North Kosovo

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - An inquiry committee of the Serbian parliament determined that most cases of misuse of budget funds in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) relate to construction projects, and the facilities whose construction has been paid but never completed include the Gerontology Center and a sports facility in Kosovska Mitrovica.

"No evidence against Oliver Ivanović"

BELGRADE -- Coordinator of the RECOM Initiative Natasa Kandić says "no evidence" has been found to confirm the allegations that Oliver Ivanović participated in any crimes.

Ivanović is a Serb politician from northern Kosovo who has been held in custody since January.

BELGRADE - Coordinator of the RECOM Initiative Natasa Kandic said that no evidence has been found to confirm the allegations that Oliver Ivanovic, one of the leaders of northern Kosovo-Metohija Serbs, participated in any crimes.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The EULEX police arrested employee of the Post Serbia Nebojsa Vujacic, 48, from Kosovska Mitrovica, in northern Kosovo, on suspicion that he committed the criminal acts of murder, attempted murder and infliction of grave wounds.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – EULEX police has arrested a Serb in northern Kosovo as part of investigations into serious crimes that allegedly took place in Kosovo-Metohija after the 1999 conflict in the province.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Representatives of Serbs in north Kosovo called on EULEX to stop arresting Serbs until Serb judges and prosecutions are included in the Kosovo judiciary, member of the Kosovo parliament Aleksandar Jablanovic has said.

Five drown in river after traffic accident

ZVEČAN -- Five person died on Friday morning after their car drove off the road and into the Ibar River in northern Kosovo, it has been confirmed.

The accident happened on the Kosovska Mitrovica-Leposavić road, near Savina Stena, in the Zvečan municipality.

ZVECAN - Eulex is continuing the policy of disrespecting the request of legitimate Kosovo Serb representatives that the Kosovo police be recognised as the sole institution responsible for security and implementing the rule of law in northern Kosovo-Metohija, officials of the four municipalities in the north of the province and the Kosovo police in Region North have concluded after an extraordin

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Aleksandar Vulin, Serbia's minister in charge of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), has said on Thursday that a new Serbian government, which should be formed by the end of the month, will not change its policy on the southern province.

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said the country’s “constitutionality and legality encompasses the whole of its territory, a country with functional and democratic institutions, based on all-inclusiveness.