Kosovo Vote No Magic Wand for Independence
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Kosovo counted votes for a new parliament on Sunday after an election that exposed Albanian apathy and defiance from the Serb minority in a province taken over by the United Nations five years ago.
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The European and American sponsors of a resolution on Kosovoâs independence withdrew the measure today.
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The beleaguered Serbian minority in Kosovo spurned a legislative election yesterday, heeding claims by hard-line nationalists in Belgrade that voting would
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PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro  - Serbs shunned a  general election in the U.N. protectorate of Kosovo on  Saturday, but an overwhelming Albanian majority bent on winning  independence next year shrugged off the minority boycott.
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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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On the eve of Kosovo's crucial general elections, the province's minority Serbs were not deciding Friday who to vote for - but whether to cast any ballots at all.
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This week's vote could put Kosovo on the road to independence -- and further trouble
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Kosovo told Washington on Monday  that it did not plan to unilaterally declare independence from  Serbia in November, senior officials from the United States and  Kosovo said.
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Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the United Nations or other international political institutions.
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Serbian MPs vote to condemn any attempt by its troubled province of Kosovo to declare independence.
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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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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 U.N. Security Council resolution on Kosovo's future was set aside Friday in the face of a possible Russian veto, with its U.S. and European Union supporters opting instead to pursue negotiations outside the council.
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Kosovo is prepared to make a  unilateral declaration of independence and is pressing the West  to go ahead with a vote at the United Nations even if Russia is  likely to veto the proposition.
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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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The EU's biggest four countries are pushing to impose and oversee independence in Kosovo without a fresh UN mandate, risking the ire of Russia and Serbia
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European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo's independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.