Macedonia's governing coalition was recently saved at a meeting at a Skopje restaurant. But after October's presidential election campaign is over, it will take more than shared cups of coffee to keep the two main parties together.
A student movement dubbed 'Resistance' plans to mark the new university year in October by occupying faculties, blocking lectures and pressing for Slobodan Milosevic's ouster - but his regime is certain to fight back, and hard.
The state media is turning Serbs into a nation of paranoids, sending them out to hunt fifth columnists in every corner - and targeting ordinary people for the slightest of reasons.
An OSCE plan which seeks to build an environment for free media via initial strict regulation has raised fears of censorship among Kosovo journalists.
A nationwide round of regular anti-regime protests got off to a wet and slightly disappointing start Tuesday: opposition leaders expect people in Belgrade to do better next time, but the protests are gaining strength in the regions.
While the Yugoslav President has undoubtedly stashed away a tidy sum for a rainy day, it's probably not as much money as the speculators believe.
Police violence against anti-regime protestors in Belgrade escalated further on Thursday night, but opposition leaders are urging their followers to stand firm in the face of the batons.
Fatos Nano and Sali Berisha, two sworn enemies who are poles apart in Albanian politics, have both confronted challenges from their younger colleagues. The battle has been hard - and has already claimed one casualty.
Grenade attacks, mysterious murders, bomb threats against US nationals and official warnings - all signs of deteriorating security in Kosovo.
While Serbia's many opposition politicians attempt to oust Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic by a campaign of street protests, another pretender sits and waits - Vojislav Seselj.
