| 单词 | Balkan |
| 例句 | That rapid spread preempted opportunities for domesticating those and related species in the Balkans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Equally puzzling is the failure of people to domesticate flax in its wild range in western Europe and North Africa, or einkorn wheat in its wild range in the southern Balkans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Balkan war was then at its height, during what was called the Yugoslav Era of Disintegration. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Urals, Balkans, Pyrénées—whole mountain ranges vanished under my negligence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Hitler was at the height of his power, having conquered Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland, the Balkans, the Netherlands, France, and parts of Russia, he remained worried about the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The entry of America into the European war, with its stupendous resources, made an Allied victory seem almost inevitable by mid-1943, notwithstanding earlier tactical setbacks in North Africa and the Balkans. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The distance between Mesoamerica and South America—say, between Mexico’s highlands and Ecuador’s—is only 1,200 miles, approximately the same as the distance in Eurasia separating the Balkans from Mesopotamia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Very bad. In the Balkans there is much snow.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in a Balkan costume of vest, ballooning trousers, and high leather boots, the immigrant carries his possessions bundled on a stick. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Imagine a Sapiens band reaching a Balkan valley where Neanderthals had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time they had returned to the Balkans since they fled the war in the winter of ’93. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I learned that he is a Muslim, a Bosnian, a survivor of the Balkans conflict, who came to Britain as a fifteen-year-old refugee. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Balkans provided ideal growing conditions for most Mesopotamian crops and livestock, and received those domesticates as a package within 2,000 years of its assembly in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the Balkans, her hits reached multiple generations. Esma Redzepova, Who Sang to Generations of Her Roma Heritage, Dies at 73 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z She knows it will lead her back to the Balkans, where she was part of the United Nations peacekeeping force. Review: In ‘The Last Panthers,’ Old-School Crime Is Breaking Out Across Europe 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z It gets a huge reaction, whether I'm in the Balkans or Germany. Comedy without borders: Eddie Izzard and the language of standup 2013-04-24T11:00:05Z Following the Balkan conflict at the end of the 20th century, Ivan Tasovac, now Serbia’s minister of culture, signed on as general manager and helped the institution get back on its feet. Belgrade Philharmonic, 91 years old, to play Strathmore on first U.S. tour Avent’s collecting trips have taken him to most East Asian countries, the Balkans, South Africa and Mexico. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z A similar situation exists in some other countries in the Balkans and southeastern Europe. Depopulation turns Serbian villages into ghost towns 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The 76-year-old author has long faced criticism for his vigorous defense of the Serbs during the 1990s wars that devastated the Balkans as Yugoslavia disintegrated. Bosnian war survivors protest Peter Handke’s Nobel prize win 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Also performing are Balkan Alien Sound, specialising in the Gypsy and folk music of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Clubs picks of the week 2011-01-15T00:06:03Z Gilbert is a politically naive musicologist collecting folk songs in the Balkans. My favourite Hitchcock: The Lady Vanishes 2012-07-24T09:23:46Z There were touches of Balkan influence in Meredith Monk’s “Basket Rondo,” which the vocal ensemble M6 performed with a certain charming self-consciousness. Music Review: ‘Look and Listen,’ at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery 2013-05-20T20:43:17Z Then there’s sad Prince Yakimov, a down-on-his-luck descendant of the Russian aristocracy who cadges meals and wine throughout “The Balkan Trilogy,” Olivia Manning’s historical novels set at the outbreak of World War II. Books to Inspire Hunger and Thirst 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Who were “they”? Partisans from his time in the Balkans, who used to come in the night, he said. Should I be ashamed of my grandfather? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Critics say the phenomenon is disturbing for hopes of lasting stability and development in the Balkan region, and reflective of a revival of nationalist sentiment across Europe. Croatian leaders tread softly in face of World War Two revisionism 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Duni sings in Albanian and reclaims these Balkan melodies with scrupulous care. Matane Malit – review 2012-12-20T21:30:03Z To make this argument, the authors leap around, with vivid reporting from Niger, Libya, the Balkans, Turkey and Egypt, among other places. Making profits out of hope 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In 2015, a human rights official appointed by parliament said the country should ask migrants flooding through the Balkans from the Middle East to settle in empty villages but the idea was abandoned. Depopulation turns Serbian villages into ghost towns 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Given the brutality of Balkan history, that is hardly surprising. Serbian film director's 'theme park' echoes The Bridge on the Drina 2012-10-11T12:41:46Z His new Europa project applies African, American and Caribbean sensibilities to European genres – from Gregorian chants to the music of the Balkans. Courtney Pine ? review 2011-03-09T19:30:00Z "The destiny of these songs, at least in the Balkans, is to have the women dancing on the tables and the musicians getting lots of tips," Bregovic says. Goran Bregovic: 'I want to remind people what Gypsy culture's given' 2013-03-08T08:00:04Z Albanian cuisine — woven from threads of Balkan, Mediterranean and Ottoman traditions — features dishes like stuffed vegetables, phyllo pastries, meatballs and yogurt. The Heart of Albanian Cooking 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z After the war, he was sent by the Times to Vienna and then to central Europe with special responsibility for the Balkans, where he made friends with the hitherto unapproachable Soviet press corps. Michael Burn obituary 2010-09-23T16:57:00Z The first release, "Balkan Fever", featuring Balkan musicians, was released this month. Handel with saxophone is music to conductor Jarvi's ears 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Nations at Eurovision traditionally vote in bloc - so that the so-called "Balkan Bloc", "Eastern Bloc", and "Viking Empire" stick together. Australia's affection for Eurovision pays off 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Her musical language, inflected with Balkan and klezmer idioms, is vivid and free of clichés. Music Review: Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-06T20:08:04Z After leading me on a three-hour tour of squat shops, Kristian Mitov, the founder of Sofia’s Balkan Bites tour, pointed down a flight of stairs from the sidewalk into a building cellar. Breathing New Life Into Bulgaria’s Cold War Bunkers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Austria-Hungary was grappling with restless Slavs inside its borders, and still more unruly ones in its Balkan neighbours. Blindly over the brink 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Nielsen is many things — a musician, actor, playwright and performance artist who has journeyed to Iran and who walked with refugees all the way from the Balkans to Denmark. Tempting Fate With a Season of Romance, Sex, Art and Destiny 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z If parts of a meal here taste familiar, its because Turkish food borrows so much from other cuisines, including Middle Eastern, Balkan and Central Asian. Ottoman Taverna review: Out of the flames comes a meaty taste of Turkey 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In 2015, a human rights official appointed by parliament said the country should ask migrants flooding through the Balkans from the Middle East to settle in empty villages but the idea was abandoned. Depopulation turns Serbian villages into ghost towns 