Kosovo government falls in no-confidence vote

Kosovo’s parliament backed a no-confidence motion Tuesday, bringing down the government that led the country to independence from Serbia in 2008 and triggering early elections within 45 days. The landlocked Balkan country’s political turmoil in recent weeks follows the resignation of the president and collapse of a government coalition led by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The early elections are likely to delay the start of European Union-sponsored talks with Serbia on improving their poor relations and delay privatisation of state-owned companies.