Features

Tensions simmer as Kosovo's constitution goes into effect

16/06/2008

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"All institutions in Kosovo from today will function in accordance with our constitution. This will be beyond doubt," said Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.
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Balkans again bask in the spotlight at Cannes Film Festival

16/06/2008

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A number of regional filmmakers and actors won awards and nominations at the latest edition of the prestigious film festival in Cannes.
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Croatian investigative journalism under attack

13/06/2008

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A recent attack on a journalist sparks bloggers' responses regarding freedom of the press, free speech, the judicial system and the police apparatus in Croatia.
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Roundup

Science and Technology: Romanian schools receive free computers

16/06/2008

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Romanian students and teachers will receive free laptops. Also in the news: Greek archaeologists unearth new artefacts from the Hellenic period, and an international autism congress begins in Bistrica, Romania.
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Reportage

Turkey seeks an exit strategy from headscarf crisis

16/06/2008

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After his election victory last year, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to become a "prime minister of all Turkey", but opponents accuse him of spearheading an Islamic agenda rather than moving on broadly supported liberal reforms. As the controversy threatens to engulf Turkish politics, some are urging a new consensus.
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