West's indifference could condemn Bosnia anew

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By Daria Sito-Sucic

SARAJEVO

Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:47am EDT
(Reuters) - A lack of U.S. and European interest in Bosnia may embolden Serb and Croat separatist plans and result in the eventual disintegration of the fragile Balkan country, a former U.S. diplomat said.

"The United States doesn't care anymore, the whole attitude is that it's a European problem and Europeans should handle it," said William Stuebner, who held several diplomatic posts in Bosnia during and after the 1992-95 war, Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two....more...
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Germany rules out Kosovo partition on ethnic lines

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By Fatos Bytyci

PRISTINA

Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:34am EDT
(Reuters) - Germany will oppose any partition of Kosovo, its foreign minister said Thursday following a warning by Kosovo Albanian leaders that Serbia wants its former province divided along ethnic lines.

Guido Westerwelle said the map of the Balkans had been decided and the issue of territorial changes was closed....more...
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German, Greek, Chinese firms bid for Bosnia plants

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Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:45am EDT

* RWE, PPC and a Chinese firm bid for four hydro-plants

* Parliament to approve the best bidder before end of year

* Best bidder will hold 51 pct stake in joint company

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia, Aug 11 (Reuters) - RWE Innogy, Greek state energy utility PPC (DEHr.AT) and a Chinese firm have submitted bids to build four hydro-power plants in Bosnia, an official said on Thursday....more...
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Serbia seeks investors for airline to replace JAT

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Mon Aug 1, 2011 8:21am EDT

* Tender is part of restructuring of JAT Airways

* Runs until Sept. 30

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Serbia opened the door to investors for a new airline to replace indebted state-owned JAT Airways with the launch of a tender on Monday....more...
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Special Report: Erdogan: The strongest man in Turkey

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By Simon Cameron-Moore and Daren Butler

ISTANBUL

Mon Aug 8, 2011 12:30pm EDT
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has an unspoken pact with the Turkish electorate: he delivers rapid economic growth, jobs and money, and voters let him shape what kind of democracy this Muslim nation of 74 million people becomes.

So far, the deal has served him well.

Erdogan has overseen a near tripling of per capita income in the last decade. That has helped blunt misgivings over the way he deals with dissent, and allowed him to subordinate Turkey's powerful military, which has long seen itself as guardian of the country's secular soul. Last year he used a plebiscite on constitutional reform to break the cliques in the judiciary, another bastion of Turkey's secular old guard....more...
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/08/us-turkey-erdogan-idUSTRE7773X420110808

Kosovo says will not accept NATO-Serbia deal

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By Fatos Bytyci

PRISTINA

Thu Aug 4, 2011 5:55am BST
(Reuters) - The NATO mission in Kosovo said Wednesday that it had drafted an agreement with Serb representatives to move roadblocks in northern Kosovo, but the Pristina government said the deal was unacceptable....more...
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Turkey appoints new armed forces chiefs

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By Tulay Karadeniz

ANKARA

Thu Aug 4, 2011 11:42am BST
(Reuters) - Turkey selected four new generals to lead its armed forces on Thursday in a shake-up which is seen as consolidating civilian control of the military after four top generals quit last week in protest at the jailing of officers in coup conspiracy cases....more...
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Turkish PM eyes chance to pick military high command

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By Tulay Karadeniz

ANKARA

Mon Aug 1, 2011 2:56pm BST
(Reuters) - Turkey's civilian leaders prepared to use an unprecedented opportunity this week to choose generals they trust after the top commanders of all four military branches resigned in protest over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges....more...
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Ethnic Serbs blockade NATO troops in north Kosovo

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By Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic

PRISTINA/BELGRADE

Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:35pm BST
(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 Belgrade....more...
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Ethnic Serbs fire at NATO troops in Kosovo

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PRISTINA

Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:02am BST
(Reuters) - Armed ethnic Serbs, who attacked and burnt down a border post, fired at NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo on Wednesday in the ethnic-Serb dominated northern part of the country....more...
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Timeline - Kosovo since 2008

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Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:35pm BST

(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 Belgrade....more...
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Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence

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By Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic

MITROVICA/BELGRADE

Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:34am BST
(Reuters) - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to deter further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burnt down and a policeman killed....more...
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NATO says Kosovo posts now restricted military area

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PRISTINA

Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:21pm BST
(Reuters) - NATO said it had declared two crossings on Kosovo's border with Serbia a restricted military area Thursday and threatened to use lethal force there after an ethnic Serb mob burnt down one post and fired on NATO troops....more...
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Kosovo says forces regain control of border posts

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Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:02pm BST

(Reuters) - Kosovan special police forces have regained control of two border posts in an ethnic Serb enclave and withdrawn from the area after an operation that raised tensions with neighbouring Serbia and drew international criticism.
One officer was killed Tuesday in violence between the police and local Serbs opposing the action....more...
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Kosovo police in tense standoff with local Serbs

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MITROVICA, Kosovo

Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:33am BST
(Reuters) - Kosovo sent special police forces to its Serbian-populated north late on Monday to enforce a ban on imports from Serbia, but local Serbs resisted the move as ethnic tensions rose sharply....more...
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Slovenia's NLB bank eyes bond, cap hike - CEO

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LJUBLJANA, July 15

Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:46pm BST
(Reuters) - Slovenia's largest bank NLB, which barely passed the EU stress tests this year and last, plans a bond and a fresh capital hike later this year, its chief executive said on Friday....more...
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/slovenia-nlb-idUKLDE76E18420110715

Hungary rejects Croatia's legal help request on INA

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BUDAPEST, July 14

Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:57pm BST
(Reuters) - The Hungarian Chief Prosecutor's Office has rejected a request for legal assistance by Croatian prosecutors in a case concerning Croatian energy group INA , it said on Thursday....more...
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/ina-hungary-idUKLDE76D11L20110714

Albania to raze Hoxha's pyramid for new parliament

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Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:01pm BST

* Built after Hoxha died in 1983
* Some express concern about wisdom of demolition

By Benet Koleka

TIRANA, July 14 (Reuters) - Albania will tear down a pyramid-shaped landmark built as a museum for the late Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha, opening the way for a new parliament building, according to a new law passed on Thursday....moer....
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Hungary court clears man, aged 97, of WW2 warcrimes

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By Marton Dunai and Fedja Grulovic

BUDAPEST/NOVI SAD

Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:15pm BST
(Reuters) - A Hungarian court on Monday cleared a 97-year-old man of involvement in the massacre of more than 1,000 civilians in the Serb city of Novi Sad during World War Two, but opponents said they would try to overturn the verdict....more...
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/18/uk-hungary-warcrimes-idUKTRE76H2BU20110718

Turkish opposition says ending parliament boycott

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ANKARA

Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:42pm BST
(Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition CHP Party said on Monday its deputies will be sworn in, ending a boycott of parliament after reaching an agreement with the ruling AK Party over bans on elected candidates, news channels reported....more....
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/uk-turkey-opposition-idUKTRE76A2EA20110711