Albanian PM calls for independence for Kosovo
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Albania's prime minister on  Tuesday called for independence for Kosovo, a U.N.-governed  province of Serbia with a mostly ethnic Albanian population.
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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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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Ethnic Albanian ex-guerrilla Hashim Thaci was elected prime minister of Kosovo on Wednesday and vowed the breakaway province would declare independence from Serbia within weeks.
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Hundreds of ethnic Albanians  demonstrated in Kosovo on Saturday, trampling on effigies of  the province&#39;s leaders and calling for an end to the diplomatic  deadlock over its demand for independence.
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The European Union does not expect  Serbia to resort to violence if ethnic Albanians declare  independence in its contested province of Kosovo, a senior EU  official said on Thursday.
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Kosovo's prime minister joined calls Friday to declare independence by the end of this year, saying that the U.N. sponsored process has failed.
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Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano has urged U.S. investors to consider Albania for future investments.
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Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo will be independent one way or the other so the United Nations should hurry up and pass a formal resolution next month, U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:
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Serbian President Boris Tadic warns of more conflict if Kosovo declares independence as expected later this month.
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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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STRASBOURG, France - Albania's prime minister on Tuesday called for independence for Kosovo, a U.N.-governed province of Serbia with a mostly ethnic Albanian population."We think that Kosovo's final status ... ...Comment
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A former ethnic Albanian guerrilla commander widely believed to be under investigation for war crimes is being pushed to become prime minister of Kosovo, a prospect that is causing alarm among international ...
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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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PRISTINA, Serbia  - NATO on Friday asked Kosovo Albanians to give Western powers more time to steer their independence from Serbia through the United Nations, but admitted the project was in trouble.
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Kosovo's prime minister vowed Thursday to declare independence unilaterally if internationally brokered talks don't "open a way for us," staking out a tough position as the latest round of negotiations on the province's future began in Vienna.