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The First Balkan War — in which the Balkan League fought Turkey — leads to the London Peace Conference of 1912-13. ‘Downton Abbey’ and History: A Look Back 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z They appeared in 2008 with an already mature style that joined jazz to Balkan and eastern European folk traditions. Meltdown, Waxahatchee, The Breeders: this week's new live music 2013-06-08T05:00:12Z It was her grandparents, immigrants from the Balkans, who first inspired her to love food and to equate food with love. Review | ‘Unforgettable’ pays tribute to ‘the most influential cookbook author you’ve never heard of’ 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The sounds were just as eclectic, from Balkan, klezmer, Romani and Brazilian brass traditions to the syncopated beats of New Orleans second-line processions. Honk! Festival of Street Bands in Somerville, Mass. 2012-10-09T00:49:03Z Mr. Speed will lead Pachora, a quartet exploring rhythms and harmonic modes from Balkan music and other Mediterranean traditions. New Year’s Eve 2017: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The sisters are the kind of Balkan matrons who smile wide when they see strangers and even wider when they see regulars. Tirana, Breaking Free From Communist Past, Is a City Transformed 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Gulag Orkestar, was recorded in his bedroom at his parents' house in Santa Fe, New Mexico but the music Condon produced sounded distinctly Balkan. Beirut's The Rip Tide: Pop Music From Another Time 2011-08-31T14:05:00Z The music from there can remind you of Ukrainian music, or Balkan music, or Jewish music. Alexei Ratmansky’s Elective Affinity, Musically Speaking 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Homophobia is widespread in Serbia and other conservative societies across the Balkans, often fueled by church leaders and right-wing political parties. Serbia to allow first gay Pride march since 2010 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Set against the Arab Spring, with flashbacks to the volatile Balkans of the early 1990s, Steinhauer’s book has a crackerjack plot and plenty of the double-crosses, shadowy spies and expert tradecraft you’d expect. New in crime fiction: tales from Wales, Los Angeles and Cairo 2014-03-10T07:02:36Z As an atheistic socialist state, Slovenia, with the rest of the Balkan nations, followed the USSR's lead in discouraging the celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25. There's no comfort & joy in Melania Trump's bleak and impersonal Christmas decor 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Our first night was spent in Krushevo, one of the highest towns in the Balkans, at about 4,400 feet, where Macedonians ski in the winter. Macedonia’s local cuisine adds spice to a bike tour of the mountain lakes 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Here are five exciting wines from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Turkey to begin your exploration of the Balkans and Asia Minor. Explore the Balkans and Asia Minor in these 5 bottles 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Its sources are ancient and international music: medieval, Middle Eastern, African, Balkan. Music Review: Dead Can Dance at Beacon Theater 2012-08-30T21:48:08Z Pine's 2011 Europa project brought together jazz, reggae, Gregorian chants, Balkan music and more. This week's new live music 2012-12-22T00:05:21Z Albanians and immigrants from other Balkan countries claim they fear ethnic cleansing.” ArtsBeat: The Fictions of Asylum Seekers ? in Fiction 2011-07-13T19:01:03Z The Balkan Night bill certainly captures that diversity. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z The descriptions of the Balkan War are detailed and heart wrenching. Val McDermid's new whodunit rattles with recent Balkans history 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Oh, and the Balkan band is a nice touch, too. Theater Review: Within ‘Twelfth Night,’ a Delirious One-Man Show 2014-02-16T21:19:31Z "The Tiger's Wife" is a story about a young doctor on a journey through war-torn Balkan countries inspired by stories her grandfather told her as a child. Tea Obreht wins Orange Prize for Fiction 2011-06-08T18:48:08Z Heavy-metal riffs crash into complex Balkan violin melodies; Gypsy singing floats above driving bass lines. Music: Kultur Shock Plays the Balkans 2011-04-07T15:30:15Z Stories about the Balkans before World War II, or the final days of W. C. Fields. Ellie Kemper: By the Book 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The slow movements include Balkan folk material that is often shared across players, so that two instruments — the clarinet and bassoon, for instance — briefly morph into a new organism with a wider wingspan. Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Spotlights Albéric Magnard 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z In the case of Kultur Shock, they're working with melodies that are 500 years old that are from the Balkans ... full of pathos and beauty and deep sadness, all at the same time. Seattle vocalist-musician Amy Denio juggles multiple musical beats 2010-04-02T21:48:00Z But Dr. Fink, whose previous book, “War Hospital,” was based on her reporting in the Balkans in the 1990s, more than delivers. Books of The Times: ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ by Sheri Fink 2013-09-03T21:27:44Z A favorite of communist-bloc holidaymakers in the 1970s, the hotel was virtually destroyed by shelling during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Croatia's Dalmatian Rescue 2011-10-19T06:25:00Z He also served on the White House National Security Council during Bill Clinton’s administration, first as a director for Russia and Eurasia and later as director for the Balkans. Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski as US ambassador to Poland 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z A glance at a map suggests why: Croatia won big in the cartography lottery, boomeranging around Bosnia and sweeping up most of the Balkan coastline. A Journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Where Sleeping Beauty Awakens 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Only one top-five e-book, “The Tiger’s Wife,” the story of a young doctor who confronts dark secrets in a Balkan country, could be called literary fiction. The way we read now: Top 5 e-books at Seattle-area libraries 2013-03-22T22:59:26Z Southeastern Europe, especially the Balkans and Turkey, might be the next region thrilling us with bargain wines that taste expensive. Bulgarian wines have a friend in Robert Hayk 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Where his film takes fire is in the flight to a remote Balkan town. The Big Picture ? review 2011-07-23T23:06:03Z He covered conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans for The Wall Street Journal for decades. Tony Horwitz, ‘Confederates in the Attic’ author, dies at 60 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z With her niece, Ariana, she established Balkan Bites, making and selling her family’s burek, the filled pastries that are widely enjoyed throughout the Balkans, in Turkey and parts of the Middle East. Frozen Burek, Ready to Heat 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Serbs see Princip as a freedom fighter, his gunshot bringing down the curtain on centuries of imperial occupation over the various peoples of the Balkans. Cyclists race through Sarajevo to mark WWI centenary, promote peace 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Keening choral music backed heavy-handed shots of stacked bodies in a story that involved Balkan war criminals. A Complete Look at a Complex Character 2010-09-05T00:14:00Z Sinani, 24, said that the idea for an all-female band was born at education and artistic workshops run for Roma, or Gypsies, by a private foundation, Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats. Serbian Roma girl band sings for women’s empowerment 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Since its inception in 2002, Dokufest has grown into the largest cultural event in Kosovo, and a draw for foreigners out to explore the Balkans. Dokufest - a documentary film festival putting Kosovo on cultural map 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss., in 1935 in the hilly upcountry region of the state that the writer Julia Reed has described as the Balkans of the South. What the Rise and Fall of Elvis Mean to America 40 Years After His Death 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But when Mr. Press at last meets Mr. Jevtic, he finds not a Balkan Isaiah Berlin, nor a soldier-philosopher like Orwell. Books of The Times: Eyal Press Considers Courage in ?Beautiful Souls? 