Some Europeans have noticed their electric clocks losing as much as six minutes in recent weeks. The issue has been traced to a shortfall in electricity production in the Balkans, which affected clocks that are calibrated to the shared power grid.
I was about to tweet an apology for having inadvertently misled; but before doing so, I read through the deluge of responses and realized they said more about the problem than I ever could. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Hundreds of Kosovar Albanians have celebrated the Night of Fires, the anniversary of the launch of the armed resistance to the regime of the late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic 20 years ago.
European power operators say a dispute between Serbia and Kosovo is sapping a small amount of energy from the continent's electricity grid and causing electronic clocks to run several minutes late across Europe.
Twelve years after he died during his trial for war crimes, Slobodan Milosevic, the one-time Serbian strongman, was back, this time as a character in a musical that made its debut on March 6.
Leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia have held their first trilateral meeting in six years to discuss borders, security, and other issues that have undermined relations since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Voters in Belgrade headed to the polling stations on March 4 in elections for the city's 17 local councils. An assembly of members of the local councils will then elect Belgrade's new mayor. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
Citizens of Belgrade are voting on March 4 in a municipal election seen as a test for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party.
A standoff continued between police in Bosnia-Herzegovina and hundreds of veterans of the country's 1992-95 war who are protesting for more rights, including improved social benefits.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has wrapped up his tour of the Western Balkans, urging the leaders of the six countries he visited to speed up the pace of reforms.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said Serbia must resolve its dispute with Kosovo and implement a series of reforms before it can join the European Union.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has urged Macedonia to resolve a long-standing name dispute with neighboring Greece so the country can open membership talks with the European Union.
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