en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/world/kosovo/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/world/us_recognizes_kosovo/ But Russia, Serbia's key ally, and emerging global power China remained adamantly opposed to Kosovo's independence, warning of the danger of inspiring separatist movements around the world, including in their own sprawling territories. As veto-wielding news world 2008-02-19 08:19:22 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_recognizes_kosovo/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23219277/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_recognizes_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/us_britain_france_back_kosovo/ U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday justified recognizing Kosovo as an independent nation, saying that doing so will bring peace to a region scarred by war. "History will prove this to be a correct move to bring peace to the Balkans," he told reporte news world 2008-02-19 08:14:10 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_britain_france_back_kosovo/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/19/kosovo.independence/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_britain_france_back_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_pushes_for_global_recogni/ Kosovo on Monday began its campaign for global recognition a day after declaring independence from Serbia, but bitter divisions in the European Union and United Nations raised the specter of conflict over the Balkan territory. Facing severe economic probl news world 2008-02-18 08:17:53 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_pushes_for_global_recogni/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/18/kosovo.independence/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [16] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_pushes_for_global_recogni/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_assembly_nears_independen/ Kosovo's assembly was expected Wednesday to approve a coalition government which strongly backs independence from Serbia. The Democratic Party of former rebel leader Hashim Thaci and its rival, the Democratic League of Kosovo, concluded negotiations this news world 2008-01-09 08:12:18 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_assembly_nears_independen/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/09/kosovo.independence/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_assembly_nears_independen/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_defiant_as_un_talks_fail/ Kosovo will press ahead with plans for independence, a spokesman for the region's Albanian leaders said Monday as negotiators were due to confirm that talks to settle the future status of the Serbian province had failed. Spokesman Skender Hyseni said Koso news world 2007-12-10 08:12:27 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_defiant_as_un_talks_fail/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/10/kosovo.report/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_defiant_as_un_talks_fail/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_offered_supervised_autono/ Supervised autonomy is the true compromise that eliminates any extreme outcome," Vojislav Kostunica said in a statement, alluding to the stands by Serbs, who vow not to give up their historical heartland, and the ethnic Albanians, who are a 90 per cent ma news world 2007-04-29 11:24:39 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_offered_supervised_autono/ Al Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B545DA5B-DD3C-4C14-A87C-7FFFC974F60C.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/al_jazeera/ 90 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/kosovo_offered_supervised_autono/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/on_road_to_kosovo_independence_a/ Thuggish Serbian “bridge watchers” still maintain their vigil on the north side of the Ibar River here, ready to punish any ethnic Albanian who dares to cross the unofficial boundary between Serbian and ethnic Albanian territory in Europe’s unfinish news world 2007-02-03 21:24:10 http://www.newsique.com/world/on_road_to_kosovo_independence_a/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/world/europe/04kosovo.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/on_road_to_kosovo_independence_a/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_pledges_support_to_serbia/ The man tipped to become the next Russian president has vowed his country will "stick to" its support for Serbia in opposing Kosovo's independence. Deputy PM Dmitry Medvedev was in Belgrade for talks with Serb President Boris Tadic and PM Vojislav Kost news world 2008-02-25 08:24:05 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_pledges_support_to_serbia/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7262134.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_pledges_support_to_serbia/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/split_eu_meets_to_debate_kosovo/ EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to seek a joint position on Kosovo's independence declaration. While the major European powers are widely expected to recognise Kosovo's independence from Serbia, several other countries have strong reservat news world 2008-02-18 08:23:27 http://www.newsique.com/world/split_eu_meets_to_debate_kosovo/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7249909.