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Kosovo (; ; ) is a region in southeastern Europe. In antiquity, it was known as the independent kingdom, and later Roman province, of Dardania.

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NATO-led troops exchange fire with Serbs in Kosovo's tense north, at least 6 injured

NATO-led peacekeepers on Friday exchanged fire with angry Serb protesters seeking to prevent international troops from removing roadblocks in Kosovo's tense north, leaving four rioters and two alliance soldiers wounded.

The bloody clash revived tensions in the Serb-controlled area, where Kosovo Serbs who reject Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia set up roadblocks last year to prevent the ethnic Albanian government in Pristina from extending control over the region. While some of those roadblocks have since been removed, a few still remain in place.The latest incident took place near the town of Zvecan, where NATO-led troops blocked a bridge with armored vehicles and barbed wire as they moved to remove a roadblock.NATO's mission in Kosovo, or KFOR, said two German soldiers were wounded when Serbs fired at them with sniper shots, and the troops responded with live ammunition."KFOR responded in self-defense today, using teargas, rubberbullets and also live ammunition," N...

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  1. Germany extends Kosovo mission for another year

    German Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to extend the country's contribution to the NATO-led mission in Kosovo for another year.Parliament voted 486 for the exten...

  2. U.S. Students Help Restore Kosovo's Neglected Jewish Cemetery

    A row of tombstones etched in Hebrew script neatly line a meadow overlooking Kosovo's capital Pristina where barely a week ago children played soccer.For a week, U.S...

  3. 'Moving the Mountain'

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  5. Tensions in Kosovo dash hopes of quick rapprochement between Serbs and Albanians

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  6. Ethnic Albanian man arrested in Kosovo on terrorism charges following US extradition request

    PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo police on Thursday arrested an ethnic Albanian man suspected of having supported a planned terrorist attack in North Carolina, they sa...

  7. Former President Bill Clinton Unveils Statue in Kosovo

    Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended ...

  8. Officials: NATO Considers More Kosovo Reserve Forces

    BRUSSELS -- NATO may activate a second unit to bolster its forces in northern Kosovo to quell tensions between authorities and the Serb minority, officials said Thur...

  9. Kosovars take to polls in critical vote

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  10. NATO: Kosovo Force Not Intended for Policing

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  11. Kosovo celebrates Hillary Clinton as she presses Balkans reconciliation, ethnic tolerance

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton got a warm welcome from large pro-American crowds in the capital of Kosovo on Wednesday as she closed out a three-nati...

  12. AP Interview: Kosovo PM backs drive for control over Serb-run north

    Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said Monday he won't back away from his drive to extend authority over the Serb-run north, which rejects Kosovo's independence.T...

  1. NATO troops confront Serb crowds in Kosovo north

    NATO-led peacekeepers on Friday confronted angry Serb protesters seeking to prevent international troops from removing their roadblocks in the tense north of Kosovo,...

  2. Comparing Libya Unrest to the Bosnia /Kosovo War

    Former CIA Director James Woolsey joins us to compare the unrest in Libya to the Bosnia / Kosovo war

  3. Serbia's new nationalist President Tomislav Nikolic inaugurated amid future uncertainty

    Former nationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic was inaugurated as Serbia's new president Thursday, blasting his pro-European Union predecessor for the country...

  4. NATO warns against Kosovo tensions

    NATO's peacekeeping force will do all it can to prevent tensions in Kosovo from escalating because of this weekend's election in neighboring Serbia, the alliance's t...

  5. NATO will do all it can to reduce Kosovo tensions ahead of election

    NATO's peacekeeping force will do all it can to prevent tensions in Kosovo from escalating because of this weekend's election in neighboring Serbia, the alliance's t...

  6. Syrian activists turn to Kosovo for advice

    A Syrian dissident said Thursday his country's opposition is turning to Kosovo's former rebels-turned-politicians for advice on how to topple Bashar Assad's regime i...

  7. Around the World: Protests in Kosovo

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