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Serbian president's convoy stoned in Kosovo [Jan 06, 2012] DECANI, Kosovo (Reuters) - Kosovo Albanian protesters hurled stones at an armored motorcade carrying Serbian President Boris Tadic Friday as he marked Orthodox Christmas in the former Serbian province, where Serb-Albanian tensions have resurfaced. Kosovo's population is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, and it became the last state to emerge from the remains of federal Yugoslavia when it declared ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs call referendum on recognizing Pristina [Dec 29, 2011] KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Three out of four Serb-run municipalities in Kosovo's tense north decided to hold a referendum in early 2012 to decide whether to recognize Pristina's Kosovo Albanian-dominated government, a local official said on Thursday. Kosovo, 90 percent ethnic Albanian, declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbs dominate in a small swathe of the north bordering ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel urges Serbia, Kosovo to normalize relations [Dec 19, 2011] PRISTINA (Reuters) - Germany urged Serbia on Monday to stop supporting ethnic kin in Kosovo and seek direct talks instead with the ethnic Albanian-led government in its former province. Serbs have put up barricades in the last few months to block traffic and attacked NATO troops in the largely lawless north of the tiny country, bordering with Serbia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Rise in Southeast Serbia as Ethnic Albanians Rally [Sep 22, 2011] Tensions in Southeastern Serbia have grown after several thousand ethnic Albanians rallied to protest against discrimination in the town of Presevo. Residents of the three predominantly ethnic Albanian towns Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medveda took part in the rally, BGNES reported. The demonstrators carried Albanian, US, and EU flags, and vast banners with their demands for the Serbian state ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia warns against Albanian customs officers in Kosovo [Sep 13, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia's president warned Tuesday against Pristina's planned deployment of ethnic Albanian customs officers at two flashpoint Kosovo border posts, urging the international community to stop it. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia refuses Albanian customs officers in Kosovo [Sep 03, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia warned Saturday that it would not accept the deployment of ethnic Albanian customs officers at two flashpoint border posts in Kosovo after an EU-brokered deal designed to ease tensions. [via YahooNews] More >>