Kosovo gears up for independence
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Jubilant ethnic Albanians in Kosovo pour onto the streets, ahead of an expected declaration of independence.
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PRISTINA, Feb 18 (IPS) - Kosovo has declared independence from Serbia amid  ecstatic celebrations in capital Pristina â and questions over  international recognition.
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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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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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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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United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday handed to Serb authorities his plan for the future of Kosovo that will set the breakaway province on a path to independence.Comment
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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci tells reporters a declaration of independence is a matter of days away.
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Kosovo&#39;s ethnic Albanian leaders  insisted on independence as &quot;the beginning and end&quot; of their  position in talks with international mediators on Wednesday on  the future of the breakaway Serbian province.
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European Union leaders decided Friday to deploy a vast police mission to Kosovo as the Serbian province edges toward independence, a move that could fuel tensions with Russia.
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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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With the international community at loggerheads over how to proceed, Kosovo's independence-hungry Albanians may be tempted to take matters into their own hands
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Kosovo formally made its pitch for  independence face-to-face with Serbia on Monday at their first  top-level talks since NATO bombs drove Serb forces from the  province in 1999.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - 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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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Friday about 100 countries were ready to recognize the province's independence from Serbia, which political sources say could be declared on Feb 17.
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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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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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BELGRADE, Feb 5 (IPS) - The long awaited United Nations proposal on the  status of the southern Serbian province Kosovo takes it towards  independence, but not all the way.