Former British PM Tony Blair during his visit in Kosovo
Blair: How I Built Consensus for Kosovo Action
Pristina | 06 September 2010 | By Lawrence MarzoukIn his long-awaited memoirs, the former British prime minister reveals how he led the push for military intervention in Kosovo, because it was the “moral” decision in the face of “ethnic cleansing”.
Kosovars Forget The Taste of The Past
Pristina | 01 September 2010 | By Shengjyl OsmaniThe cornucopia of exotic eateries springing up in Pristina, and Kosovars’ desire to embrace all things new, means that old-fashioned dishes are vanishing.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa Lauded on 100th Anniversary
Pristina, Skopje and Tirana | 27 August 2010 | Petrit Collaku, Sinisa-Jakov Marusic and Besar LikmetaAs Nobel Prize laureate Mother Teresa is declared a "mother for the world" on the 100th anniversary of her birth, some Balkan states continue to argue over her origins.
Rapper Kastriot Rexha
Hip Hop Becomes the Sound of Kosovo
Pristina | 29 July 2010 | By Shega A’MulaRap music now rules. But as Kosovars get used to independence, local rappers are trading in old themes about struggle for a more US-style culture of ‘sex, fame and money’.
Youngest Mayor Puts Ageing Bulgarian Villages on Map
| 13 July 2010 | By Boryana DzhambazovaEver heard of Dolna or Gorna Sekirna? Few people had, until the mainly elderly residents of these remote hamlets caused a stir by electing a teen as their leader.
Freedom Festival Challenges Kosovo’s Bleak Image
Pristina | 07 July 2010 | By Laura WolfsWith its welcoming atmosphere and mixture of foreign and local bands, the festival shows there is a lot more to this country than poverty and ethnic tension.
Three Decades of Visions Alter Medjugorje Beyond Recognition
| 29 June 2010 | By Marcus TannerWhile the Pope’s new commission is set to finally clarify the shrine’s final status, whether anything that Rome says can stop the flow of pilgrims at this stage looks debatable.
Sofia Gays Hail Success of Largest Ever Parade
Sofia | 28 June 2010 | By Boryana DzhambazovaThough Orthodox Church leaders fulminated against the pride march as a ‘sinful demonstration’, numbers were twice up on last year and there was no violence.
Kosovo’s Autistic Children Suffer in Silence
Pristina | 21 June 2010 | By Nora Nimani MusaOnly six people are officially registered as autistic in Kosovo and receiving some help. Out there, another 16,000 may be suffering in isolation from the same cruel disorder.
New Movie Shines Light on Albanian Blood Feuds
Shkodra | 09 June 2010 | By Besar LikmetaUS director Joshua Marston’s upcoming drama about a family trapped in a cycle of vengeance may be fictional but is based on the all-too-real situation faced by many Albanians.