Kosovo Albanians Declare Unilateral Independence From Serbia

TimesOnline.co.uk brings us this story this morning and it starts off like this... Protesters took to the streets in key Serb centres across the Balkans today to vent their anger at Kosovo's declaration of independence, as Moscow called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to oppose the move... The day after scenes of wild celebrations by Kosovan Albanians on the streets of Pristina, the Kosovo capital, there was a very different mood in Banja Luka, the capital of the Bosnian Serb Republic, where a protest march turned violent as demonstrators threw stones and eggs at police stopping them breaking into the US Consulate...
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Serbs vent anger at Kosovo independence declaration

* Bloomberg.com has this report... President George W. Bush took the lead in offering diplomatic backing to Kosovo, putting pressure on Europe to endorse the newly independent state in the face of Serbian and Russian opposition... Bush's declaration came as European Union foreign ministers wrangled over how many countries will recognize the mainly ethnic-Albanian state, which broke away from Serbia yesterday... “The Kosovars are now independent,” Bush said...
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Bush Takes Lead in Backing Kosovo as Russians Protest

* ISN.ETHZ.ch reports... As Kosovo declares independence and the West responds cautiously, Pristina is calm but tense, while Serbs protests what they consider an illegal move and Belgrade riots causes unease...
Kosovo declares independence

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US Embassy Attacked After Kosovo Independence Win

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Several hundred protesters threw stones and flares at riot police protecting the US embassy in Belgrade today after Kosovo's declaration of independence, witnesses said...

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FoxNews.com has this update... Serbia has recalled its ambassador to the United States in response to the Bush administration's recognition of Kosovo's independence, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said Monday...
Serbia Recalls U.S. Ambassador After Bush, EU Countries Recognize Kosovo as Independent

NATO, UN To Be Targeted If Kosovo Secedes From Serbia, Serbian Paramilitary Group Warns

JPost.com brings us this story this morning and it starts off like this... Serbian paramilitary group, outlawed by the United Nations in Kosovo, has threatened to target UN and NATO peacekeepers in the province, declaring them "terrorists and occupiers," according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Friday...
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>>> MonsterAndCritics.com reports it this way... Serbian President Boris Tadic called Thursday for a compromise solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Serb province of Kosovo, warning that a unilateral declaration of independence from Pristina would lead to great instability...
Serbian leader calls for compromise in Kosovo settlement

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President Boris Tadić: Terrorists train in northern Macedonia

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U.S. envoy: Independence best for Kosovo