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.
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