28/08/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The US Embassy in Skopje on Wednesday (August 27th) denied media reports of a possible initiative by US Secretary of State Condo...

27/08/2008

With Macedonia's firefighting capabilities again being tested this summer, the government has not been able to deliver on plans for new equipment.

27/08/2008

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski visited convicted war criminal Johan Tarculovski at the Scheveningen deten...

27/08/2008

Archaeologists discovered a marble statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Turkey. Also in the news: a new statue honours reggae legend Bob Marley in Serbia, and a Croatian movie receives the Sarajevo Film Festival's top award.

26/08/2008

Talks on the long-running name dispute between Greece and Macedonia appear set to drag on, as the process remains deadlocked and the prospects for a solution slim.

25/08/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on Sunday (August 24th) rejected an idea presented by UN envoy Matthew Nimetz during their recent...

25/08/2008

Greece is seeing a 110% rise in organ transplants year on year. Also in the news: About 2,000 Romanians own property on the moon, and Serbian hackers attacked the official website of Pristina.

22/08/2008

Retailers are expected to stay open till midnight in Croatia. Also in business news this week: Turkey's administrative court suspends the privatisation of several highways and bridges, and vehicle sales in Romania rose by 2.3%.

20/08/2008

Seven years after the Ohrid Accord ended fighting in Macedonia, public signs are bilingual. And ethnic minorities enjoy much-improved representation in the civil service. However, issues remain.

20/08/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon replied on Tuesday (August 19th) to a letter from Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski ask...