Albanian triumph and Serb anger as Kosovo secedes
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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 Serbs set two border crossings ablaze to protest against Kosovo's independence declaration.
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Kosovo mounts historic bid to become "independent and democratic state" backed by U.S., European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia, Russia.
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Europe's big countries and the US formally acknowledge Kosovo's independence
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This week's vote could put Kosovo on the road to independence -- and further trouble
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Kosovo&#39;s beleaguered Serb minority largely boycotted general elections yesterday, dealing a blow to international efforts to create multiethnic harmony in the province.
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UN forces fire teargas to disperse thousands of ethnic Albanian protesters in Kosovo.
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For Kosovo's ethnic Albanians, a new U.N. proposal opens the door to their long-awaited dream of independence, while prompting Serbia's leaders to warn of secession.Comment
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A Serb boycott of Kosovo&#39;s general election increased tension between ethnic communities yesterday, raising the prospect that ethnic Albanian leaders may declare unilateral independence
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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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Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year, raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway province that the West has long ruled out. via Reuters
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Kastriot Sadiku has a confession: Like a good Muslim, he was near a mosque when Kosovo declared independence. But like a good Kosovar, he was just around the corner, sipping suds at his favorite pub.
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Several thousand ethnic Albanians marched through Kosovo's capital Saturday protesting a U.N. plan on the province's future, saying the proposal falls short of granting it full independence from Serbia.
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Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies, but was rejected by other states facing their own separatist movements.
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The declaration, greeted with euphoria by ethnic Albanians, brings to a climax a showdown with Serbia and its ally, Russia.
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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 march to independence from Serbia, Kosovo politicians and analysts said.
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PRISTINA, Kosovo International efforts to determine Kosovo&#39;s future suffered an apparent setback Sunday as the province&#39;s Serb minority largely boycotted parliamentary elections.