The U.S. Embassy in Kosovo has repeated its strong opposition to attempts by Kosovo's leaders to abolish a new war crimes court set up to try ethnic Albanian ex-guerrillas.
Kosovar President Hashim Thaci says he will sign legislation to abolish a special court at The Hague that was set up to prosecute war crimes if it is passed by Kosovo's parliament.
Kosovar President Hashim Thaci pledged to sign the initiative to abolish a special court for alleged war crimes, if it is approved by the country's parliament.
The United States and European Union say they oppose any action by Kosovo’s leadership to press for an end to a war crimes court linked to its 1998-99 independence struggle, calling it a "terrible idea" that will lead to the country’s isolation.
Kosovo has signed a deal with U.S. power generator ContourGlobal for the construction of a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant that aims to increase the Balkan country's energy security and reliability.
Wahhabi radicals have been trying to help recruit Islamic State fighters in the majority-Muslim country of Kosovo, but one imam there has been praised for his success in confronting them. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
A prosecutor in Kosovo has withdrawn his bid to a Pristina court to allow the extradition of a Turkish citizen allegedly linked to a U.S.-based cleric Ankara blames for orchestrating a failed coup last year.
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said that there will be an international investigation into a deadly 2015 shoot-out that has strained ties with neighboring Kosovo.
The World Bank has offered $200 million in loans to promote economic integration in the Western Balkans as leaders of the region vowed to deepen ties and work together toward joining the European Union.
The Kosovar justice minister says Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has been removed from an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia.
The United States should establish a permanent military presence in the Southeastern Europe to help stabilize the Western Balkans and prevent further inroads by Russia, a Washington-based think tank says.
A crowd in Pristina protested against the conviction of Kosovar citizens in Macedonia for taking part in a 2015 gunbattle with police. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
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