Eurasia Press & News
Kosovo Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia but cementing a bitter ethnic front line in the Balkans.
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February, 2008
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17 February
Woman suicide bomber kills three in Baghdad: police
BAGHDADÂ – A female suicide bomber killed at least three people and wounded four others in central Baghdad, police said on Sunday, the latest such attack to be carried out by a woman.
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17 February
FACTBOX: Profile of disputed Kosovo
Kosovo Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia but cementing a bitter ethnic front line in the Balkans.
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17 February
Albanian triumph, Serb anger as Kosovo secedes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia but cementing a bitter ethnic frontline in the Balkans.
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17 February
Israeli forces kill 3 militants, civilian in Gaza
GAZA – Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants and a civilian during fighting in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical workers said.
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16 February
Afghanistan’s coldest winter kills over 900
KABUL, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The death toll from Afghanistan’s harshest winter in recent living memory has hit 926, an official said on Saturday, adding the figure could rise further as access to remote areas improves with the thawing of snow.
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16 February
Japan Voices Support for Iran-IAEA Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA) – Japan underlined its support for Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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14 February
Putin sees no need to hang successor’s portrait
MOSCOWÂ – Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he saw no need to hang his successor’s portrait in his office once he steps down as Russia’s president.
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14 February
Kostunica tells Serbia: brace for Kosovo secession
BELGRADEÂ – Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica went on national television on Thursday to tell Serbia to brace for the imminent secession of Kosovo province, which their government would never accept.
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14 February
Near 100 percent South Russia support legitimate: Putin
MOSCOW – The near 100 percent support for the Kremlin’s United Russia party in parliamentary elections last year in the North Caucasus were legitimate and vindicated Kremlin policies, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
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