Mourners attended the state funeral of Former Kosovar Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi on August 22 in his hometown of Shipol. Rexhepi was a former independence fighter who was elected in the country's first post-war vote in 2002. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
Former Kosovar Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi was laid to rest on August 22 in a funeral ceremony in his native village of Shipol, near Mitrovica in northern Kosovo.
An investigative journalist in Kosovo says he was assaulted in the capital, Pristina, in an attack he believes is related to his efforts to expose high-level corruption.
The United Nations says the failure by Kosovo lawmakers to form a government more than two months after elections is causing the country to miss out on "important" economic and social opportunities.
Lawmakers in Kosovo's new parliament have failed again to vote on a speaker to move forward with the formation of a new government, continuing a two-month-long political crisis sparked by inconclusive elections.
Kosovar Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj flatly rejected a compromise proposed by his Serbian counterpart on August 14 aimed at resolving their long-standing territorial dispute and furthering both countries' plans to join the European Union.
The United States and four Western European countries have called on political leaders in Kosovo to stave off a political crisis after being unable to elect a speaker or move forward with the formation of a new government.
Six Russians and five Serbs have left Kosovo after being detained by police for illegally crossing the border from Serbia.
Police in Kosovo say they have detained six Russian citizens and five Serbian citizens they say crossed the border with Serbia illegally.
Lawmakers in Kosovo’s new parliament are tentatively scheduled to meet to try to stave off a political crisis on August 4 after being unable to elect a speaker or move forward with the formation of a new government a day earlier.
The International Monetary Fund says it will terminate a loan deal with Kosovo before its scheduled expiration date because the Balkan country does not have a government in place.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says his country must resolve its differences with its former province of Kosovo to establish a “permanent” solution to benefit the entire region.
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