(Reuters) - Ethnic Serbs from Kosovo's north said on Friday they had blockaded NATO troops who took control of border posts with Serbia this week to halt violence provoked by a customs dispute with ...

PRISTINA, KOSOVO — In a move that inflamed tensions in this volatile region, the ethnic Albanian government of Kosovo on Sunday proclaimed the province independent from Serbia, forming a new and ...

PRISTINA, KOSOVO — Well-organized Serbian gangs torched buildings Tuesday along the border between Serbia and Kosovo in a defiant rejection of the breakaway province’s declaration of independence.

Kosovo's US-backed declaration of independence is deeply troubling. By setting a precedent of legitimizing the secession of disaffected minorities, it weakens the long-term viability of multi-ethnic ...

The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo’s independence and pledged their support to the new state. Neither Serbia nor Russia recognizes Kosovo’s new ...

OHRID, Macedonia -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said the U.S. is committed to keeping troops in Kosovo through late next year despite strong Russian opposition to creation of the world's ...

See Global Voices special coverage page on the South Ossetia crisis. When Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on February 17, 2008 governments around the world were divided about the legitimacy ...

JURIST Guest Columnist John Cerone of New England School of Law, formerly a Human Rights Legal Advisor with the UN Mission in Kosovo, says that given the legal and moral complexity of the Kosovo ...

The Kosovo War isn't over. At the moment, Serbian ballots take precedence over bullets; democratic electoral politics are a blessing in Serbia and Kosovo, just like they are in Iraq. But make no ...

JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that for historical and humanitarian reasons Kosovo's bid for self-determination will prevail over Russian legal ...

July 20 (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice in The Hague will issue an advisory opinion on Thursday on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Kosovo's independence is ...