With independence looming, Kosovo to pick a flag
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The province, expected to declare statehood in coming days, is also drafting a constitution and will choose an anthem.
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United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari will hand over his plan for the future of Kosovo on Friday to Serb authorities braced for proposals that will set the breakaway province on a path to independence.
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VIENNA - With observers warning of the threat of renewed unrest in Kosovo, the province's prime minister vowed yesterday to declare independence if a final push for a diplomatic settlement by Dec. 10 doesn't result in statehood.
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Despite Serbia's ire, province may declare independence as soon as Sunday.
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The European Union is set to complete authorization of a big supervisory mission in Kosovo this week, just before the territory is expected to declare independence from Serbia, diplomats and EU officials said.
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Kosovo was poised to become the world's newest state on Sunday, albeit under the guidance of the European Union and the United States, as it prepared to declare independence from Serbia.
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BELGRADE, Feb 14 (IPS) - The southern Serbian province of Kosovo is  preparing to proclaim independence this Sunday or Monday to  become the newest state to emerge from former Yugoslavia.
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Kosovo appears set to declare independence in 10 days' time, just ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, sources in Pristina and observers say.
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As Nato states lead the way in recognising Kosovo independence Serbia prepares to fight the move at the UN.
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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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MITROVICA, Serbia  - There are some new faces in the Serb-controlled slice of northern Kosovo, the breakaway province where 2 million Albanians will declare independence from Serbia within days.
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Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:
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Kosovo Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.
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Kosovo's prime minister vowed Thursday to declare independence unilaterally if internationally brokered talks don't "open a way for us," staking out a tough position as the latest round of negotiations on the province's future began in Vienna.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia with Western backing the weekend after the February 3 Serbian presidential election if the nationalist candidate wins, political sources said on Wednesday.
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Kosovo is poised to become the world's newest state on Sunday amid growing excitement inside the province's ethnic Albanians but anxiety from Serbia and Russia.
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Recognition of Kosovan independence gains momentum with the US and EU nations pledging support.