2012-02-23T23:21:46Z Seen one way, their story seems to be that of a fairly ordinary, hot-and-cold relationship, intensified, perhaps, by Balkan politics and by the long periods they spend apart, brooding. Books of The Times: Power Struggles and Riddles, in Romance and Political Intrigue 2010-11-23T23:27:00Z She then released three superb albums and toured internationally, delighting audiences and critics with her uniquely Balkan blues. Ljiljana Buttler obituary 2010-05-12T17:43:00Z The art of reading coffee cups has been practiced for centuries across the Middle East and many Balkan countries. A Turkish coffee reader predicted my pregnancy (and Andy Cohen’s skin cancer) 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Other concerts include bluegrass, Balkan dance music and Irish jigs performed by a group of Israeli musicians. What's On This Week Around The World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Stage left was reserved for one of the leading exponents of Mexico's Banda brass band movement; facing them were Serbian celebrities from the Balkan gypsy brass scene. Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa v Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar – review 2013-04-15T17:13:11Z Black Bear Combo: On this mini World Music fest, this Balkan brass ensemble embraces the roots of its folk music, adding some slam. Sink your teeth into a better Taste 2011-06-23T11:42:00Z Like a lot of other correspondents based in Europe then, I spent considerable time in the disintegrating Balkan states. Mortar shells and dog tags: The objects Post journalists can’t leave behind 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The Amazons were likely Scythian nomads who travelled the territory north of the Black Sea—roughly between the Balkans, to the west, and the Caucasus, to the east. The Real Amazon Warriors 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Most nights you’ll find a band with foreign passports, whether Balkan, Latin American, African or Caribbean. 36 Hours in Montreal 2012-06-14T20:55:52Z Sections of novels not set exclusively during summer, too: I’m currently rereading Olivia Manning’s Second World War novels, the Balkan Trilogy, which have lovely, long descriptions of the Romanian summer. Mary Grimm on the Rituals and Stories of Summer 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z They were ancient, he said, maybe the oldest in the Balkans. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z The current nine-domed mosque dates from the 15th century and today is one of the oldest and biggest Ottoman religious buildings in the Balkans. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z As always, the festival will host a Balkan participatory dance featuring local Balkan and Bulgarian dance bands as well as workshops, panel discussions, lectures and children's activities. Northwest Folklife Festival to highlight Bulgarian culture 2011-02-14T22:53:04Z Unfit for military service, Runciman spent the war in the Balkans and the Middle East: in Sofia as press attaché to the British Legation, Jerusalem, Cairo and Istanbul. Shades of Byzantium 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z My thighs began getting bigger around the Balkans and are now fairly terrifying. Cycling the Middle East: the kindness of strangers and the desperation of refugee camps 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Empires have ebbed and flowed across the Balkans for centuries, and each passing tide has left its mark on the Montenegrin plate. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z According to a database created by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, 136 structures were built for more than $700 million — a sizable sum for one of Europe’s poorest countries. Beyond Kitsch in Skopje 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z BELGRADE, Serbia — Gays and soldiers usually don't mix in the conservative Balkans. Gay-themed movie overcomes Balkan divide 2012-03-22T11:46:05Z She has herself told me that she lives exactly like the deposed ruler of some insignificant Balkan nation, whom the new regime has decided not to bother shooting. Home alone: A New Year unlike any other, tinged with grief and loneliness — and hope 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Yugoslavia’s divergence from the Iron Curtain’s architectural culture was remarked on by Harrison Salisbury, a former Moscow bureau chief for the Times who was on a temporary stint in the Balkans, in 1957. The Unrepeatable Architectural Moment of Yugoslavia’s “Concrete Utopia” 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z After her stunning, original 2011 debut, “The Tiger’s Wife,” I expected Obreht’s sophomore effort to return to her native Balkan region. The 10 books to read in August 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Now, when Liam Neeson unloads his pistol into the face of another Balkan sex trafficker, we watch on with glee rather than guilt. The Equalizer: why have Hollywood vigilantes gone soft? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z With every major belligerent by 1916 in extremis, it was not just in eastern Europe and the Balkans that nationalist movements surfaced to exploit the distraction of the colonial power. A most terrible year 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Balkan countries tend to vote for one another, as do Scandinavian ones. Eurovision Splashes Into 2014 Finals, to Rapt Audiences 2014-05-09T16:56:59Z The Conquest of Happiness is Pašović's directorial debut in the UK and Ireland, and involves 50 artists from Northern Ireland and the Balkans. Bosnian director Haris Pašović sees parallels between Derry and Mostar 2013-07-01T14:59:07Z Most of the 1,300 inhabitants are involved in growing red peppers, which are air-dried before being ground into paprika, a vital spice in Balkan cuisine. Hot and sweet and red all over, Serbian village hangs peppers out to dry 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z In the future, Kaplanoglu hopes Balkan governments will create and support a regional fund in Sarajevo to support the first films of young film-makers. Sarajevo becomes biggest regional film market 2010-07-30T18:27:00Z "Henry VI," a three-part history of war and national identity, is being reinvented as a "Balkan trilogy" by the national theaters of Serbia, Albania and Macedonia. The Bard goes global with 37 plays in 37 languages 2011-09-26T23:02:08Z But Russia, Austria-Hungary and France played significant roles; and the Balkan countries were a powder keg waiting to be ignited. First world war: next year, let's remember a world, rather than a British, conflict 2013-07-23T04:00:00Z A lot of Balkan dancing happens in circles, dancers holding hands and moving in concentric circles that almost spin into spirals. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z She is in fact a wonderful talker, full of wit and a kind of Balkan humor. Sitting With Marina 2010-05-23T21:05:00Z In the mid-1970s, he switched to clarinet and began exploring the folk music of the Middle East and the Balkans. ArtsBeat: Andy Statman, a Brooklyn Virtuoso, Receives Heritage Award 2012-06-19T19:39:57Z Zannis does not enter “Spies of the Balkans” as a freedom fighter. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z “My breakdown is basically 60 percent Balkan, which is Mediterranean or Greek, 25 percent Native American Indian, 11 percent Middle Eastern and 4 percent Eastern African,” he said. Are Genetic Testing Sites the New Social Networks? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s not surprising that Ms. Stroman’s best work involves the dance routines, not just a teasing cancan at Maxim’s but the hardy hoofing in a Balkan folk dance at Hanna’s party. Susan Stroman’s ‘The Merry Widow’ at the Met 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z This year’s event features about 50 acts on multiple stages, with Balkan and Middle Eastern food and art vendors to complement the performances. Spare Times for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Toro Latin gastro bar provided a welcome break from the heavy cuisine of the Balkans, but don’t be surprised when it’s a few doors down from a vacant shell with graffiti-covered plywood. Belgrade: Not only dirt cheap, but a chic party spot 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Or perhaps “Spies of the Balkans” simply has different priorities. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z Her band included the snappy rhythms of a tupan, a large drum used in the Balkans and Turkey; her lyrics promise cosmic unity, insisting, “Everything that we are was made in a supernova.” At Globalfest, Rowdy Sounds From Around the World 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The venue for this session of hip-hop scratching, Gypsy clashing and downright banging Balkan beats is The Tunnels, a long-mooted and very, very handsome new venue next to Temple Meads station. Clubs picks of the week 2010-04-23T23:13:00Z It is sometime around the present day, perhaps in Iraq, perhaps in the Balkans, perhaps somewhere else. Music Review: Bernard Uzan, Director, Adds Context to Seattle?s ?Attila? 