KOSOVO:  Independent, But Not for All
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PRISTINA, Feb 18 (IPS) - Kosovo has declared independence from Serbia amid  ecstatic celebrations in capital Pristina â and questions over  international recognition.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (IPS) - Wishing to emulate Kosovo's example, the  Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria is increasingly  rejecting the prospect of a unified state, just as the European  Union (EU) begins to step in.
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Tiny Kosovo Â poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western Â braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a decade after a war that killed 10,000 people and years of limbo under U.N. rule.
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BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 4 The European Union is to decide whether to accept Serbia along with its mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province or recognize an independent Kosovo. via Earth Times
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LONDON -- Kosovo's chances of fielding a separate team at the Beijing Olympics are "unlikely" despite the province's declaration of independence from Serbia, the IOC said Monday.
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Kosovo's parliament officially declared the province's independence from Serbia today, a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but supported by many western governments. "From this moment on, the political position of Kosovo changes. Kosovo is a republic -- an independent, sovereign and democratic country," Kosovo parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi said.
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STRASBOURG, France  - Albania's prime minister on Tuesday called for independence for Kosovo, a U.N.-governed province of Serbia with a mostly ethnic Albanian population.
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BELGRADE, Feb 20 (IPS) - The proclamation of independence in Kosovo has  brought widespread celebrations among its ethnic Albanians, but  also a realisation that economic difficulties remain â and could  worsen.
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STIMLJE, Serbia  - Kujtim Xhelili fought for Kosovo's independence from Serbia but will not join the celebrations when it finally arrives.
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Albanians and Serbs united in uncertainty as province prepares to go it alone
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The West's decision to discard a U.N. resolution on the fate of Kosovo and pursue more talks will not stop the breakaway province's steady march to independence from Serbia, Kosovo politicians and analysts said.
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A decade after Serbia sent in troops to crush a rebellion, Kosovo prepared to declare independence on Sunday Â a bold and historic move to carve a new country out of a corner of Europe long bloodied by ethnic strife.
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On Sunday, Kosovo was born, becoming the 21st century's third new nation. The two other infant states, East Timor and Montenegro, present it with starkly contrasting examples of the challenges that lie ahead.
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BELGRADE, Feb 5 (IPS) - The long awaited United Nations proposal on the  status of the southern Serbian province Kosovo takes it towards  independence, but not all the way.
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benchmarks on human rights and rule of law across all of the ethnic groups in Kosovo, whose majority is Albanian. A review will then clear the way for talks on &quot;final status&quot; for the territory, which is legally a province of Serbia.
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Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci hints that a declaration of independence may be delayed, but not for how long.
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Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia: