Several hurt in Chicago Amtrak train collision

Kryetari Daci priti z.Jose Riera Siquier

Kryetari i LDD-së akademik Nexhat Daci priti ambasadorin e Spanjës në Beograd z. Jose Riera Siquier.

Hillary Clinton to back Kosovo independence

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator and one of the Democrats' presidential favorites Hillary Clinton has spoken out over the Kosovo crisis.

Blowback From Moscow

The nationalism and anti-Americanism rife in Putin's Russia is blowback for our contemptuous disregard of Russian sensibilities and our arrogant intrusions into Russia's space. How did we lose a Russia that Ronald Reagan and Bush I had virtually converted into an ally?

We financed a pipeline from Baku through Georgia to the Black Sea to cut Russia out of the Caspian oil trade. After getting Moscow's permission to use old Soviet bases in Central Asia to invade Afghanistan, we set about making the bases permanent. We pulled out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty over Moscow's objection, then announced plans to plant ABM radars in the Czech Republic and anti-missile missiles in Poland.

Putin has now responded in kind, and who can blame him?

This administration has to be comprised of the true "Keystone Cops" of foreign policy, to have turned a potential ally into an adversary so completely.(MR)

NATO troops deployed to Kosovo

SERBIAN President Boris Tadic warned of ethnic unrest if Kosovo unilaterally declares independence, as a NATO commander said extra forces were being deployed to the Serbian province.

Kosovo President: Kosovo to declare independence in coordination with U.S., EU

So we're not only going head to head about Kosovar "independence" (read: vast mineral resources) with Serbia: we'll also be going head to head - potentially militarily - with Russia, which rejects Kosovo splitting off from Serbia.

Russia is dealing with various regions of its own right now which, given their preferences, would probably pull out of the Russian orbit and declare their independence (like Chechnya). Russia fears a "domino effect" if Kosovo becomes independent from Serbia.

Serbia pins blame of any Balkan flare-up on US

"It is obvious that full responsibility rests on the United States and its choice, on one hand, for law and order and, on the other, long-term instability," Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica told the news agency Beta.

This has very much to do with the vast, rich mineral resources in Kosovo, and who - at the end of the day - can profit from them. (MR)

Serbia says U.S. holds key to Balkan stability

BELGRADE (Reuters) - The United States alone can choose whether the Balkans experience stability or lawlessness, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Friday, after the failure of negotiations with Kosovo Albanians.

Russia signs Europe arms pact suspension into law

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday suspending Russia's participation in a key post-Cold War arms treaty, a move which could allow it to deploy more forces close to western Europe.

Ban, Solana support “plan B” for Kosovo

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is considering the implementation of “plan B” for Kosovo.

Kosovo Uncertainty before the Storm

Italian PM Prodi to Visit Albania

Tirana _ Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is to visit Tirana on Monday at the head of a delegation of Italian business executives who are interested in investing in Albania.

Serbia PM Criticizes US over Kosovo

Irregularities Tarnish Kosovo Poll

Video material showed members of a polling station’s commission filling in empty ballot papers while the station was closed sometime around 1300 hours local time.

Video along with it.

UK troops ready for Kosovo crisis

Britain yesterday offered to be the first Nato country to send extra troops to Kosovo within weeks, as the Conservatives and Balkan experts warned of a potentially violent crisis brewing.