Balkans

Albania: Family Crime on the Rise

Social confusion and poverty are being blamed for a wave of domestic violence that has claimed nearly 50 lives this year alone.

Croatia: Priests Flex Their Muscles

The church's growing hold on politics was recently underlined when it stopped one of its critics taking up a government post.

Comment: Kosovo Extremists Out of Control

The international community should intervene to stop the growing number of attacks on Serb civilians and their holy sites.

Serbia in Crisis After Coalition Collapse

Djindjic chooses high-risk strategy in his power struggle with Kostunica.

State of the Trial Part I: The Prosecution Case Tightens

Day 84

Fair Trial May Require Appointment of Counsel: The Court must consider Milosevic's health and poor defense

Serbia: Serbs Leaving Sandzak

Departure of Serbs from Sandzak believed to be triggered by policies of Bosniak nationalists

Macedonia: No End to Cultural Apartheid

Political feuds may slowly be healing but there's little sign of a rapprochement in the fields of sport and culture

Serbia: Labus to Contest Presidency

Upcoming Serbian presidential elections to be next battleground in conflict between progressive and conservative forces

Adriatic Braced for Property Boom

Wealthy foreigners encouraged by talk of the Dalmatian Riviera becoming the new Cote d'Azure look for holiday homes on the Adriatic archipelago