOVERNMENT faces collapse amid a row over the rights of the country's Albanian minority and its failure…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Serbs remember murdered leaderSERBIA: THE UNITED States and top EU officials urged Serbs to follow the political path of pro-western former prime minister…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
EU urges Serbs to back liberals as Kostunica dissolves governmentSERBIA: NATIONALIST SERB prime minister Vojislav Kostunica formally dissolved his government yesterday and asked president Boris…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Serbia set for snap election as government fallsSERBIA: SERB PRESIDENT Boris Tadic is poised to call a snap general election after a government comprising his allies and those…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Bittersweet homecoming for forgotten victims of warKOSOVO: Forced into exile after the Balkans war, Roma people are returning to what's left of their Kosovo homesSat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Serb government split over EU view of KosovoSERBIA: THE SERBIAN government lurched closer to collapse yesterday as its coalition partners clashed over whether to freeze…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
EU gas supply may be threatened againEU: UKRAINE WARNED yesterday that a deepening row over gas with Moscow could force it to cut supplies to the European Union, …Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
West responds cautiously to Russian resultRUSSIA: EUROPE AND the United States gave a guarded welcome to Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev yesterday, amid complaints…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Serb police officers in Kosovo refuse to work with Albanian colleaguesKOSOVO: SERB POLICE in Kosovo are refusing to work alongside their Albanian colleagues, in the latest stage in a Belgrade-led…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Kosovo PM pledges to defend 'territorial integrity'KOSOVO : KOSOVO'S PRIME minister has denounced Belgrade's suggestion that it will control parts of his new country, effectively…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Serbia signals support for partition of KosovoSERBIA: SERBIA GAVE a clear indication yesterday that it favours the de facto partition of Kosovo, and received resounding support…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Historic neglect threatens Kosovo's futureKOSOVO: The town of Mitrovica is a grim emblem for newly independent Kosovo - divided along ethnic lines, braced for possible…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
EU and US urge Serbia to protect their embassiesEU: The European Union and the US demanded yesterday that Serbia protect western embassies in Belgrade after several were attacked…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Charges filed against Kosovan leadersSERBIA: Serbia has filed criminal charges against Kosovo's leaders in retaliation for their declaration of independence from…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Serbia and Russia calm fears of Kosovo reprisalsKOSOVO: Serbia and Russia denounced Kosovo's apparently imminent declaration of independence yesterday, while toning down threats…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Yushchenko vows not to allow Nato bases on Ukraine soilUKRAINE: President Viktor Yushchenko vowed yesterday that Ukraine would never host Nato bases on its territory, after his Russian…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Russia will not cut Ukraine's gas but issues threat over Nato roleRussia: Russia agreed last night not to cut gas supplies to Ukraine over unpaid fuel bills, but then warned its neighbour that…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Serbia vows to annul Kosovo 'fake state' moveSerbia: Serb leaders met yesterday to discuss retaliatory measures against Kosovo after its expected declaration of independence…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Ukraine moves to solve gas row with RussiaRUSSIA: Ukraine is rushing to resolve a dispute over alleged gas debts to Russia, after Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Gazprom threat to cut gas supply to UkraineUkrainian officials held emergency talks in Moscow yesterday after Kremlin-controlled Gazprom threatened to cut gas supplies …Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Kosovo to declare independence 'next week'Serbia: Kosovo will declare independence a week from tomorrow, Serbia's minister for the restive province said yesterday, amid…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Tadic re-election may precipitate crisis in SerbiaSerbia: Widespread relief at the re-election of Serbia's pro-EU president Boris Tadic was tempered yesterday by fears that the…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Tadic on course to win election in SerbiaSERBIA: Serbian president Boris Tadic was on course last night to narrowly win an election that was expected to push the country…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Russia accuses election monitorsRUSSIA: Russia accused Europe's main democracy watchdog yesterday of trying to sabotage next month's presidential election, …Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Slovakia postpones vote on treaty againSLOVAKIA: Slovakia's ruling coalition postponed a vote to ratify the new EU treaty for a second time yesterday, after opposition…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Nikolic win could hasten Kosovo independenceKOSOVO: Victory for ultra-nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic in Sunday's Serb presidential election run-off could prompt…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Serbia to sell 51% stake in oil firm to RussiaSERBIA: Serbia's leaders will today give control of their country's finest energy asset to Russia, in what critics have called…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Serb minister to seek EU pactSERBIA: A Serb minister will implore the European Union tomorrow to sign a pre-accession pact with his country, despite its …Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Leader accuses minister of blocking graft inquiryROMANIA: President Traian Basescu has lambasted his justice minister for allegedly blocking high-profile corruption investigations…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Poland to lift its EU talks veto on RussiaPOLAND: Poland said yesterday that improving ties with Russia had prompted it to lift its veto on talks over a new partnership…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Kostunica holds key in Serbian electionSERBIA: The two men vying for Serbia's presidency started campaigning for the February 3rd run-off yesterday, with both seeking…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Saakashvili's olive branch spurned by oppositionGEORGIA: Mikhail Saakashvili vowed yesterday to fight poverty in Georgia and improve its strained ties with neighbouring Russia…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
February run-off to decide Serbian resultSERBIA: Serbia's presidential election will be decided in a February 3rd run-off, after exit polls showed that neither ultra…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Putin faces uphill task on gas dealRUSSIA: Vladimir Putin faced protests and unexpectedly tricky negotiations when he landed in Bulgaria last night on his final…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Ukrainians compensated for savings lost in Soviet collapseUkraine: Despite technical glitches, vast queues, occasional scuffles and the death of at least one pensioner, Ukraine's new…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Child abuse cult case baffles Czech policeCzech Republic: Czech police are grappling with a bizarre case involving alleged child abuse, an obscure religious cult and …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry into Polish secret servicePOLAND: In a blow to President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother, ex-prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland's parliament…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Warsaw, Prague plan defence systemPOLAND: Poland and the Czech Republic are to co-ordinate plans to host a US missile defence system and seek security guarantees…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Serbia says it will not link status of Kosovo to EU pactSERBIA: Foreign minister Vuk Jeremic says Serbia hopes to sign a key pre-accession pact with the European Union later this month…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Saakashvili vows to do better after 'landslide'GEORGIA: Mikhail Saakashvili declared himself the "landslide" victor of Georgia's presidential election yesterday, and pledged…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Unrest follows Georgian electionGEORGIA: Thousands of Georgians protested yesterday after President Mikhail Saakashvili was awarded victory in an election which…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Serbia's PM cautions EU over support for KosovoSERBIA: Serbia's prime minister, Vojislav Kostunica, has told the European Union that it must choose between stronger ties with…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Serbia to pass Bill at odds with EU entrySERBIA: Serbia was poised last night to approve retaliatory measures that would be taken against the west if Kosovo became independent…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Uzbeks set to return Karimov amid criticism of electionUZBEKISTAN: President Islam Karimov promised to bring peace and prosperity to impoverished, isolated Uzbekistan yesterday, as…Mon Dec 24 2007 - 00:00
Karimov looks set to win Uzbek electionUZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan votes in a presidential election tomorrow, but few people in the Central Asian state or further afield…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Moldova expels Romania diplomatsMoldova: Moldova has expelled two Romanian diplomats amid a fierce row over what it calls Bucharest's attempts to influence …Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Call for Russia to set up military base in SerbiaRUSSIA: Ultra-nationalist Serb Tomislav Nikolic, leader of the country's most popular party and a frontrunner in presidential…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