2012-01-26T22:27:32Z “The Tiger’s Wife,” set in the Balkans, was a page-turner that accrued gravitas because of the author’s understanding of that region’s culture and history. Téa Obreht Follows Up an Acclaimed Debut With a Visit to the Old West 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Halili and Hyseni will perform at Balkan Night, then appear at the Triple Door for a full set on March 17. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z Despite offering equally exotic Balkan mobsters and Tahitian dancers, Hedden never gets "Bride" to full boil. 'You May Not Kiss the Bride': Comedy lacks old Hollywood magic 2012-09-20T20:48:14Z She added that she wrote the film in part to express her own frustrations at the global response to the Balkan crisis. ArtsBeat: Jolie Film About Bosnian War Continues to Stoke Controversy 2010-12-02T17:00:00Z Individually, the voices belonged to wildly disparate worlds including heavy metal, punk, and the glassy plangency of Balkan folk singing. At GlobalFest, a World of Music, Costumes and Messages 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z “Partisan,” in title at least, carries a whiff of the wild history of the Balkans. Review: ‘Partisan,’ Training Assassins Without a Cause 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z However acrobatic this dalliance may be, it’s also over very early in “Spies of the Balkans.” Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z Big fat wedding songs are here, along with serpentine clarinets and Balkan brass, alongside less expected influences such as Bollywood choruses and jazzy instrumentals. Various: Stand Up People – review 2013-05-25T23:05:43Z Many Slovenes don’t even think of their country as part of the Balkans, she told me. Slovenian Rhapsody 2011-08-05T18:30:00Z A similar situation exists in some other countries in the Balkans and southeastern Europe. Depopulation turns Serbian villages into ghost towns 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The Ottoman Turks ruled the Balkans for 500 years and left the most indelible impressions on the country’s cuisine. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z But for many people in the Balkans, and particularly in Bosnia, being enfolded one day into the European Union, a comity of nations whose charter commits its members to peace, is a paramount ambition. The Vienna Philharmonic Recalls World War I in Sarajevo 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z I quizzed celebrated Balkan authors on whether Serbians eat turkey at Christmas. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z "This will symbolize the unification of the city and the end of a century of wars in the Balkans and Europe," he said. Cyclists race through Sarajevo to mark WWI centenary, promote peace 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z “At the Balkan dance last night there were 500 people.” From Seeger salute to Indian operatic ballet, Folklife proves a triumph 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Festival Recast by Politics at Home Ordinarily, a change of government in a Balkan capital would be little cause for concern at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Shake-Up in Romania Changes a Film Festival in New York 2012-11-27T23:22:22Z The Sarajevo Film Festival has grown into the largest event of its kind in the Balkans and draws around 100,000 fans to the Bosnian capital every year. Sarajevo's film festival marks 20th birthday with record line-up 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z There’s no question: The trendy destination of 2018 was the Balkans. Longer hauls, nicer planes and other ways travel changed in 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Only with closer investigation does another region, the Balkans, lay a deeper claim here. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-16T19:58:50Z Ivanov is at once the steadiest and the most mutable performer in Romanian cinema, a kind of Balkan J.K. ‘The Whistlers’ Review: From Bucharest With Ambivalence 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter what the play says. Milosevic is a criminal, a tyrant, who destroyed the whole Balkans region, not only Albanians, and he will stay like this and no one will change that.” Milosevic the musical - play set to divide Balkans anew 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z There are backing vocals that sound like a Balkan choir. New band of the day ? No 976: Dark Dark Dark 2011-03-01T16:24:00Z FRI Balkan line dancing, no partner necessary, 8:30 p.m. Community calendar 2012-03-21T21:24:04Z The second volume, “Between the Woods and the Water,” takes him through Hungary to the Balkans. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z Boom Pam are actually from Israel but they play a mix of Balkan and Mediterranean music. Basement Jaxx's favourite tracks 2012-12-15T00:05:30Z Within every Balkan country there are so many subdivisions of music. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z A highlight of the Bulgarian focus is an exhibit of photographs, "Voices & Images from Bulgaria: 1966-1979," taken by Martin Koenig, founder of the Balkan Arts Center in New York. Northwest Folklife Festival to highlight Bulgarian culture 2011-02-14T22:53:04Z The Tiger's Wife, set in a Balkan country ravaged by conflict, follows a young doctor as she tries to unravel the mysterious death of her grandfather in a remote village. Obreht youngest winner of UK's Orange fiction prize 2011-06-08T18:17:33Z Some friends rang up to say they were going to a Balkan music festival. Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z Statovci considers the horrors of the Balkan conflicts as he recounts the lovers’ diverging paths in a story of loss and thwarted opportunities. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Its Gypsy punk rock combines the aggression of heavy metal with the defiance of punk music and the yearning of Balkan folk music. Music: Kultur Shock Plays the Balkans 2011-04-07T15:30:15Z “The mountains of Montenegro are really an undiscovered part of the Balkans for most Americans,” said Diana Poindexter, a Balkans specialist at Wilderness Travel, which offers a nature-focused trip to Montenegro. Returning to Montenegro 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The headliner, Balkan Beat Box, lives up to its name by incorporating styles from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. Weekend Miser: Dance Parties on the Hudson and in Prospect Park 2012-06-14T19:09:44Z In the 1990s, chaos in the Balkans was news around the world. Croatian play has female soul 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z An unnamed writer invites friends to a houseboat docked in the Balkans, where he regales them with stories of his travels across Europe. Paperback Row 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z After he joined a Balkan folk-dance group as a teenager, he sang Croatian and Serbian music. Mark Morris, taking a lyrical turn 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Across the Balkans, 15,000 boys have taken part in the programme. Teaching young men to break the cycle of sexual violence 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z “There was no physical destruction, but this place used to get the riches of all the Middle East and the Balkans, and then it all vanished, and it was reduced to poverty.” Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul 2014-01-31T18:45:16Z The music ranges from Middle Eastern-inflected pop to Iraqi rap to tunes from the Balkans and Spain. Refugees in Calais ‘Jungle’ Record an Album 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z It’s a fat finger of land, trapped between Balkan Europe and the edge of Asia Minor. Why Do We Remember Gallipoli? 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Handke, who is from Austria and whose mother was Slovenian, has espoused nationalistic views, and has publicly expressed doubt about the massacres of Muslims during the Balkans War. Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke Awarded Nobel Prizes in Literature 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Sales are harder to track in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, where piracy is rampant. Eurovision Splashes Into 2014 Finals, to Rapt Audiences 2014-05-09T16:56:59Z Whatever, the complexities of Balkan copyright enforcement, and the lure of working on his prestigious projects, deter most jobbing musicians from rocking the boat too vigorously. Goran Bregovic: 'I want to remind people what Gypsy culture's given' 2013-03-08T08:00:04Z There is continuing interest in this approach to collective memory, she added, across the Balkan regions, as well as in other Eastern European countries. 