In Kosovo, it's 'Independence Eve'
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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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A decade after Serbia sent in troops to crush a rebellion, Kosovo prepared to declare independence on Sunday.
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Celebration over independence in the Kosovar capital of Pristina is matched by anger and gloom in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. But so far, the Balkans remain relatively calm
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The Serbian minister for Kosovo said Friday that his government has information that the province's Albanian leadership will declare independence on Feb. 17
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PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Like countless ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Albin Kurti spent the weekend glued to his television set, watching President Bush's visit to Albania. He was eager to see what Bush would say from just across the border about Kosovo gaining its independence from Serbia.
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The territory's declaration of independence has caused international ripples; analysts look to East Timor and Montenegro as examples of how Kosovo might fare.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - 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 Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.
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Jubilant ethnic Albanians in Kosovo pour onto the streets, ahead of an expected declaration of independence.
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Kosovo's president declared Wednesday the province would become independent of Serbia within days, but he did not specify a date.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The last time Kosovo declared independence in 1990 it went unrecognized and ignored. When it splits from Serbia this weekend, it will have the support of the West, which sees no way back.
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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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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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Serbs held a day of prayer  and protest on Saturday on the eve of the independence of  Kosovo, their cherished southern province that is home to 2  million Albanians.
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Kosovo could soon be Europe's  newest independent state, but the Albanian majority in Serbia's  breakaway province still has to decide on a name, a flag and an  anthem.
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After talks over independence break down, Kosovo may unilaterally declare its freedom from Serbia. And despite fears of a regional blowup, there's a limit to what Serbia can do about it
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Kosovo's legislators were sworn in Friday at the first session of a new parliament that is widely expected to declare independence from Serbia early this year.