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/split_eu_meets_to_debate_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/european_stability_at_stake_in_s/ The runoff for the Serbian presidency on February 3 between Tomislav Nikolic and Boris Tadic is far more than just another battle for local power between two veteran politicians. It is a contest which could help to determine the future of the Balkans and news world 2008-01-21 08:13:17 http://www.newsique.com/world/european_stability_at_stake_in_s/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/21/serbia.oakley/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/european_stability_at_stake_in_s/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_criticizes_west_over_koso/ Russia has criticized western powers for encouraging Kosovo's ambitions for independence, saying the situation in the Balkans could evolve in to an "uncontrollable crisis." Kosovo is expected to declare independence from Serbia some time in the new year. news world 2007-12-17 08:20:48 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_criticizes_west_over_koso/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/17/kosovo.russia/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_criticizes_west_over_koso/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/eu_set_for_serbia_deal_on_kosovo/ European Union leaders are expected to offer Serbia a fast track route towards candidacy for EU membership. The plan is seen as a way of keeping the Balkans stable, with Kosovo set to declare independence from Serbia, which has already rejected the "tr news world 2007-12-14 08:17:38 http://www.newsique.com/world/eu_set_for_serbia_deal_on_kosovo/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7143817.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/eu_set_for_serbia_deal_on_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/early_independence_for_kosovo/ Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia "much earlier" than the expected month of May, a spokesman says. The statement comes as a UN deadline for agreement on the future of Kosovo is set to expire, after months of talks which have failed to break news world 2007-12-10 08:21:02 http://www.newsique.com/world/early_independence_for_kosovo/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7136233.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/early_independence_for_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/world_powers_seek_kosovo_progres/ The province has been a UN protectorate since Nato forced Belgrade-backed troops to withdraw in 1999. UN supported Members of the six-nation contact group for Kosovo - France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Britain and the United States - said they endorse news world 2007-09-28 09:29:27 http://www.newsique.com/world/world_powers_seek_kosovo_progres/ Al Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5E45E8CC-887D-453C-9EC7-5061AED90281.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/al_jazeera/ 90 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/world_powers_seek_kosovo_progres/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/splitting_kosovo_still_an_option/ The diplomatic troika leading new talks on Kosovo says that dividing the territory remained an option if Serbs and Albanians agreed to it. Western policy on Kosovo has previously ruled out partition as a potential spark for regional conflict. Any partitio news world 2007-08-12 12:28:22 http://www.newsique.com/world/splitting_kosovo_still_an_option/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/12/serbia.kosovo.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/splitting_kosovo_still_an_option/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/un_kosovo_vote_plan_put_on_hold/ The US and its European allies have put on hold plans for a UN Security Council resolution on Kosovo's future after encountering Russian opposition. French Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said discussions would now be renewed outside the UN. Rus news world 2007-07-20 19:17:50 http://www.newsique.com/world/un_kosovo_vote_plan_put_on_hold/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/6909127.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/un_kosovo_vote_plan_put_on_hold/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/serb_general_pleads_not_guilty/ The authorities in Montenegro say he was arrested there, but Djordjevic had said he was arrested in Belgrade and transferred illegally to Montenegro. He withdrew this claim on Monday, saying he had provided "erroneous information about where [he] was" news world 2007-07-16 13:51:25 http://www.newsique.com/world/serb_general_pleads_not_guilty/ Al Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7A203F4C-859C-4522-8695-92E32183918C.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/al_jazeera/ 90 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/serb_general_pleads_not_guilty/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/president_bush_receives_heros_we/ President Bush, getting a hero's welcome as the first American president to visit this Balkan nation, said Sunday that there cannot be endless dialogue about achieving independence for neighboring Kosovo. "Sooner rather than later you've got to say 'En news world 2007-06-10 20:47:11 http://www.newsique.com/world/president_bush_receives_heros_we/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,279973,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/president_bush_receives_heros_we/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/bush_un_must_act_now_on_kosovo/ Setting up possibly another showdown with Russia, U.S. President George W. Bush has said "the time is now" to grant independence to the Serbian province of Kosovo and called on Moscow not to slow down the process. "I happen to believe it's important to news world 2007-06-10 09:52:05 http://www.newsique.com/world/bush_un_must_act_now_on_kosovo/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/10/bush.europe/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/bush_un_must_act_now_on_kosovo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_rejects_new_kosovo_draft/ Russia says a new draft UN resolution supporting a plan for supervised independence for Kosovo is unacceptable and has hinted it could be vetoed. The new text softens some of the original language and also proposes a new special envoy to help refugees news world 2007-06-01 02:26:24 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_rejects_new_kosovo_draft/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/6710529.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_rejects_new_kosovo_draft/#comments