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Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence

AP News 5 days ago

Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence, Serbs take part despite call to boycott Kosovo's first independent elections have ended peacefully, with the prime minister claiming his party won convincingly and some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots ...

Kosovo vote a first since independence declaration

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Kosovo went to the polls Sunday for the first time since the ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia last year, amid a partial boycott by a divided Serbian community. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said the local election "is the most ...

Kosovars vote first time since independence declaration

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Kosovo citizens went to the polls Sunday for the first time since the ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia last year and amid fears of a boycott by the Serb community. The polls are seen as a test of Kosovo's readiness ...

Kosovo holds first vote since independence declaration

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Kosovo citizens go to the polls Sunday for the first time since the ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia last year and amid fears that local Serbs will boycott the vote. More then 1.5 million people are eligible to vote in ...

Serb Patriarch Pavle dies, spoke for Balkan peace

AP News 5 days ago

Serbian Patriarch Pavle, advocate of tolerance and peace in the Balkans, dies at age 95 Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle, who called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic wars of the 1990s but failed to openly condemn extreme Serb nationalism, ...

ATP Masters Series Paris - Day Seven

Getty Images 5 days ago

PARIS - NOVEMBER 15: Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates match point in the Final match against Gael Monfils of France during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 15, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty ...

Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle dies

Reuters US Online Report World News 5 days ago

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Patriarch Pavle, who headed the Serbian Orthodox Church during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s as Serbs warred with neighbors of other faiths, died on Sunday, a top church official said. Pavle, 95, died at a special apartment ...

KOSOVO ELECTION

AP News 5 days ago

A UN car drives past the "NEWBORN" statue in Pristina, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Kosovo votes Sunday in the first election organized by local authorities since the declaration of independence from Serbia. The poll takes place amid renewed tensions between rival ethnic ...

Lazovic gives Serbia narrow win over Irish

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

Serbia warmed up for the World Cup with a narrow 1-0 friendly win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on Saturday. The Serbians, who qualified for next year's finals in South Africa ahead of France, snatched the only goal of a tight ...

Kosovo steps up security ahead of polls

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

Kosovo has launched a huge security operation ahead of Sunday's first polls since its 2008 independence declaration, drafting in thousands of extra police, a spokesman said Saturday. "The plan calls for more than 5,000 police officers throughout the territory of Kosovo," police ...

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