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An Adventurous Holiday, Part VII: Not Fully Enjoyable for those with a phobia about birds.

19 August 2010 | by Dusica L. Ikic-Cook

“The Spy Plane.” It is difficult to put into words what the eyes can see in this UNESCO world heritage site, the Museum City of Gjirokastra. As you climb up the steep, cobbled road, leaving modern buildings behind, you enter a fairy-story-like world, half expecting a dragon to come around a corner and ask for something in turn for the release a of pretty princess.


Kosovo Serbs' Bonus Payments 'to Continue'
20 August 2010 |

Belgrade is to continue paying special bonuses to Kosovo Serbs, officials have said, despite a Constitutional Court ruling the move was unconstitutional.

Meta Slams Serbia Resolution on Kosovo
20 August 2010 |

The UN draft resolution submitted by Serbia to the UN General Assembly is one-sided and counter-productive for the region, Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta has said.

Jakupovic Sentenced to Five Years
23 August 2010 |

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has accepted a guilty plea from Elvir Jakupovic and sentenced him to five years in prison.



Small Balkan Talk

Partizan Keeps Alive Champions League Hopes

Zoran Milosavljevic

19 August 2010

Serbian title holders Partizan Belgrade stayed on course to qualify for the Champions League, European soccer’s premier club competition, after a thrilling 2-2 home draw with Belgian rivals Anderlecht in the first leg of the annual money-spinning tournament’s final qualifying round. 

Macedonia Hosts First Underwater Wedding

Sinisa Jakov Marusic

13 August 2010A Macedonian and his Kazakh bride have taken their marital vows in full diving equipment in the waters of the famous Lake Ohrid, in the first such wedding of its kind in Macedonia.

Serbian Baptism Matches Cost of Big Apartment

Gordana Andric

12 August 2010

Sinisa Krcetic, a Serbian economic migrant living in Germany, came back to his village in eastern Serbia to celebrate his 12-year-old daughter's baptism.

Macedonian Villagers Cook World's Largest Beans Pot

Sinisa Jakov Marusic

09 August 2010

Thousands of people in Macedonia are celebrating after a giant pot of beans cooked in their village entered the Guinness Book of World Records.


 
 

Serbian title holders Partizan Belgrade stayed on course to qualify for the Champions League, European soccer’s premier club competition, after a thrilling 2-2 home draw with Belgian rivals Anderlecht in the first leg of the annual money-spinning tournament’s final qualifying round. 


Bulgaria’s tourist industry is expected to gain 6.5 billion lev (€3.25 billion) this year, the chairman of the Bulgarian Tourist Chamber has said.


Pristina’s Ulpiana neighbourhood, mostly comprising Yugoslav-era apartment blocks, is now home to an eye catching eight-storey building corresponding to current architectural trends and standards.



The 50th jubilee edition of Macedonia’s Ohrid Summer Festival, the largest such event in the country, wraps up on Friday.


Courts cannot make up for people’s personal tragedies, but the ICTY has had a bigger impact on the democratisation process in post-war Bosnia than many people appreciate, a new book argues.


The distributors played their aces earlier in the season and it has been years since the summertime film season has looked so uninspiring, but there are one or two movies out there this holiday season to tempt you in from the sunshine.