2010-01-14T18:45:00Z It’s been almost seven years since Montenegro peacefully parted ways with Serbia, long enough that Russian oligarchs and former Yugoslavs aren’t the only ones in on this booming Balkan jewel. The 46 Places to Go in 2013 2013-01-11T16:15:59Z Everyone in the land – and everyone in Europe – knows precisely what the UK is doing every time it goes up against the Balkans or the Warsaw Pact gang. In its bid to win the Eurovision war, the BBC is going nuclear with Bonnie Tyler 2013-03-07T17:42:09Z But this process requires many delicate steps, and “Spies of the Balkans” pieces them together with Mr. Furst’s usual acuity for trans-European scheming. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z Renata Pranjkovic, known across Bosnia as the "Bullfight Queen", is one of the few women but best-known personalities in the world of the Balkan bullfight. Bosnia's 'Bullfight Queen' brings a woman's touch to centuries-old spectacle 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z The Accident is set in contemporary Albania and central Europe, but the departed Hoxha's shadow still lingers, as does the fog of war that clouded the whole Balkan peninsula during the 1990s and early 2000s. The Accident by Ismail Kadare 2010-08-29T10:45:00Z The chance to see contemporary Balkan art on such a scale is increasingly rare in the city. 2010-01-14T18:45:00Z And there are also emotionally and intellectually precocious 14-year-olds who will appreciate the game’s sharp skewering of contemporary American vacuity as seen through the eyes of a Balkan immigrant named Niko Bellic. Critic?s Notebook: The Court Has Ruled; Now Games Have a Duty 2011-06-28T22:04:38Z In a recent online discussion, one reader shared how her family was ordering takeout alphabetically by country — Afghan, Balkan, Colombian, Dominican, etc. — as much to expand their horizons as to support local restaurants. Review | How to freshen up your takeout game and keep restaurant food hot in the cold 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z More than 30 bands from multiple Balkan communities in our region and across the U.S. will participate, playing everything from guerrilla brass blasts to bagpipes to frenetic rhythms and inspired singing. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z FRI Balkan live music dance party for all ages, 8-11 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-02-14T00:00:27Z Balkan line dancing, partners not required, 8:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-12-01T00:37:04Z Since the invasion, Ukrainians have used music to bring attention to suffering, following in a tradition of impromptu performances by ordinary citizens in war zones, in the Balkans, Syria and elsewhere. A Finnish Official Plays the Cello to Support Ukraine, Irking Russia 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z TV talent show stars in Norway, they're rooted in Balkan folk, bluegrass, country, Weimar cabaret and rock'n'roll. Katzenjammer – review 2012-05-24T16:48:22Z It follows the romantic but problematic relationship between Shun Li, a young Chinese immigrant, and Bepi, an older fisherman nicknamed the poet, who arrived in Chioggia from the Balkans. Film: China and Italy Meet in a Seaside Bar 2011-01-19T16:58:51Z Next were demands for territorial revision, between France and Germany, in central and eastern Europe and all over the Balkans. A grim half-century 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Guca Trumpet Festival, Serbia Every August, this festival overtakes the Serbian village of Guca with sounds of Balkan brass bands, and this year’s edition, Aug. 5 to 11, will be no different. In Transit Blog: Calendar: Coming Events in Jamaica; Jerusalem; Serbia 2013-07-19T17:00:55Z The First Balkan War — in which the Balkan League fought Turkey — leads to the London Peace Conference of 1912-13. ‘Downton Abbey’ and History: A Look Back 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z One of many Balkan “konobas,” or restaurants, but a few cuts above the rest in both food and service. Details: Dubrovnik, Croatia This zany Seattle Balkan brass-and-drum band makes mayhem mixing tradition and innovation, making stops along the way in klezmerville, Bollywood and the circus. 16 top entertainment picks to kick off 2012 2011-12-28T21:43:08Z FRI Dance to Balkan bands for ages 21 and older, 9 p.m. Community calendar 2011-12-08T00:22:09Z Well worth a visit to see her arresting portraits of teenagers and schoolchildren taken over the last 10 years mainly in rural areas of the Balkans, Turkey and Caucasia. In the mood for love: Ed van der Elsken's Love on the Left Bank 2011-02-10T13:29:04Z For a traditional Balkan specialty, try the pleskavica, a patty of ground beef stuffed with cheese. 36 Hours in Belgrade 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The victims, it turns out, were Albanians and longtime lovers: Besfort Y., an analyst working for the Council of Europe on Balkan affairs, and Rovena St., an intern at the Archaeological Institute of Vienna. Books of The Times: Power Struggles and Riddles, in Romance and Political Intrigue 2010-11-23T23:27:00Z Hovering over Ms Turajlic’s film are the Balkan wars of the 1990s. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Q. & A.: Mila Turajlic on 'Cinema Komunisto' 2011-04-21T18:50:26Z In Seattle, a Google user group lists frequent showcases for Balkan music. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z You hear Balkan folk, American funk, West African high life, South African free jazz. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Although they are dressed as if just emerged from a remote gorge in the Balkans, and apparently have never before been on an airplane, they display a remarkable ease with English. | 'The Language Archive': A Linguist at a Loss for Words Regarding Love 2010-10-17T22:14:00Z Acting on one of his hunches, Adamsberg speeds to the Balkans and discovers an ancient evil. Crime fiction: a new Ian Rankin hero and nightmares from Joyce Carol Oates 2011-11-09T22:55:06Z Before the Wall fell, this hard-luck but endearing city at the foot of the central Balkans was regarded as the Communist capital of humor. | Abroad: Take My Bulgarian Joke Book. Please. 2010-10-27T17:57:00Z The area is easy to reach for those staying in Skopje, 70 miles to the north, or for travelers driving between the other Balkan countries and Greece. Explorer: In Macedonia, the Lure of the Grape 2010-09-22T15:52:00Z There’s some heft to the flashbacks about horrific war in the Balkans, since this is part of Radar’s family history on his father’s side. Review: In Reif Larsen’s ‘I Am Radar,’ an Odyssey of Exploding Particles 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z We discussed the Afghan, Iraq and Balkan conflicts. Jeremy Deller's Venice all-stars 2013-05-30T05:30:01Z “The first ‘Snabba Cash’ films portrayed gangsters from the Balkans who are trained to shoot,” he said. ‘Snabba Cash’ Depicts a Sweden Flowing with Money and Blood 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The annual celebration of the cultures of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Romania and their neighbors returns for a third year, with traditional Balkan Mardi Gras, food and dancing. The Week Ahead: Rosanne Cash, Mozart and ‘Trees’ 2014-02-19T22:52:15Z Dragojevic said the success of his movie shows that common bonds of culture and history exist in the Balkans. Gay-themed movie overcomes Balkan divide 2012-03-22T11:46:05Z The medal is a Legion of Honor for something gory in the Balkans that Reacher does not remotely regret. Review: It’s 1996, and Jack Reacher Is Playing Nice With Others 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z This was the hope of Edo and Loryn Nalic when, in 2019, they opened Balkan Treat Box, a restaurant in Webster Groves, Mo., specializing in the foods of the Balkan Peninsula. America’s Next Great Restaurants Are in the Suburbs. But Can They Thrive There? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Other works include “KYDZNY,” for 39 dancers set to Balkan music, and “Hello Fancy,” the first piece Feld created for the students at his Ballet Tech school. