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Serbia's Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic said that Serbs who plan to vote in Kosovo's local elections this Sunday should ask themselves whether they are helping Belgrade ''save'' Kosovo by doing so.

Romania will force 1.3 million state employees to take 8 days unpaid holiday at the end of 2009 as part of efforts to meet International Monetary Fund spending targets, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea has said.

Gheorghe Dinica, a Romanian actor who delighted his country by portraying characters such as villainous politicians and defiant Gypsies in dozens of plays and movies, died Tuesday.

Got 48 hours to explore Bucharest, with its rare mixture of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery and 20th century totalitarian megalomania? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors map the city's shift from one of Europe's most progressive urban centres at the start of the 20th century to a chaotic maze of dusty boulevards ...

Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and this is a good time to look at the lessons we learned from it.

More Blogs>> 03 November 2009 Bojana Barlovac Serbian President Boris Tadic is convinced that the decision of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence went against international law will be made in favor of Serbia.

The Serbian government painted an upbeat picture of the latest visit to Belgrade by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, Serge Brammertz.

The million-dollar question that's been puzzling me for a while is whether our Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, is really considering a compromise with Greece over Macedonia's name or just bluffing.

The Romanian property market is flourishing at the moment and seems highly likely to do so for a long time.

Madonna visits the 'Late Show with David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater on September 30, 2009 in New York City.

Bucharest IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. "The IMF will come to Bucharest again as soon as there will be a legitimate government in Romania.

Diplomats Gather from East and West on Bosnia 06 November 2009 Less than 24 hours after the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Bosnia, his British counterpart David Miliband is expected to arrive and add his voice to the diplomatic efforts aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock.

Romanian President Traian Basescuon Friday appointed Bucharest District 3 Mayor Liviu Negoita as the prime minister of the country.

Police in Romania this week swooped in on 19 members of an alleged international ring of bank-card skimmers that's been active in Switzerland, Italy, France and the United States, according to local reports.

Four new faces have been on patrol around Anglesey and Gwynedd this week, to help promote greater exchange of road safety.

UEFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Unirea Urziceni after crowd trouble marred their Champions League clash with Rangers on Wednesday.

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No man is a prophet in his own country. As a keen churchgoer and Catholic convert, Tony Blair must be familiar with those words from the Bible - " a proverb that applies closely to his own situation this week.

Team of brothers Karamyan - Romanian "Timishouara" has a chance to go to 1/16 finals of the European League 05.11.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Romanian Timisuara , where the Armenian footballers Arman and Artavazd Karamyans play, now will hold a guest match with Belgian Anderlecht in European League .

Romania's opposition rejected prime minister-designate Lucian Croitoru Wednesday, feeding skepticism that the government will be able to approve a tough 2010 budget by an IMF deadline to release vital aid.