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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 7, 2018
The Serbian power company said that the Kosovo operator KOSTT has already taken action to resolve the problem and had "ceased, as of March 3, its unauthorized power withdrawal." In Pristina, KOSTT deputy director Kadri Kadriu said that the problem was in northern Kosovo, an area populated withÃâà...
ABC News
March 7, 2018
People holding lit torches assembled Wednesday evening in Prekaz, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the capital, Pristina, where Adem Jashari, a national hero, and his 52 family members were killed by Serb army and paramilitary forces. Kosovo's 1998-1999 armed resistance ended after a 78-day airstrikeÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
February 28, 2018
Juncker, speaking in the capital, Pristina, also said that "ties between Kosovo and Serbia are fundamental" in their path toward Europe. Earlier on February 28, Juncker urged Bosnia-Herzegovina's leaders to overcome their differences if they want the country to join the European Union. "Nationalism is aÃâà...
The Guardian
February 19, 2018
The area around Pristina has been inhabited for almost 10,000 years, and grew to prominence in the medieval Serbian empire. In 1389, at the Battle of Kosovo Polje, Serbs, fighting alongside Albanian allies, lost to the Ottoman Empire, and it wasn't until 1912 that Albanian forces took it back. But SerbÃâà...
Balkan Insight
February 17, 2018
When Kosovo's then Prime Minister Hashim Thaci read out Kosovo's declaration of independence in parliament on February 17, 2008, days of celebrations commenced in Pristina, but in neighbouring Serbia, mass protests broke out and quickly turned violent, with the US embassy ransacked and set on fireÃâà...
TIME
February 16, 2018
Its capital, Pristina, has boulevards named for presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush (spelled Xhorxh Bush) and a street named for Bob Dole. It also features an 11-foot tall statue of Clinton. kosovo-america-obessesion A view of Bill Clinton Boulevard in Pristina. kosovo-america-obessesion Diners enjoy a meal at theÃâà...
The Guardian
February 16, 2018
The bunting is going up on Pristina's Mother Teresa Boulevard, stages are assembled for concerts starring the Kosovo-born British singer Rita Ora, and international dignitaries are starting to arrive. On Saturday the small Balkan state marks the 10th anniversary of its declaration of independence, and the airÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
PRISTINA, Kosovo — The Grand Hotel in the Kosovar capital of Pristina is regularly reviled in internet reviews. Here's a sample: “disgusting,” “a ruin” and “an absolute horror. Probably the worst I have ever been at.” But the managers seem unfazed by the online abuse. They do not take web bookings andÃâà...
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