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The 1938 film is full of broad humor about the inferiority of everything not British, especially in a long opening scene of British travelers stranded in a hotel in a fictional Balkan enclave. Television Review: ‘The Lady Vanishes’ on PBS 2013-08-15T21:28:57Z She is, we’re told, the author of the standard textbook on the region, “Balkan Geopolitics: An Archaeological Approach.” ‘Skeleton Road’; Crisscrossing plots, with a turn for the philosophical 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z The fictional tale of a romance between a Bosnian Serb man and a Bosnian Muslim woman, set during the Balkan war in the 1990s, won the Producer's Guild of America's Stanley Kramer Award. Angelina Jolie speaks out against rape in war 2013-07-29T12:48:23Z Téa Obreht’s stunning debut novel, “The Tiger’s Wife,” is a hugely ambitious, audaciously written work that provides an indelible picture of life in an unnamed Balkan country still reeling from the fallout of civil war. Books of The Times: Family Fables Mix With a Riven Land?s Loss 2011-03-10T13:26:53Z But he remained well-liked throughout the ethnically divided Balkans region after the wars, filling up concert halls in all the countries that emerged from the six former Yugoslav republics. Serbian pop singer popular in Balkans dies of coronavirus 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z London, with more than 100 albums on his résumé, has worked with everyone from David Byrne to LL Cool J. Bassist Paul Morrissett brings a deep knowledge of Balkan music to the band. Celebrate Hanukkah with the Klezmatics 2011-12-22T04:42:25Z The polyphonic storytelling enriches this amply populated novel, whose ambitions extend well beyond the Balkans. When the Town’s Future Is an Obsolete Factory 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Music follows with Slavic Soul Party, a band devoted to all things Gypsy and Balkan, and a talent show by students at Community Roots. Spare Times for Children for June 7-13 2013-06-06T22:33:23Z Because Besfort may have been involved in the bombing of Yugoslavia during the Balkan War, the Serbian government begins to investigate, and pretty soon the Albanian secret service does too. Books of The Times: Power Struggles and Riddles, in Romance and Political Intrigue 2010-11-23T23:27:00Z Her U.K. editor balked at putting that word in the title, so the book was published there, twenty-four years ago, as “Have a Nice Day: From the Balkan War to the American Dream.” Dubravka Ugresic Returns to America 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Most of the 1,300 inhabitants are involved in growing red peppers, which are air-dried before being ground into paprika, a vital spice in Balkan cuisine. Hot and sweet and red all over, Serbian village hangs peppers out to dry 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z In the process he incorporates enough historical background to establish how unstable Greece in general, and Salonika in particular, have been, and how age-old Balkan enmities still cast long shadows. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z Stivicic said she hoped the prize might lead to a New York production of 3 Winters, saying it dealt with many "relatable" themes despite being set in the Balkans. Croatia drama wins Blackburn Prize 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z These stories were written as Vollmann traveled the world, and the locales and customs he encountered figure as settings: the Balkans, Italy, Mexico, South America, Japan. Voyage-tales collection blends atypical narrative, history FRI Balkan line dancing, partners not required, 8:30 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2011-12-15T20:59:07Z Gabrovo is the Central Balkan version of the borscht belt, a hardscrabble, endearing city with a proud, headstrong populace and an impish streak. Christo’s Billowy Visions, Fleeting but Unforgettable 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Bands from Poland, Israel and Belgium will perform, as will bands from Switzerland and Sweden playing Balkan music. In Transit: Music Festival Takes to Prague's Islands 2011-06-19T10:00:17Z “But if you disappointed or were deemed off, that’s when you got a, ‘Well, dearie,’” Ms. Balkan said. Remembering Grace Mirabella and Her Inventive Magazine 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z He constantly assured his opposite number in Vienna that whatever Austria-Hungary decided to do to tame Serbia and pacify the Balkans would have Germany’s unstinting support no matter the risk of provoking Russia, Serbia’s ally. A toxic monarch 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Her interviews are revealing: as industry survivors kick around the rusting, dusty infrastructure, what emerges is a region-specific form of nostalgia for a time when the Balkan states played on the very same soundstage. Cinema Komunisto – review 2012-11-22T21:36:01Z My song Jungle Drum turned into a Balkan gypsy extravaganza. Glastonbury: 11 acts to watch 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Khan, who has a PhD in international human rights law and specializes in the history of war crimes in the Balkans, avoids the sensationalist and gratuitous traps into which a lesser writer could fall. Ausma Zehanat Khan’s crime novel ‘The Unquiet Dead’ delves into sensitive terrain 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z He has built a career on the use of Gypsy culture, and his success has contributed greatly to the new appetite for Balkan Gypsy music around the world. Goran Bregovic: 'I want to remind people what Gypsy culture's given' 2013-03-08T08:00:04Z She claims Albanian myths happened to her family; she observes Balkan customs that don't exist; and she greatly exaggerates her report of her parents' deaths. 'My New American Life': Francine Prose's satirical novel of immigration 2011-05-11T21:04:03Z Nothing about Italy's imperial extension into Libya; a few sentences only on the second Balkan war. 1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies – review 2013-07-19T09:00:01Z But there is a chaos to the production that has nothing to do with the disorder of the little world it depicts, inside Clytemnestra’s Balkan Express Motel, where she and Agamemnon raised their children. ‘Balkan Bordello’ Review: A Tragic Tale Reborn for a Time of War 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Besides sunbathing and drinking, the event offers music, films, dancing and an emphatically international range of food, from Brazilian churrasco to bagels, Balkan dishes and candy floss. Beached in Brussels: deckchairs line urban canal 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The Duk members began the show by playing from the balcony, using horns, accordion and percussion to produce a sort of Balkan-New Orleans jazz. Tobias Jesso Jr.’s album serves more as inspiration to show at 9:30 Club 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z It was a comment on the Balkan wars of the 1990s, Ms. Abramovic said, and how, once blood is spilled, you can’t wash it off your hands. Marina Abramovic Just Wants Conspiracy Theorists to Let Her Be 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The American Red Cross commissioned Hine to chronicle the aftermath of World War I on European and Balkan populations; his devastating visuals enabled the Red Cross to obtain much-sought-after financial aid. In Transit Blog: Lewis Hine Spotlighted in Paris Photo Show 2011-09-13T10:00:41Z While tourists are flooding European cities like Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik, the Serbian capital is quietly molding itself into a very fun and accommodating Balkan metropolis. 36 Hours in Belgrade 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z IN THE 1990s, when the Balkans were at war, Noel Malcolm was best known as a journalist and polemicist, though he was already a promising academic. Coasts and coalitions 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Another was Zoran Todorovic's Assimilation 7, in which the human fat from liposuction is made into a Balkan delicacy for the delectation of the audience. National Review of Live Art | Theatre 2010-03-22T21:30:00Z Wounds stemming from the Balkans war remain a source of division years after the fighting ended. Gay-themed movie overcomes Balkan divide 2012-03-22T11:46:05Z Along with Turkish and Balkan immigrants, Jews primarily from Eastern Europe started settling into the area about 15 years ago. Surfacing: Savoring the Revival of Vienna?s Second District 2010-06-02T17:36:00Z Serbs see the 19-year-old assassin, a Bosnian Serb, as a heroic fighter for the freedom of all southern Slavs from centuries of imperial occupation over the Balkans. Serbs unveil statue to 'hero' who set Europe marching to war 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Early in 2015, rootless after a breakup, Arlan traveled briefly to Greece, then drifted to a Serbian monastery in the Balkans. Destinations Await in the Summer’s Best Travel Books 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z One ongoing project involves gathering home-distilled brandies in the Balkans and serving them in an open bar. Now Unreeling, an