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9 hrs ago | SETimes news

Rising extremism in Europe causes concerns in the Balkans

In 2012, 537 people were arrested for terrorism-related offences in 17 EU member states, according to the latest Europol report.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Europe, World News

13 hrs ago | Transitions Online

High-Profile War Crimes Arrests in Kosovo, Pussy Riot Member Denied Parole

European law enforcement officials arrested five suspects in Kosovo on 23 May for alleged war crimes during the 1998-1999 conflict, including a longtime ally of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Reuters reports .

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Related Topix: Europe, Bulgaria, World News, Riot, Hashim Thaci

Thu May 23, 2013

SETimes news

Regional aviation agencies agree on joint services

In an effort to provide more efficient and safer air navigation services, regional airspace navigation and safety companies signed a joint service provision area initiative.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Daeiae: Text of implementation plan harmonized

Both sides have arrived at a harmonized text of a plan for the implementation of the Brussels agreement, said Ivica Daeiae.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Hashim Thaci

WHIO

2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

Male brown bear Ari, right, and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina .

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

WHIO

2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

Male brown bear Ari runs in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina .

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

WHIO

2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

Male brown bear Ari and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina .

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Greece

AlertNet

Ally of Kosovo PM among five arrested for war crimes

A close wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister was among five people arrested by European Union police on Thursday on suspicion of war crimes during a 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian forces.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia, Hashim Thaci

Wed May 22, 2013

Emirates News Agency

IDB approves US$ 462 Million for New Development Projects in Member Countries

WAM DUSHANBE, 22 May, 2013 - The 290th meeting of the Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank has approved US$ 461.7 million to fund various development projects in member countries, as well as several educational projects for Muslim communities in non-member countries.

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Related Topix: Tajikistan, Asia, Africa, Mauritania, Europe

Pravda

Kosovo Serbs cry for help

Brussels intensifies diplomatic efforts for the implementation of the new agreement on Kosovo, signed by Belgrade and Pristina on April 19.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia, Ivica Dacic,

Tue May 21, 2013

SETimes news

Parliament to take up Kosovo privatisations

Members of the Vetevendosje movement draw on a board depicting 76,000 employees they say lost their jobs due to privatisation in Kosovo, on September 28th 2012.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Hashim Thaci

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'Serbia won't make promises it can't keep'

Serbian President Tomislav Nikoliae told German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Monday that Serbia is fully committed to resolving the Kosovo issue.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia,

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Germany 'demands institutional discontinuity'

Germany insists on the shutdown of the existing institutions in northern Kosovo so that new ones could be set up, MP Milovan Drecun has said.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia, Hashim Thaci

Mon May 20, 2013

SETimes news

Vucic urges Kosovo Serbs to accept 'the future'

Serbia Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with Kosovo Serbs in the hopes that they will accept the Belgrade-Pristina agreement.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Fri May 17, 2013

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"If Pristina obstructs talks, we will turn to UN"

If the talks on Kosovo fail because of Pristina's obstructions, other exit strategies should be considered, even returning the talks under the UN auspices.

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Related Topix: Serbia, World News, Europe

Weekday Magazine

U.S. Congressman Says Deal Allows Serbia, Kosovo To 'Look Forward To Future'

Belgrade and Pristina's landmark agreement to normalize their relations is facing difficult hurdles on the ground in the Serb-majority municipalities of northern Kosovo.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, US Politics, US News, Eliot Engel, US House of Representatives, Democrat

AlertNet

UN Goodwill Ambassador Jes's V?zquez visits Syrian refugees in Jordan

PRISTINA, Kosovo, May 14 - When Arsen Hamiti brought his family home from their war-time refuge in Germany, he discovered that his four daughters born in exile faced a formidable obstacle to a normal life: they lacked that simple but fundamental document, the birth certificate.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Thu May 16, 2013

Inter Press Service

At Political Rally, Serbian Church Crosses Sensitive Line

The Serbian Orthodox Church is highly influential in Serbia. Above, the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade.

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Related Topix: Serbia, Religion, World News, Orthodox Church, Europe, Ivica Dacic

Wed May 15, 2013

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"PMs must help if implementation grinds to halt"

Vincent Degert says Serbia and Kosovo's PMs Ivica Daeiae and Hashim Thaci will have to step in if the implementation of the agreement grinds to a halt.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Hashim Thaci, Turkey,

Sofia News Agency

Kosovo's PM Thaci Arrives in Bulgaria after Deal with Serbia

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci arrives in Bulgaria on Wednesday to pay a one-day working visit.

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Related Topix: Europe, Bulgaria, World News, Hashim Thaci, Serbia,