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The Balkan Wars in the Powder Keg of Europe

The Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913 resulted in significant territorial realignments in the Balkans. The Ottoman Empire lost almost all of its remaining European territories, including Macedonia, Albania, and parts of Thrace. This reshaping of borders had long-lasting...

Serbia President’s Alarming Message of Upcoming Balkan Conflict

Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, warned of a potential confrontation on Tuesday by posting a gloomy message on social media about an unidentified threat to his nation. “Difficult days are ahead of Serbia,” he said in a Facebook post....

Serbia School Shooting Leaves 8 Children Dead

Eight children and a security guard have been killed after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on his teacher and other students in a school shooting in Serbia, the country's interior ministry has said. The seventh-grade student used his father's gun...

Tensions Mount Between Ethnic Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo

Tensions are escalating between the Serb minority and the Albanian majority in Kosovo, prompting the Serbian armed forces to enter a state of high alert. Serbian military intervention is unlikely but remains a distinct possibility. Northern Kosovo is the epicenter...

Death Toll from Virus of West Nile Rises Sharply Across Europe, EU Agency Warns

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has warned that the reported cases of people who were contaminated by the virus of West Nile in Europe are 3.5 times more than last year. Greece's toll of victims rose to...

Leaders Of Greece Bulgaria Romania Back Serbia EU Membership

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have expressed their support for Serbia's bid to join them in the European Union, saying the move would help guarantee regional peace and security. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai...

Refugees, Migrants Risk Death as Bitter Cold Grips Europe

U.N. aid agencies are appealing to authorities in Europe to assist and protect thousands of refugees and migrants trying to survive the harsh winter weather that is gripping the continent. They say people in Greece and the Balkan states...

EU Calls for ‘Political Solutions’ in Dealing With Migrant Crisis

European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has called for "political solutions" in dealing with "the root causes" of the migrant crisis: war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Speaking Friday in Belgrade, Serbia,...

As Europe Migrant Crisis Swells, UN Urges Better Response

Record numbers of migrants are entering Hungary, officials said Tuesday, as well as arriving in many other parts of Europe. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on all governments to respond compassionately to this human tide of people who...

Hungary Looks to Block Entry of Thousands of Migrants

Thousands of migrants rode trains and buses and walked through FYROM and Serbia on Sunday in an effort to get to European Union member Hungary, where authorities are building a razor-wire fence to keep them from entering. The migrants, mostly...