Pristina
Serbia-Kosovo row overshadows EU-Balkans summit
Mar 19, 2010 14:39 EDT
A EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's European integration in Slovenia this weekend suffered a blow as Serbian President Boris Tadic said he would not attend because of a row over Kosovo.
Serbia wants 'neutral' Kosovo status at Balkans-EU summit
Mar 17, 2010 14:05 EDT
Serbia on Wednesday said the status of Kosovo, which broke free from Belgrade in 2008, should be presented in a neutral way at international meets such as the EU-Balkans summit this weekend.
Kosovo president reaches out to Serbia
Mar 05, 2010 16:20 EST
Kosovo's leader Fatmir Sejdiu said Friday it was still extending a hand of friendship to Belgrade, a day after Pristina unveiled an integration strategy for Serbs who do not recognise its authority.
Kosovo president reaches out to Serbia
Mar 05, 2010 13:30 EST
Kosovo's leader Fatmir Sejdiu said Friday it was still extending a hand of friendship to Belgrade, a day after Pristina unveiled an integration strategy for Serbs who do not recognise its authority.
Yugoslav war vets bring Bosnia to financial brink
Feb 22, 2010 10:25 EST
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Paying benefits to veterans of the wars that broke up former Yugoslavia hits budgets of all the breakaway states, but none harder than Bosnia, where the problem could cause financial collapse, experts and official say.
For some US troops, Kosovo peacekeeping a family affair
Feb 21, 2010 07:44 EST
Keeping the peace is a family affair at Camp Bondsteel, the biggest US military base in the Balkans, where a small but noticeable minority of the personnel are related to each other.
For some US troops, Kosovo peacekeeping a family affair
Feb 21, 2010 07:42 EST
Keeping the peace is a family affair at Camp Bondsteel, the biggest US military base in the Balkans, where a small but noticeable minority of the personnel are related to each other.
EU foreign policy chief urges help for Kosovo economy
Feb 19, 2010 13:44 EST
The EU foreign affairs chief on Friday called for more effort to help economic growth in Kosovo, the contested Balkan territory which is among Europe's poorest regions.
West wants Kosovo to stop relying on donors
Feb 16, 2010 05:04 EST
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Two years after Kosovo's independence from Serbia, increasingly wary Western donors are keen to wean the country from foreign aid and take more resolute steps to fight poverty, crime and corruption.
Belgian train collision kills at least 18
Feb 15, 2010 19:01 EST
A rush-hour commuter train sped through a red signal and slammed into an oncoming train as it left a suburban Brussels station, killing at least 18 people and disrupting rail traffic in northern Europe.
At least 18 killed in Belgian train collision
Feb 15, 2010 13:56 EST
A rush-hour commuter train sped through a red signal and slammed into an oncoming train as it left a suburban Brussels station Monday, killing at least 18 people and disrupting rail traffic in northern Europe.
Head-on train crash in Belgium kills at least 18
Feb 15, 2010 11:15 EST
A commuter train ran a stop light during morning rush hour and collided head-on with another train in a Brussels suburb Monday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 55 in Belgium's deadliest train wreck in decades, officials said.
Head-on train crash in Belgium kills at least 12
Feb 15, 2010 10:57 EST
Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 12 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.
Governor: at least 12 dead in Belgian train crash
Feb 15, 2010 09:20 EST
Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 12 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.
Governor: 12 dead in Belgian train crash
Feb 15, 2010 09:05 EST
At least 12 people died and 55 were injured Monday in a head-on, rush-hour collision of two commuter trains after one ignored a stop signal, officials said.
Governor says 11 dead in Belgian train crash
Feb 15, 2010 08:55 EST
Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 11 people, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.
Governor says 11 dead in Belgian train crash
Feb 15, 2010 07:47 EST
Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 11 people, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.
Gunman kills five then himself in Finland
Dec 31, 2009 10:09 EST
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Kosovan-born gunman shot dead four people in a Finnish shopping mall on Thursday and killed his ex-girlfriend in an apartment before killing himself in Finland's third shooting spree in as many years.
Gunman kills five then himself in Finland
Dec 31, 2009 10:09 EST
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Kosovan-born gunman shot dead four people in a Finnish shopping mall on Thursday and killed his ex-girlfriend in an apartment before killing himself in Finland's third shooting spree in as many years.
Seven held in Kosovo after migrants drown
Dec 16, 2009 11:46 EST
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo and EU police arrested seven people on Wednesday in connection with the death of illegal migrants whose boat sank in a river between Hungary and Serbia two months ago, police said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Pristina | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality and city — | |
| Pristina Prishtina / Prishtinë Приштина / Priština | |
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  Pristina
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| Coordinates: 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Pristina |
| Area | |
| - Total | 854 km2 (329.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 550,000 |
| - Density | 661/km2 (1,712/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +381 38 |
| Pristina Municipality | |
