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Medvedev visits Serbia to expand Russian influence in Balkans, brings new loan

BELGRADE, Serbia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sought to expand Moscow’s political and economic influence in the Balkans on Tuesday by bringing a €1 billion ($1.5 billion) loan to recession-hit Serbia and offering Belgrade a “strategic partnership” in the distribution of Russian gas to Europe.

Kosovo, Macedonia demarcate disputed border

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s authorities said Friday they have demarcated a disputed border with Macedonia, a scene of tensions in the past.

Kosovo: EU police arrest 4 Serbs suspected of committing war crimes

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Four Serbs were arrested Wednesday under suspicion of committing war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians during the 1998-99 Kosovo war, EU police said.

Serbian court tries 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimes

BELGRADE, Serbia — Seventeen former Kosovo rebels went on trial Wednesday before the Serbian war crimes court, charged with murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians in 1999.

2 Serb policemen acquitted in 1999 slaying of 3 Albanian-American brothers near Kosovo

BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian war crimes court acquitted two former Serb policemen Tuesday of collaborating in the execution-style slaying of three Albanian-American brothers in 1999.

Kosova editor: Islamist hackers block Web site of paper covering trial of US terror suspects

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The editor of a Kosovo newspaper said Tuesday he suspects that Islamist radicals have attacked the paper’s Web site because it was covering the trial of a Kosovar charged in the United States with plotting terrorist acts.

EU probing allegations that Kosovo Albanians harvested organs from Serbs

BELGRADE, Serbia — Europe’s top human rights watchdog launched a probe Monday into Serb allegations that ethnic Albanian guerrillas kidnapped Serb civilians during Kosovo’s war, then removed their organs and sold the body parts on the black market.

Freelance diplomats smooth waters for would-be nations like Somaliland and Northern Cyprus

BRUSSELS — Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara and Somaliland may not have much in common, but they share the same predicament: all are unrecognized states striving to capture international attention.

Former Serbian province Kosovo becomes 186th member of World Bank, International Monetary Fund

WASHINGTON — Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, has become the 186th member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Serbian prosecutors charge 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimes

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian prosecutors filed war crimes charges on Friday against 17 former Kosovo guerrillas for the alleged murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visits Alaska-based National Guard troops in Kosovo

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.

Former Kosovo prime minister released from detention in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria — A Bulgarian court released Kosovo’s former prime minister Thursday, two days after he was detained on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes.

Former Kosovo prime minister arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, and Serbia sought his extradition on Wednesday.

4 ex-Serb paramilitaries convicted over 1999 Kosovo massacre

BELGRADE, Serbia — Four former members of a notorious Serb paramilitary unit were convicted Thursday of gunning down 14 Kosovo Albanian civilians, including children and the elderly, in 1999, and were sentenced to between 15 and 20 years in prison.

NATO to scale down Kosovo force, German defense minister says

BRUSSELS — NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo will be cut by a third in keeping with the improving security situation in that newly independent nation, the alliance said Thursday.

Serbian human rights activist quits trial over 1999 murder of 3 Albanian-American brothers

BELGRADE, Serbia — A lawyer for the families of three Albanian-American brothers murdered execution-style in Serbia in 1999 said Thursday she is quitting their murder trial, claiming authorities are protecting those who ordered the slayings.

Colombia expels former Kosovo premier and guerrilla leader on Interpol warrant

BOGOTA — Colombia’s DAS domestic security agency says it has expelled former Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku based on an Interpol warrant for alleged war crimes.

EU police fire tear gas, stun grenades to disperse Serb protesters in Kosovo’s tense north

MITROVICA, Kosovo — Serbs protesting the building of homes for ethnic Albanians in Kosovo’s tense north threw two hand grenades and fired gunshots at European Union police officers, who responded with tear gas and stun grenades to drive the crowd away Monday.

4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-old

BELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four Serbian former policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison.

4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-old

BELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four former Serbian policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison.