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Approximately 2,000 Serbs demonstrated in Kosovska Mitrovica, determined to defend their enclave in the town. A speaker blamed the United States for violence against Serbs, resulting in their exodus from Serbia's southern province. The speaker called on Serbs to come together to recover their homes and demanded
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Tensions ran high in the Kosovska Mitrovica region of Kosovo, where a protest by ethnic Albanians had the potential to ignite violence with NATO peacekeepers. However, a deal brokered by the United Nations and NATO officials has averted this confrontation, allowing 25 families per day to return to their homes
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As ethnic violence and attacks on international peacekeepers continue to plague Kosovo, UN officials have announced new regulations allowing peacekeepers to detain or remove individuals deemed disruptive to the peace. The move comes as ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova and rebel leaders pledge to cooperate with UN officials, while US
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The province's ethnic Albanian leaders are pushing for complete independence from Yugoslavia, while the Serbian minority continues to dwindle. Ibrahim Rugova, the head of the Democratic League of Kosovo, has stated that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has forfeited all sovereign rights to the province due to the campaign
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat clashed openly on Monday, trading blame for the abrupt break-off of Sunday night peace negotiations. The tension between the two leaders highlights the complexities and challenges facing the Middle East peace process. Meanwhile, Russian President Boris Yeltsin expressed his concern
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Tensions in Kosovo's capital Pristina ran high over the weekend as a large explosion damaged a Serbian Orthodox Church under construction. The blast occurred hours after British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited the city, urging peace and stability. The incident highlights the province's fragile stability, with
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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright yesterday met with ethnic Albanian leaders in Kosovo, including Hashim Thaci, head of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and urged them to work with the UN administration to establish a democratic, multi-ethnic government. The KLA has been accused of exploiting the power vacuum created
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As Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stepped off a plane in Kosovo on Thursday, she was greeted by thousands of ethnic Albanians chanting "USA, USA". Her visit marked a significant moment in the province's fragile peace process. Despite the warm welcome, the trip was not without
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Angry Serbian extremists on July 29th stormed the gates of an ancient monastery in Gracanica, Yugoslavia, while United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was in the area, rattling the fragile peace in the volatile region of Kosovo. Albright, accompanied by British paratroopers, had arrived at the 12th-century Gracanica Monastery
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NATO and the United Nations are racing to reestablish confidence in their Kosovo mission after the massacre of 14 Serb farmers in a deliberate attempt to discredit peacekeeping efforts. The killings, which targeted NATO's mission, highlight the escalating ethnic violence in Kosovo and the urgent need for a
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Hundreds of angry Yugoslav army reservists blocked central squares in two Serbian cities, demanding long-overdue pay for their service in Kosovo during NATO airstrikes. The protests, which have been ongoing for several weeks, have deepened tensions in the already unstable country. The reservists, who were sent to Kosovo to fight
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Tensions in Kosovo remain high as ethnic attacks against Serbs and Gypsies persist, despite a fragile peace agreement in place for nearly a month. Interim U.N. administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello has urged immediate action to stop the violence, calling it "criminal acts" that cannot be excused
