Kosovo poised for independence within 10 days
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Kosovo appears set to declare independence in 10 days' time, just ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, sources in Pristina and observers say.
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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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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Albanians flooded the Kosovo capital Pristina on Saturday, celebrating the territory's independence from Serbia a day ahead of schedule.
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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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Serbia swore in President Boris Tadic on Friday two days before Kosovo proclaims independence, in the country's most traumatic moment since it was bombed by NATO in 1999 to end ethnic cleansing in the province.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku called on parliament on Friday to declare unilateral independence from Serbia on November 28, faced with diplomatic stalemate between the West and Russia at the United Nations.
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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 final round of talks on the status of Kosovo will begin on 21 February - a week later than planned, the UN says.
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Setting up possibly another showdown with Russia, U.S. President George W. Bush today said "the time is now" to grant independence to the Serbian province of Kosovo and called on Moscow not to slow down the process. "I happen to believe it's important to push the process along," Bush said during his visit to Albania.
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European Union leaders agreed on Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an expected declaration of independence from Serbia.
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The breakaway province is expected to declare independence from Serbia imminently.
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President Boris Tadic will ask major  powers to delay further talks on the fate of Serbia's breakaway  Kosovo province for at least 10 days to allow the country to  convene a new parliament elected two weeks ago.
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European leaders prepared to offer Serbia 'accelerated' EU membership for accepting Kosovan independence, reports say
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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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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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On the eve of Kosovo's declaration of independence, can it escape its legacy of violence?
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Kosovo is ready to offer  Serbia a treaty guaranteeing cordial relations after the  breakaway province becomes independent, Kosovo&#39;s ethnic  Albanian leaders said on Monday.