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  • US religious leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' frenzy

    Source: Reuters * State Department calls planned Koran-burning un-American * Muslim leader urges Muslims abroad to 'take a step back' * Attorney general calls planned burning 'idiotic' * Clinton says burning ...

  • Kyrgyzstan sees OSCE police mission after Oct poll

    Source: Reuters * OSCE police mission initially due in Kyrgyzstan in August * Opponents of deployment fear Kosovo-style breakaway * U.S. "deeply concerned" about ethnic tension (Adds U.S. and other ...

  • FEATURE-Cigarette tax hike backfires in Balkans

    Source: Reuters * Bulgaria, Romania hope smoking tax will help cut deficits * Smuggling threatens to cancel out increases in revenue * Bulgaria reversed national ban in June By Tsvetelia Tsolova KYUSTENDIL ...

  • Croatia expels man to Serbia for Djindjic murder role

    Source: Reuters BELGRADE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Croatia extradited a man to Serbia on Wednesday who was involved in the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, a Justice Ministry official said, the ...

  • On World Humanitarian Day, 'I am a (female) humanitarian worker'*

    CARE International Secretariat Geneva, Switzerland (Aug. 19, 2010) - In Swat Valley, Pakistan, a 48-year-old aid worker named Fazilat is doing what the majority of other aid workers in her area can't do: providing health care to ...

  • RedR marks World Humanitarian Day 2010

    RedR UK Last year, 102 humanitarian workers perished while providing life-saving assistance to millions around the world. On Thursday 19 August 2010, RedR - along with many other humanitarian agencies and the ...

  • Balkan river still bleeds the dead of wars past

    Source: Reuters * Dam repair enables search for victims of wars * Most bodies found so far are Bosnian Muslims * Serbian experts search for Kosovo Albanians By Miran ...

  • Summer camps give joy to Albania’s disadvantaged children & youth

    World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office Some of Albania’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children and youth have enjoyed different summer camps and daily activities across Albania, giving them respite from working on the street and the chance to come together, have fun and share knowledge about God.

  • UK gives stern warning to Serbia over Kosovo at UN

    Source: Reuters * UK's "threat of confrontation" annoys Russian UN envoy * Kosovo wants Security Council backing for independence By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain warned ...

  • Life project encourages street working children to become agents of change

    World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office For the first time, children and youth from World Vision’s Life project (Children in Crisis – CiC) in the Albanian capital Tirana had the chance to come together as a Life Skills Youth Group and decide what they want to change in their lives, as well as in the community where they live.



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