In the first ever war crime trial in absence, Pristina Basic Court sentenced former Serbian fighter Cedomir Aksic to 15 years ...

Twenty-five years since the war ended, relations between most Kosovo Albanians and Serbs remain deeply troubled – but at ...

Amendments to the criminal code finally led to new investigations into war crimes committed in the 1990s – but there is a ...

Legendary Kultur Shock frontman tells BIRN why he never really left Bosnia, why he wasn’t sure he deserved a film about his ...

Whether by attending Christmas masses, visiting Christmas markets or singing carols, people from the Balkans have found ways ...

The entry into government of the far-right Homeland Movement has undermined the position of Croatia’s Serbian minority – and ...

A nursery in Greece has flourished by meeting growing demand in the Balkans and beyond for poinsettias – a floral symbol of ...

At least four Slovak nationals have turned up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, fleeing the law in their homeland. BIRN tracked down ...

In villages near Gjakova/Dakovica in Kosovo, young volunteers each year turn local places of worship into festive ...

US, UK and OSCE all voice concern over decision not to allow the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party to compete in February's ...

The launch into orbit of the first-ever Croatian satellite, called CroCube, is 'just the beginning', the mission's manager ...

Marcel Ciolacu will head a new government after centrist and centre-left parties agreed a coalition to keep the far right out ...