Kosovo War

Six defendants in the high-profile ‘Drenica Group’ trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters, accused of war crimes for abusing civilian prisoners, have been released on bail.

"Serbia should become Albania's ally"

BELGRADE -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama sayst Serbia "should become an ally of Albania, in order for the people in the Balkans to find peace."

KFOR is key for regional security, stability

NATO helps develop Kosovo Security Force

Army chief, KFOR commander discuss security

NIS -- Serbian army chief Ljubisa Dikovic KFOR commander Francesco Paolo Figliuolo met and discussed the security situation in Kosovo and on the administrative line.

US lawyer David Schwendiman will be the chief prosecutor of the new special war crimes court that is expected to prosecute senior Kosovo Liberation Army figures, BIRN has learned. 

"Kosovo part of Serbia, separate politics and sports"

MOSCOW -- Russia considers Kosovo to be a part of Serbia, the Russia Federation's Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich said in Moscow on Thursday.

He was commenting on the decision earlier this week of the International Olympic Committee to allow Kosovo to join as a member.

Hague Tribunal president says "staff is leaving"

THE HAGUE -- Hague Tribunal (ICTY) President Theodor Meron expects the judgment for Ratko Mladic to be rendered "in March 2017 or later."

He also expressed his concern over a growing number of staff members leaving the ICTY.

THE HAGUE - President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Theodor Meron expects the judgment for Ratko Mladic to be rendered in March 2017 or later, and expressed his concern over a growing number of staff members leaving the ICTY.

ZAGREB - Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic will travel to Belgrade for the summit between China and 16 central and southeast European countries, to be held on December 16-17.

Pusic will attend the meeting of the prime ministers of China and 16 European countries in Belgrade, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said on its Twitter account on Wednesday.