A decade after war, almost 2 000 people are still listed as missing in Kosovo, haunting their families.
Analysts in the disputed Serbian province of Kosovo say Montenegro’s independence is likely to contribute to stability in the historically volatile Balkans. The outcome could finally encourage Belgrade to focus on its own problems, after its involvement in the brutal wars of the early 1990s that tore apart former communist Yugoslavia, they add.
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/ 22 December 2005
The centuries-old custom of blood feuds has gripped a part of Kosovo, threatening the lives of people in two clans as it did with thousands of ethnic Albanians in the past. The feud between the two clans began at the end of November when Fadil Mujota, a 36-year-old father of four, was shot dead at a gas station owned by the Beqaj family in the central village of Belinc.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova survived without injury on Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded as he rode to meet visiting European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, police said. An explosive device planted in a garbage can on the street was detonated as Rugova’s convoy passed on its way to the meeting.