Istanbul Artist’s Tumultuous Decade 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter what the play says. Milosevic is a criminal, a tyrant, who destroyed the whole Balkans region, not only Albanians, and he will stay like this and no one will change that.” Milosevic the musical - play set to divide Balkans anew 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Russia hankered after liberating the Slavs of the Balkans and seizing control of the Bosporus from the ailing Ottoman empire, thus boosting its naval power. Blindly over the brink 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z When the Balkans erupted in tribal violence, Forna did think, "this will finally put to rest the presumption that these things don't happen in Europe, although they use different words for it, like 'ethnic cleansing.'" Aminatta Forna: a life in writing 2013-05-03T17:00:02Z "My aunt was deployed to the Balkans, into Iraq, my grandfather was a World War II vet," Duhamel said. Josh Duhamel celebrates Memorial Day by helping veterans 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Early on he was deep in his Balkan folk phase, which still defines Beirut’s instrumentation, if not always the expression of its style. Music Review: Beirut at Terminal 5 - Review 2011-09-22T22:12:05Z There is a saying in the Balkans, where I was born and raised, that loosely translates to: “There is nothing worse than finally seeing the light, only to be plunged again into darkness.” Need a quick stress-reliever? Try one of these surprising science-based strategies. 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z And the war in the Balkans in the early 1990s appears as a frequent theme in breakup stories from that region. 2010-02-14T23:18:00Z The museum would also work outside Russia by hosting events in Asia, the Middle East and the Balkans, Piotrovsky said, but did not explain what those would involve. A Blockbuster Exhibition, Ripped in Two by Russia’s War 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He has visited the Balkan country on several occasions, including a film festival organized by director Emir Kusturica. Serbia: Mine protesters block roads near Statehood Day event 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The European show is inspired by the infamous Balkan jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. Here's a First Look at Jewel Thief Drama 'The Last Panthers' 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z And in contrast to those particularly Spanish works, the third piece, “Aksak,” a world premiere by the Albanian choreographer Gentian Doda, celebrates Balkan traditions. Celebrating 20 Years of Spanish Dance 2010-06-22T10:00:00Z In this novel set in the postwar Balkans after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, there is no Sarajevo, Pristina or Belgrade - coordinates that might be familiar to the average American reader. Obreht makes powerful debut with `Tiger's Wife' 2011-03-11T21:50:11Z Homophobia and discrimination, often fueled by religious leaders and right-wing political parties, is widespread in the Balkans. Bosnians march in first Gay Pride under tight police protection 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Last year’s one-day festival packed 800 people into the Russian Community Center, a reflection of growing excitement about Balkan music in the Pacific Northwest. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z The supernatural story, set during the Balkan wars that began in 1912, follows a group of people quarantined on a Greek island after a death apparently caused by a plague. What’s on TV This Week: ‘In Treatment’ and ‘Inside the Met’ 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The series begins with a performance by Balkan Beat Box, an Israeli trio that performs a fusion of hip-hop, Jamaican dub and Mediterranean sounds, and a set by DJ Joro Boro. ArtsBeat: Brooklyn Dance Parties Coming to Waterfront Park 2014-04-11T19:17:01Z A knees-up track we discovered when we released the Gypsy Beats And Balkan Bangers compilation. Basement Jaxx's favourite tracks 2012-12-15T00:05:30Z Fewer than 20 newspapers ran the strip at the end - which, by the way, leaves Annie's fate hanging as she remains in the clutches of a war criminal, the Butcher of the Balkans. Annie comic ends, but the redhead's fate uncertain 2010-06-12T16:17:00Z “The Beauty and the Sorrow” expertly pans across other theaters of war: the Alps, the Balkans, the Eastern Front, Mesopotamia, East Africa. Books of The Times: ?The Beauty and the Sorrow,? by Peter Englund - Review 2011-11-10T22:18:39Z There’s also a community of people not necessarily from the Balkans but who are engaged with the music. Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z The joy of Balkan Night is getting pulled into a tradition really quickly, without any experience.” Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z Along the way its songs deploy horns and strings, electric guitar and African and Balkan instruments alongside Ms. Newsom’s own harp and piano. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z Moisturizing ingredients include brown algae, macadamia extract and something called “sea whip,” as well as Balkan Botanical Infusion, an antioxidant-laden serum developed by the company. Skin Deep: Beauty Spots 2011-02-02T22:13:38Z While unique traditions in this mode have taken root throughout England, the Balkans, New Orleans and the Caribbean, the western classical repertoire remains small. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Black, with his busy amalgam of Balkan and Middle Eastern rhythms, was working in a mode both familiar and dated. Music Review | Pachora: Cross-Cultural Jazz at Rose Live Music 2010-03-18T21:52:00Z It’s a darkish den that attracts eclectic musical acts from house and electronic music to reggae and Balkan brass. 36 Hours in Oxford, England 2012-05-31T14:10:43Z Scored for string instruments alone, sometimes played percussively, the 20-minute symphony shows heavy Turkish and Balkan influences, with bent tones, pungent harmonies and syncopated rhythms. Review: Fazil Say, Soloist, Composer and Even Conductor With Orpheus 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z In “Butterflies of the Balkans,” a group of aging women travel through Europe collecting elusive butterfly species, their final trip before they retire to their children’s homes to be cared for in old age. Stories Spanning Countries and Generations, by Jo Lloyd, Yoon Choi and Hilma Wolitzer 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z In Val McDermid’s latest, those shadows are still darker, emanating from a particularly brutal chapter in recent European history: the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. ‘Skeleton Road’; Crisscrossing plots, with a turn for the philosophical 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z It's on the highly entertaining new compilation Balkan Fever London. F&M playlist 2010-07-22T22:00:00Z The airy tranquillity of the building, which opened in 2013, evokes a kind of Balkan Grand Budapest Hotel with its hard-won inoculation from the swirl of politics outside. The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In 1993, he went to Croatia to write about the war that was then engulfing the Balkans. 'All my life suddenly made sense': how it feels to be diagnosed with autism late in life 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “Didn’t Care” revels in an unexpected romance with a euphoric blend of Afro-pop guitars, Balkan choral harmonies and bubbly synthesizers. Sylvan Esso’s New Album of Electro-pop Challenges All Expectations 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z It felt like flying into a Balkan Montana. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z When the war ended, he was transferred to the Intelligence Corps and stationed in Cairo, monitoring Soviet activity in the Balkans. Alistair Horne, War Historian and Onetime British Spy, Dies at 91 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The EU says the event is a test of the Balkan country's commitment to the fundamental freedoms espoused by the 28-member bloc. Serbia to allow first gay Pride march since 2010 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “Balkan Night is a transformative experience for people used to standing around at concerts with their hands in their pockets.” Balkan Night Northwest: Big, brassy fun 2013-03-07T22:01:00Z “Spies of the Balkans” is about the time in between, when people like Zannis were forced to get their bearings in an increasingly hostile world and to become rescuers to those fleeing more perilous places. