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An Adventurous Holiday, Part VI: Some Albanian Roads and one Archaeological Site!

12 August 2010 | by Dusica L. Ikic-Cook

“The road we took!” Don’t know whether to call them adventurous, car-wracking, life-endangering, breath-taking, or something else. I simply don’t know; they just leave me speechless!



EU Mulls Podgorica's 'Economic Citizenship’ Plan
13 August 2010 |

Montenegro's controversial "economic citizenship" plan will be conducted in accordance with the country's obligations to the EU, the government had announced.

Srebrenica Genocide Indictment Confirmed
13 August 2010 |

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed an indictment against four former members of the Tenth Reconnaissance Squad with the Republika Srpska Army for genocide committed at Srebrenica.



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A 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.


Kosovo’s fledging tourism industry could be boosted by the International Court of Justice’s ruling that the country’s declaration of independence was not contrary to international law, a renowned travel writer 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.



Serbia's most popular brass band assembly has launched the country's 50th Guca Trumpet Festival.


There was a time when the classics were staple fare here in Belgrade but these days you’re more likely to see Dan Brown or Candice Bushnell than Dickens or Dostoyevsky (unless you’re in prison, that is).


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.