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NEWS ABOUT: Kosovar independence

Kosovar independence stories: 14 news summaries

Kosovo
Eager for
Freedom's Ring

New nation resents being stuck with Serbian dialing code

Mar 27, 08 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kosovo has won recognition as an independent state from three dozen countries, but a call to the world's newest nation is a reminder of its history. Telephone numbers in Kosovo still begin with the old Serbian dialing code, and the breakaway republic now wants its own international prefix. It's not... More »

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Serbia • Kosovo • independence • Yugoslavia • telecommunications • Kosovar independence • dialing code • country code

 Serbs Storm UN's
 Kosovo Courthouse 

Angry crowd clashes with UN police, occupies buildings in divided town

Mar 15, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of Serbs smashed down gates at two United Nations-run courthouses in northern Kosovo yesterday and stormed the buildings, AFP reports. The mob, opposed to Kosovo's independence, hauled down the UN flag and hoisted the Serbian one. They clashed with UN police, pelting them with rocks and metal objects. NATO's... More »

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United Nations • Serbia • Kosovo • courts • Kosovar independence • Ethnic Serbs

Russia Steps Up Support for Serbia

Leaders meet in Belgrade as tensions over Kosovo continue

Feb 25, 08 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Unrest and uncertainty marked the one-week anniversary of Kosovo's independence as ethnic Serbs within Kosovo and around the world continued to protest, and Serbian ally Russia deployed top officials to Belgrade to meet with Serbian leaders, BBC reports. Serb protesters in northern Kosovo brandished posters of Vladimir Putin and a... More »

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Russia • Serbia • Vladimir Putin • Kosovo • Kosovar independence • Dmitry Medvedev • Ethnic Serbs

UPDATED

Body Found After Embassy Riot

Protesters upset over Kosovo set fire to US mission in Belgrade

Feb 21, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Serb protesters angry about Kosovo independence set the US embassy in Belgrade on fire today, and at least one charred body has been found, the Los Angeles Times reports. The victim apparently is a protester because all US personnel have been accounted for. The fire, now under control, came after... More »

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Serbia • Kosovo • protests • Belgrade • Yugoslavia • US Embassy • Kosovar independence • Tomislav Nikolic • Vojislav Kostunica

NATO Seals Kosovo Borders

Troops called in after mobs burn border posts

Feb 20, 08 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - NATO peacekeepers have sealed off Kosovo's northern borders after angry mobs torched border posts, the BBC reports. US troops have blocked the main road to Serbia, and French and Estonian troops have cut off the crossing to Montenegro. The move is bound to infuriate Serbs both in Kosovo and Serbia,... More »

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NATO • Serbia • Kosovo • peacekeeper • Kosovar independence • Ethnic Serbs • Montenegro • borders

Violence Erupts in Split Kosovo

New country 'inches away from partition'

Feb 19, 08 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of Serbs torched government and UN buildings in Kosovo today in the worst violence since the country declared independence on Sunday, raising fears of an ethnic split, Reuters reports. Seemingly well-organized gangs rampaged near the border, driving off peacekeepers who tried to intervene. No injuries were reported. “We... More »

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United Nations • Serbia • Kosovo • peacekeeper • Kosovar independence • Ethnic Albanians • Ethnic Serbs

Serbia Calls Home US Envoy

PM vows to pull diplomats from all nations that support Kosovo independence

Feb 18, 08 8:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Serbia called home its US ambassador today to protest America's recognition of Kosovo's independence, the BBC reports. Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica called the move Serbia's "first urgent measure," and warned that envoys in other countries that recognize Kosovar autonomy will soon be withdrawn. More »

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United Nations • Serbia • European Union • Kosovo • separatists • Kosovar independence • secession • Boris Tadic • Vojislav Kostunica • ambassador • UN Security Council

UPDATED

US, EU States Recognize Independent Kosovo

Spain withholds nod; prez gets ahead of US State Dept.

Feb 18, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The US and major European states recognized Kosovo as an independent state today, reports Reuters. Condoleezza Rice issued an official statement several hours after President Bush jumped the gun by saying in a speech in Africa that Kosovo is "now independent." His Secretary of State said later: "... More »

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Serbia • European Union • France • Condoleezza Rice • Kosovo • independence • Kosovar independence • George W. Bush

Kosovo Declares Independence

Serbia enraged as US, EU expected to recognize new country tomorrow

Feb 17, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Kosovo's parliament declared independence from Serbia today by a unanimous vote, the BBC reports. "We have waited for this day for a very long time,” said PM Hashim Thaci, before reading the declaration, which promised respect for the Serbian minority. Serbia’s PM, meanwhile, slammed the US and... More »

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Serbia • Kosovo • Hashim Thaci • Kosovar independence • Vojislav Kostunica

EU Force Set for Kosovo
on Eve of Independence

2,000 police and judges to help smooth transition

Feb 16, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - As Kosovo stands poised to declare independence from Serbia, the European Union is preparing to send a civilian police and justice mission to help enforce the rule of law in the fledgling country. The US and most of the EU support Kosovar independence; Serbia and Russia oppose it, but will... More »

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Russia • Serbia • European Union • war crimes • Kosovo • corruption • human rights abuse • Kosovar independence

Serbia Softens Threats Over Kosovo

Belgrade won't sever ties with countries that recognize new state

Feb 15, 08 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - After earlier threatening to sever ties with countries recognizing an independent Kosovo, Serbia softened somewhat today in announcing it would merely pulls its ambassadors in those nations, the Guardian reports. Kosovo is likely to make official its break from Serbia—a move that worries the province's ethnic Serbs—on Sunday,... More »

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Russia • Serbia • Kosovo • Belgrade • Hashim Thaci • Kosovar independence • Vojislav Kostunica

Serbia, Russia Blast Kosovo Independence

Serbia won't cooperate, Putin hits 'hypocrasy'
of Western support

Feb 14, 08 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Serbian and Russian leaders today lambasted Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence from Serbia, the Guardian reports. Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica declared the move illegal, and said his government won't cooperate with European efforts to keep Kosovo running. Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted as "immoral and illegal" Western nations'... More »

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Russia • Serbia • Vladimir Putin • Kosovo • Kosovar independence • Vojislav Kostunica • UN Security Council

Serbia's Future Depends on Kosovo

Looming declaration of independence may sway presidential voting

Jan 21, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - On the verge of declaring independence, Kosovo is the key in this year’s Serbian election, the Guardian reports. Tomislav Nicolic, a Russian-aligned Serbian nationalist, won the first round of the presidential elections last night, defeating moderate incumbent Boris Tadic 39% to 35%. Seven other candidates, many pro-Western, are out... More »

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Russia • Serbia • European Union • Kosovo • Balkans • Kosovar independence • Tomislav Nikolic • Boris Tadic • Vojislav Kostunica

New Ex-Reb Prime Minister Vows Kosovo Independence

Promises independence from Serbia by Dec. 10

Nov 18, 07 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A one-time rebel leader promising independence from Serbia surged to victory in yesterday's parliamentary elections in Kosovo. Prime Minister-elect Hashim Thaci, formerly a head of the Kosovo Liberation Army, vowed as he cast his ballot that he will declare Kosovo independent "immediately" if United Nations mediation fails to deliver... More »

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Serbia • Kosovo • ethnic conflict • Balkans • Hashim Thaci • Kosovar independence • election

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