Marooned in Macedonia
Thousands of Romany refugees eke out a hand-to-mouth existence in Macedonia, unwanted by the West and unable to return to their Kosovo homes
Thousands of Romany refugees eke out a hand-to-mouth existence in Macedonia, unwanted by the West and unable to return to their Kosovo homes
Mladen Naletilic, "Tuta", extradicted by the Croatian authorities after a long delay, pleads not guilty to all charges.
The Appeals Chamber criticizes Aleksovski sentence as "manifestly" inadequate.
In the event of his election victory, how will Vladimir Putin go about reasserting Russia's political and military influence over the South Caucasus?
Minorities in Kosovo are in prison, trapped in guarded enclaves and living in fear, but steps can be taken to break the cycle of revenge.
Making law in and about Kosovo is the only long-term solution to the region's problems.
The prospect of people of different nationalities and religion living together again has been destroyed.
Only independence will secure peace in Kosovo and the region - any other solution would be unfair and flawed.
Kosovo remains burdened with a combination of wild capitalism and socialist self-management of 1989 - and no real rule of law. Bolder steps are required on all sides to establish state-like structures which can produce real reform.
Macedonians despair as successive governments become embroiled in corruption scandals.