The war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic, who led Bosnian Serbs into a 1992-1995 war that killed 100,000 people, will start on October 26 in The Hague, judges ordered on Thursday. Karadzic, 64, who has unsuccessfully tried to have the trial delayed and have charges against him dropped, faces life …

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrives at Skopje on Thursday, Macedonian media informed. IMF’s experts will make analyses all macroeconomic indexes to work out a recommendation report to the Macedonian government. According to Macedonian Financial Ministry it is a regular visit of IMF mission to Skopje.

People celebrated on the streets of Skopje as news came through Wednesday that the European Commission, EC, had recommended that Macedonia begin EU accession talks. Some paraded in cars through the streets of the capital honking and waving the Macedonian and EU flags. Others gathered in front of the government …