Hashim Thaci Elected Kosovo Premier
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A former rebel leader was elected Kosovo's prime minister Wednesday, vowing that the province is only weeks away from independence and calling on Serbia to give up its claim to the territory
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Kosovo's prime minister vows to protect minority rights as the province prepares to declare independence.
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The new U.N. administrator for Kosovo took control Sunday of the Serbian province, which has remained deeply divided along ethnic lines since the end of a 1999 war.
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The UN appoints a German diplomat, Joachim Ruecker, as its next head of mission in Kosovo.
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Boris Tadic will be sworn in as  president of Serbia on Friday, two days before Kosovo declares  independence in Serbia's most traumatic moment since it was  bombed by NATO in 1999 to end ethnic-cleansing in the province.
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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim  Thaci said on Friday about 100 countries were ready to  recognize the province's independence from Serbia as soon as it  was declared.
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PRISTINA, Serbia -- Kosovo's parliament elected a former rebel leader as prime minister Wednesday, a vote foreshadowing a declaration of independence from Serbia.
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Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:
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On the eve of Kosovo's declaration of independence, its prime minister paid tribute Saturday to an ethnic Albanian family whose 1998 slaying became a rallying point for the province's struggle to break away from Serbia.
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Kosovo lawmakers yesterday elected as prime minister a former rebel commander who recently was questioned by UN war crimes investigators.
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Kosovo's Albanian-dominated parliament has elected former rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj as prime minister, ignoring Western concern that he may be indicted for war crimes any day now.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Albanians flooded the Kosovo capital Pristina on Saturday, celebrating the territory's independence from Serbia a day ahead of schedule.
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President Bush on Monday recognized Kosovo's bold and historic bid for statehood, saying "The Kosavars are now independent."
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Kosovo's prime minister gives the clearest indication yet that independence from Serbia will be declared on Sunday.
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The U.S. and major European powers recognized Kosovo on Monday, a day after the province's ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia. Giddy Kosovars danced in the streets when they heard of the endorsements.
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The Kosovo parliament has elected ex-rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj as its new prime minister, despite war crimes allegations. Haradinaj, 36, is an ethnic Albanian.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Friday about 100 countries were ready to recognize the province's independence from Serbia as soon as it was declared.