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Jun 3 2011, Ari Rusila

From historical perspective the Mladic’n arrest and the Hague trial serves as formation of a more comprehensive picture of events in the Balkans in the 90’s after the procecutor and the defense have made their case. Issues related to the underlying...

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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
“If the Balkans find that too many obstacles are strewn about the road to Brussels, they may well be tempted to set out on the shorter road to...
made popular Apr 26 2011
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
“We Bombed The Wrong Side” (General Lewis Mackenzie) In my previous articles I have portrayed Kosovo with quite dark colours. I have summarized Kosovo “as...
made popular Jan 13 2011
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John, Liverpool
STRASBOURG — Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was one of the key players in the traffic of organs of Serb prisoners after the 1998-99 conflict there, according to...
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
When UN made new Kosovo related decision on September 2010 it was believed that resolution would enable a dialogue for resolving this frozen conflict. With minimal...
made popular Nov 9 2010
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Mile, Belgrade
Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu has resigned after a court ruled he was in breach of the constitution by also being leader of a political party. He is the head...
made popular Sep 28 2010
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Kevin, Columbia
Rafael Nadal tried to take a bite of the U.S. Open trophy Monday night after he had swallowed a chunk of tennis history. In a 3 hour, 43-minute match that had been...
made popular Sep 14 2010
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Semir, Belgrade
In a concession to the European Union that it hopes to join, Serbia supported a compromise U.N. resolution on Kosovo on Thursday that dropped its earlier demands to...
made popular Sep 10 2010
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Milos, Belgrade
Serbia bowed to intense European and US pressure today by dropping a challenge to Kosovo’s independence at the United Nations, clearing the way for settlement...
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Lob, Amsterdam
U.N. war crimes prosecutors said Monday that Croatian forces shelled civilians and torched their homes in a deliberate effort to expel tens of thousands of Serbs during...
made popular Aug 31 2010
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View Point, Shimla
In what clearly represents surmounting a significant legal hurdle for the young state of Kosovo, the International Court of Justice has ruled that the ethnic-Albanian...
made popular Jul 27 2010
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
Besides tribe leaders in Pristina also many separatist movements in Somaliland, Palestine, Abkhasia, South-Ossetia, Transdnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh and even Basks in...
made popular Jul 26 2010
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia over two years ago in February 2008, and the tiny Albanian enclave has since been recognized by 69 nations included 22 of the...
made popular Jul 23 2010
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Igor, Belgrade
The International Court of Justice is due to rule on the legality of Kosovo’s unilateral secession from Serbia. Judges will issue a non-binding ruling on...
made popular Jul 22 2010
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
New “World Drug Report” by UNODC shows that famous Balkan route still facilitates lucrative business. The small seizures are indicating how influential...
made popular Jul 12 2010
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Stephan, Pretoria
The first World Cup in Africa has its first African winner. Ghana stunned Serbia when Asamoah Gyan scored on an 84th-minute penalty kick Sunday for a 1-0 victory in...
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Dimitri, Berlin
Germany’s foreign minister is urging Serbia to give up claims to its former province of Kosovo, and instead focus on efforts to join the European Union. Guido...
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Monica, Birmingham
A former Serb general convicted of Europe’s worst massacre since the Second World War had his neck slashed open by three Muslim prisoners in a British jail...
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
“Yes, to Europeans, Turkey’s EU bid is dead. The fundamentally Roman Catholic continent simply has no intention of ever incorporating 70 million Muslims in one...
made popular Apr 6 2010
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Djordje, Belgrade
Serbia’s parliament has passed a landmark resolution offering an apology for the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 - the worst incident of the Bosnian War. The...
made popular Apr 1 2010
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Jill Starr, bloomingdale
Serbia, Montenegro clash over fugitive drug lord By JOVANA GEC Associated Press 2010-02-25 08:57 PM Fonts Size: A+ E-Mail This Email Printer-Friendly...
made popular Feb 26 2010
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
“US recognition of severed Kosovo province was a serious mistake, leading to an escalation of tensions, instead of calming down the situation in the Balkans ......
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Jill Starr, bloomingdale
Serbia police raid Ratko Mladic house in Belgrade Members of Serbia’s anti-terrorist unit during a search of Ratko Mladic’s house, Belgrade, 23/02/10 Police...
made popular Feb 24 2010
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
Bosnian Muslim boy Asmir Karalic, who lost his uncle, stands near coffins during a mass funeral in Brcko, 90 kms North of Sarajevo, on Saturday, June 16, 2007. Up to...
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Jill Starr, bloomingdale
Spain promises Serbia a ‘pragmatic’ EU approach on Kosovo Brussels - The European Union will adopt a “pragmatic” approach to Kosovo, the...
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Milos, Belgrade
The new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade, pledging to back Serbia’s claims to Kosovo. Patriarch Irinej said...
made popular Jan 25 2010
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
The last election in Croatia can bring a refreshing change with new President Ivo Josipovic – a university law professor and a composer of classical music – but he...
made popular Jan 15 2010
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Djordje, Belgrade
Belgrade would like to see Kosovo join the European Union alongside the rest of the Balkans but as part of Serbia, President Boris Tadic said on Wednesday. The Serbian...
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Ostojic, Belgrade
Along with Orthodox Russians, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and several other churches, Serbs mark the holiday according to the Julian calendar, on January 7.
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
Serbia’s application to join the EU was finally made before X-mas. Early December EU foreign ministers agreed to unblock Serbia’s interim trade agreement, which...
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Jamie, Manchester
It was just over a decade ago that NATO forces bombed Belgrade in Operation Allied Force, a mission aimed at halting Serbia’s brutal repression of Kosovo. Since...
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Jill Starr, bloomingdale
The anti-hooligan law states the prohibition of alcohol consumption within 5 km radius of a stadium especially during and 90 minutes after a game. The President was...
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Charles, London
Serbia argued to the World Court on Tuesday that Kosovo’s declaration of independence was an unlawful challenge to the international legal order that tore at the...
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Djordje, Belgrade
The people of Kosovo have voted in local elections - the first poll since the territory declared independence from Serbia last year. Prime Minister Hashim...
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Nemanja, Belgrade
People hurled stones and eggs at the Kosovan prime minister’s convoy this week, a spurt of violence just days before the one-time Serbian province holds its first...
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Anna T, NYC
A few hours ago, three Decani locals taken afterwards in custody had stoned Kosovo PM Hashim Tachi’s car cortege after his appearance before electorate. As...
made popular Nov 12 2009
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
The refugee question is of paramount importance in Balkans - still. Beginning 1991, political upheavals – such as the breakup of Yugoslavia – displaced millions of...
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Erick, Los Angeles
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to attend the start of his war crimes trial today saying he was not ready, and judges said they would impose a legal...
made popular Oct 26 2009
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Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
As Lisbon Treaty seems to come into force also the enlargement process in the Western Balkans got new boost. On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual...
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Marko, Belgrade
“Even a dog in any European Union country enjoys better living conditions than we do here,” complained Danush Ademi, a Kosovar MP representing the Ashkali...
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Admirer displays photo showing late Yugoslav communist President Josip Broz Tito, Monday, May 4, 2009, in Tito’s memorial center in Belgrade Serbia, marking 29th anniversary of his death. Tito was a statesman who led the Yugoslav resistance movement...