Features

UN report: Balkans among safest regions in Europe

11/08/2008

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The stereotype of the Balkans as a gangsters' paradise no longer applies, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. But the region still faces some serious problems.
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Lack of recognition halts Kosovo's Olympic dream

11/08/2008

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Kosovo athletes could have been contenders in judo, boxing and wrestling. Until it meets IOC criteria, though, the fledgling state will have to sit out the Games.
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Olympics: Medals for Croatia, Romania

11/08/2008

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Croatia's Snjezana Pejcic won her country's first medal at the Beijing Games, and Romania's Alina Dumitru achieved a gold in judo.
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A close call for Turkey's ruling party

08/08/2008

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A decision by Turkey's highest court not to ban the Justice and Development Party has come as relief for many. But has the party learned a lesson from the ordeal?
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Roundup

Science and Technology: Apple iPhone 3G is coming to Romania

11/08/2008

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The latest iPhone allows users to navigate the web at twice the speed of the inaugural model. Also in science and technology news: hackers hit the websites of Montenegro's parliament and Serbia's agriculture ministry.
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Reportage

Croatia may leave Non-Aligned Movement

11/08/2008

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Croatia's leaders have a tricky decision ahead of them. The Non-Aligned Movement helped Zagreb win a Security Council seat. But now the country, a new NATO member, is mulling a withdrawal from the organisation Tito founded.
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