Read more Kosovar independence stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17198/kosovar-independence.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22671/kosovo-eager-for-freedoms-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKosovo has won recognition as an independent state from three dozen countries, but a call to the world's newest nation is a reminder of its history. Telephone numbers in Kosovo still begin with the old Serbian dialing code, and the breakaway republic now wants its own international prefix. It's not...http://www.newser.com/story/22671/kosovo-eager-for-freedoms-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Mar 2008 10:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21644/serbs-storm-uns-kosovo-courthouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of Serbs smashed down gates at two United Nations-run courthouses in northern Kosovo yesterday and stormed the buildings, AFP reports. The mob, opposed to Kosovo's independence, hauled down the UN flag and hoisted the Serbian one. They clashed with UN police, pelting them with rocks and metal objects. NATO's...http://www.newser.com/story/21644/serbs-storm-uns-kosovo-courthouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Mar 2008 8:11:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19958/russia-steps-up-support-for-serbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnrest and uncertainty marked the one-week anniversary of Kosovo's independence as ethnic Serbs within Kosovo and around the world continued to protest, and Serbian ally Russia deployed top officials to Belgrade to meet with Serbian leaders, BBC reports. Serb protesters in northern Kosovo brandished posters of Vladimir Putin and a...http://www.newser.com/story/19958/russia-steps-up-support-for-serbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Feb 2008 4:46:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19673/body-found-after-embassy-riot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSerb protesters angry about Kosovo independence set the US embassy in Belgrade on fire today, and at least one charred body has been found, the Los Angeles Times reports. The victim apparently is a protester because all US personnel have been accounted for. The fire, now under control, came after...http://www.newser.com/story/19673/body-found-after-embassy-riot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 17:25:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19490/nato-seals-kosovo-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNATO peacekeepers have sealed off Kosovo's northern borders after angry mobs torched border posts, the BBC reports. US troops have blocked the main road to Serbia, and French and Estonian troops have cut off the crossing to Montenegro. The move is bound to infuriate Serbs both in Kosovo and Serbia,...http://www.newser.com/story/19490/nato-seals-kosovo-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 5:07:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19453/violence-erupts-in-split-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of Serbs torched government and UN buildings in Kosovo today in the worst violence since the country declared independence on Sunday, raising fears of an ethnic split, Reuters reports. Seemingly well-organized gangs rampaged near the border, driving off peacekeepers who tried to intervene. No injuries were reported. “We are...http://www.newser.com/story/19453/violence-erupts-in-split-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 10:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19388/serbia-calls-home-us-envoy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSerbia called home its US ambassador today to protest America's recognition of Kosovo's independence, the BBC reports. Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica called the move Serbia's "first urgent measure," and warned that envoys in other countries that recognize Kosovar autonomy will soon be withdrawn.http://www.newser.com/story/19388/serbia-calls-home-us-envoy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Feb 2008 20:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19374/us-eu-states-recognize-independent-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US and major European states recognized Kosovo as an independent state today, reports Reuters. Condoleezza Rice issued an official statement several hours after President Bush jumped the gun by saying in a speech in Africa that Kosovo is "now independent." His Secretary of State said later: "We congratulate the...http://www.newser.com/story/19374/us-eu-states-recognize-independent-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Feb 2008 11:41:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19286/kosovo-declares-independence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKosovo's parliament declared independence from Serbia today by a unanimous vote, the BBC reports. "We have waited for this day for a very long time,” said PM Hashim Thaci, before reading the declaration, which promised respect for the Serbian minority. Serbia’s PM, meanwhile, slammed the US and other western nations...http://www.newser.com/story/19286/kosovo-declares-independence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Feb 2008 10:30:00 CST