Independence Disputes

Albanian town plans statue of Bush

TIRANA (Reuters) - The small Albanian town of Fushe-Kruje plans to erect a statue of former U.S. President George W. Bush to commemorate his June 2007 visit, when he was feted as a hero in an outpouring of love for America.

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Kosovo PM's party drops threat of quit coalition (AFP)

PRISTINA (AFP) - Kosovo's main ruling party withdrew on Friday its threat to split from its junior coalition partner in the first such rift since Pristina proclaimed independence in 2008. The clash between Kosovo Prime Minister...

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Evo Morales Favored for Re-election in Bolivia

Movement for Socialism May Sweep December 2009 Bolivian Elections Evo Morales, Bolivia's first fully indigenous president and leader of the Movement for Socialism party, is expected to handily win the December 2009 Bolivian...

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Kokoity 'anticipates' Belarus to recognize South Ossetia

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said the former Georgian republic "anticipates" its recognition by Belarus, but "do not insist" on an immediate decision. "We are tied by a long...

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ICJ Decision on Kosovo to Be Vague

The President of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, Hisashi Owada says that the Court’s advisory opinion on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence went against international law will not be "a clear yes...

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Jeremić starts week-long visit to Africa

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will today embark on a week-long visit to several African countries. The main purpose of the tour, he said, will be to prevent new recognitions of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo...

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Seminar on Cyprus reunification

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 20.NOV.09 A one-day seminar on the reunification and the reconstruction of divided societies discussed here on Thursday issues relating to the Irish and the German example, in connection with the European...

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Leader of parliamentary delegation describes visit to Georgia as important for deciding whether...

Syarhey Maskevich, leader of a Belarusian parliamentary delegation that arrived in Georgia on November 17, described the visit as important for deciding whether or not to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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A UDI won't mean Palestinian statehood | Victor Kattan

The Palestinian Authority lacks the support to issue another unilateral declaration of independence – it should not be hasty The Palestinian Authority has been making some rather strange decisions lately. In October, it opposed...

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Kosovo still poor and idle, despite billions in aid

Nezir Jonuzi sips black tea, stares at Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s boyhood home and wonders whether he can get a job to feed his family. But while Kosovo elected local officials on Sunday in its first vote since independence...

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