Vladimir Putin visits Crimea as violent clashes intensifyMoscow says clashes in eastern Ukraine resemble ‘preparations for more military action’Tue Aug 18 2015 - 01:01
Ukraine ‘explosive’ after latest shelling, says GermanyRebels call for intervention as violence around Donetsk spirals to record levelsMon Aug 17 2015 - 01:00
Russia on alert as US trains Ukraine’s troopsNato co-operation with Kiev set to expand despite Kremlin warningsSat Aug 15 2015 - 05:00
Croatia and Serbia in grip of new Balkan struggleBill Clinton calls for reconciliation between old Balkan enemies during commemorationFri Aug 14 2015 - 05:00
Ukraine poised to act as shelling intensifiesSeperatists deny launching what Kiev calls heaviest attack in six monthsWed Aug 12 2015 - 20:22
Macedonia’s ‘Wild District’ still scarred after battleMany believe deadly police operation was intended to ease pressure on governmentSat Aug 08 2015 - 02:00
Serbs mourn as Croats hail 20 years since Operation ‘Storm’Croatia rejects Serb claim that crushing 1995 military victory was ‘ethnic cleansing’Wed Aug 05 2015 - 19:35
Croatia’s ‘Storm’ inspires Ukraine in battle with separatistsThe similarities between the two conflicts give hope to some in embattled UkraineWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
Croatia marks 20 years since Operation StormCountry remembers biggest military operation in Europe since the second World WarTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
MH17 still divides the West and Russia, one year onMoscow rejects calls for international court to examine fatal Malaysia Airlines flightFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:05
Ukraine security forces search for nationalist group after clashesRight Sector group says it sought to crush mafia smuggling goods into the EUMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
‘Brics’ summit underlines China’s dominanceHowever, five-country group insists it is not trying to challenge IMF or World BankMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Serbia’s PM to attend Srebrenica eventScores of dignitaries and 50,000 mourners expected at 20th anniversary commemorationSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Calls grow for UN court on MH17 despite Russian oppositionNetherlands and Malaysia want international tribunal on who downed airliner over eastern UkraineSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
Srebrenica, July 1995: ‘Will anyone come?’20 years ago, in the fields, roads, warehouses and barns of the verdant Srebrenica valley, more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. Bodies are still being foundSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
Hungary and Serbia vow to work together to halt illegal migrationViktor Orban defends border fence plan, warning millions could head for EuropeThu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00
The Bosnia-based group that names the namelessFormed after the Bosnian war, missing persons body now works globallySat Jun 27 2015 - 01:02
New rules unclear as Nato and Russia resume an old gameRisks rising as the West and Russia bristle over each other’s moves in eastern EuropeWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Local mayor hopes border fence will stop migrants entering HungaryBudapest to detail plans today to stop illegal migrants crossing from SerbiaWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Serbia and EU deride Hungary’s plan for border fence‘We will not live in Auschwitz,’ says Serbia’s prime minister Aleksandar VucicFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Hungary to erect fence on Serbian borderEuropean Parliament and right groups have denounced Budapest’s handling of migration questionThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:01
Slovenia detains ex-Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj on Serbian warrantSecond high-profile detention in a week stokes tension in former YugoslaviaThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:01
Flash floods kill at least 12 and set zoo animals freeTbilisi zoo swamped by raging torrent that caused more than €15m of damageMon Jun 15 2015 - 08:26
Moldova's pro-Russian parties set to top pollPro-EU candidates expect to defeat after campaign dominated by scandalMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Bosnia trips again on EU road as Balkan troubles mountBritish UN draft resolution on Srebrenica massacre fuels anger among Bosnian SerbsSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Moderate Bosnian Muslims called to join Islamic StateRadicals exploit social and economic woes of traditionally moderate Balkan MuslimsWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
UN and US to discuss surge in Ukraine violenceUkraine’s president and Nato say Russia is ramping up military support for separatistsFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Bosnia awaits pope’s message of peace two decades after warBosnians prepare to welcome Pope Francis to a country still scarred by warThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Crisis-hit Macedonia braces itself for the next ‘bomb’West scrambles to defuse confrontation as Moscow makes accusation of stoking unrestMon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Armenia offers refuge for Europe’s last leopardsCaucasus conservation project aims to help rare wildlife and local peopleMon May 25 2015 - 01:00
Amnesty says torture is common in Ukraine conflictShocking report issued as Russia seeks release of soldiers captured in UkraineFri May 22 2015 - 19:50
New Kiev patrol force the beginning of police reformEka Zguladze overseeing project that aims to tackle Ukraine’s traffic police corruptionFri May 22 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine denies rebel claim of swap plan to free ‘Russian troops’Russia admits two captives were soldiers, but but says they had left militaryTue May 19 2015 - 19:41
Ukraine says captured ‘Russian soldiers’ expose Kremlin liesKiev says alleged Russian military inteligence officers will be tried for terrorismMon May 18 2015 - 19:47
Macedonians vow to protest until PM Nikola Gruevski resignsTension still high ahead of planned pro-government march through Skopje todayMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine adopts controversial ‘de-communisation’ lawsLaws ban communist symbols, open KGB archives and enshrine role of wartime nationalist guerrillasSun May 17 2015 - 19:27
Western envoys gather Macedonia rivals for crisis talksBitter political enemies determined to stage big opposing rallies in the coming daysFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Russia decries Baltic states’ plea for Nato brigadeUkraine conflict has alarmed the three small states with large Russian minoritiesThu May 14 2015 - 18:58
West calls for dialogue as Macedonia crisis deepensAmid fresh scandals, high-profile resignations fail to blunt drive to oust governmentThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine settlement elusive as truce collapsesAnalysis: Washington and Nato say Russia and rebels appear poised to renew offensiveTue May 12 2015 - 19:15
Macedonia urges faster decision on EU membershipQuestions swirl around deadly gun battle and actions of scandal-hit governmentTue May 12 2015 - 01:00
EU alarmed as deadly battle deepens Macedonia crisisUnstable ex-Yugoslav state says Kosovar-led group planned major terror attacksSun May 10 2015 - 18:26
Ukraine joins West in war remembrance on VE DayPresident Poroshenko says second World War shows danger of appeasementSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine recasts its communist past in new lightWar-torn state breaks with Russia and joins West in marking end of second World WarFri May 08 2015 - 01:00
Armenians driven out by genocide now flee ‘home’ from SyriaPoor ex-Soviet state struggles to cope with influx from Aleppo and other citiesWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
No peacekeepers for Ukraine, EU tells PoroshenkoEuropean Union urges on reforms, but warns that country’s membership is a long way offMon Apr 27 2015 - 22:59
Armenians urged to turn centennial into a watershedOttoman massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians still central to diaspora’s identityFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Armenian and Azeri women seek inspiration in peace processGroup spends four days in Belfast as it looks to break the deadlock in ‘frozen’ conflictThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
Turkey says it shares pain of Armenians but rejects genocide claimGerman parliament expected to call 1915 massacres ‘genocide’ on Friday’s centenaryWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Armenia murder case dispute clouds Putin’s visit for genocide centennialArmenians angry at Russia’s refusal to hand over soldier accused of killing seven members of one familyMon Apr 20 2015 - 19:16