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z Even war, sometimes in the form of ethnic cleansing, erupted in the Balkans in the 1990s. Europe’s Glorious Years of Peace and Prosperity 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Serbs see Princip as a freedom fighter not just for Orthodox Serbs but for Bosnia's Muslim Bosniaks and Catholic Croats too, his shot bringing down the curtain on centuries of imperial occupation over the Balkans. Sarajevo marks war centennial with message of unity to divided country 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z The primer for Balkan fare is the “traditional” platter for $19. Ambar review: Food and service worth shouting about. And you’ll have to. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z They thanked her for giving those who lived the Balkan war a chance to express themselves. Angelina Jolie receives humanitarian award from Academy 2013-11-17T09:49:44Z The band he fronts, Beirut, features neither dance beats nor electric guitars, and sells neither sex nor rebellion; its main influences are French chanson and Balkan and Mexican folk music. Indie-rock's latest heartthrob? The ukulele player. (He's surprised, too) 2011-09-03T15:03:00Z Professor Florescu, who died on May 18 at 88, was the scion of a distinguished Romanian family and a noted scholar of Balkan affairs. Radu Florescu, Scholar Who Linked Dracula and Vlad the Impaler, Dies at 88 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The Treasure” is like the work of Samuel Beckett’s long-lost Balkan cousin — bleak, stoic and suffused with a flinty, exasperated empathy for its ridiculous characters. Review: In ‘The Treasure,’ Digging for Something of Value in Romania 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Wine&More, a website devoted mainly to the wines of the Balkan countries, was started to put “Croatian wines on the map,” according to Dario Drmac, a wine lover and marketing expert from Croatia. Where to Start With Balkan Wines 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Asked if he sees a threat of Russia steering a new conflict in the Western Balkans to divert the attention from its war in Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleged to reporters, Michel said: Enlargement will protect Western Balkans from malign influences -EU's Michel 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The qualifying match between Bulgaria and Hungary for next year’s European soccer championship fell victim to a bitter dispute between the management of the Bulgarian Football Union and soccer fans from across the Balkan country. Violent protests break out ahead of Bulgaria-Hungary soccer qualifier 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The Treasury also imposed sanctions on 20 entities, including 11 based in Russia, in line with executive orders related to the Western Balkans and Russia, according to a Treasury website. US issues sanctions to limit Russian influence in Balkans 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z An inquest at Manchester Coroner's Court heard Ms Mooney had an extensive career in international aid, having worked previously in Kurdistan and the Balkans. Manchester aid worker shot dead in gun battle with 'bandits' 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Italy recently reached a deal with Albania for the Balkan country to temporarily house and process some of the thousands of migrants who reach Italian shores. Britain’s highest court rules Wednesday on the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The irony is that the Security Council has called for ceasefires in wars from the Balkans to Syria “with little or no impact,” Gowan said. The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "The Western Balkans are the best example of how slow, tricky and inefficient the process can be," said Tina Akhvlediani of the Centre for European Policy Studies. Ukraine gets European Commission backing for talks on Ukraine membership 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But those in the Balkans – Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo – have become discouraged by the bloc’s failure to live up to its lofty membership promises. Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Serbia lies at the heart of the so-called Balkan land route of migration toward Western Europe, which leads from Turkey to Greece and Bulgaria, and then on to North Macedonia, Serbia or Bosnia. Serbian police arrest 7 people smugglers and find over 700 migrants in raids after a deadly shooting 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Lethal exchanges of gunfire between smugglers and fatal car crashes have made the migrant route through the Western Balkans into the EU even more treacherous in recent months. Migrants to Europe dying in gun battles and car crashes 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z A recently formed centrist “Europe Now” coalition that advocates the small Balkan country joining the European Union won early parliamentary elections in June, but without enough support to form a government on its own. Montenegro, an EU hopeful, to vote on a new government backed by anti-Western and pro-Russian groups 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The renewed Russian threat has revived interest in bringing in Western Balkan and Eastern European countries. Ukraine gets European Commission backing for talks on Ukraine membership 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Last month, a senior EU official said that some Balkans countries “continue to see themselves as the center of our attention, and refuse to accept or admit that actually it’s Ukraine.” Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Crossings along the Balkan land route usually intensify in the fall as bad weather prevents migrants from taking the perilous journey over the Mediterranean Sea. Serbian police arrest 7 people smugglers and find over 700 migrants in raids after a deadly shooting 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The Serbia-Hungary border area lies on the so-called Balkan land route of migration toward Western Europe, which leads from Turkey to Greece and Bulgaria, and then on to North Macedonia, Serbia or Bosnia. Hundreds of Serbian police deploy in border zone with Hungary after deadly shooting among migrants 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z It evolved and took new form in the 1990s by a series of sobering events: ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the rise of skinhead xenophobia toward immigrants in Britain, Germany and Scandinavia. Israel-Hamas war: ‘No greater security asset than peace’ 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The Serbia-Hungary border area lies on the so-called Balkan land route of migration toward Western Europe, which leads from Turkey to Greece and Bulgaria, and then on to North Macedonia, Serbia, or Bosnia. A shooting between migrants near the Serbia-Hungary border leaves 3 dead and 1 wounded, report says 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z He said the consensus among many EU officials working with Ukraine is that Kyiv “is demonstrating everything that we are missing in the Balkans: energy, commitment, enthusiasm.” Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Diplomats said countries plagued by natural disasters last summer were seeking help on that, while Austria led calls to spend more in Western Balkans. 'Positions not matching yet' as EU leaders fight for slice of budget pie 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Any enlargement decisions require unanimous backing of all the bloc's members, something that might be difficult to achieve for countries in the Western Balkans, according to EU officials and diplomats. Ukraine's EU membership bid to be assessed in report due on Nov. 8 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The Balkan country showed off its Chinese-made surface-to-air missiles along with other military hardware purchased from both Russia and the West in April last year. Serbia highlights importance of Chinese defence equipment 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Lajcak is visiting the region with the United States Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, and representatives of France, Germany and Italy. EU envoy tells Kosovo and Serbia to return to dialogue 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Migrants arrive in Slovenia from both Croatia and Hungary after following the so-called Balkan land route from Turkey to Greece or Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia. Slovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary, Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Austria recently continued its policy of matching the Czech Republic's checks at the border to Slovakia to prevent any spillover as the countries seek to tackle illegal immigration through the Balkans and Hungary. Austria introducing checks at border with Czech Republic, APA reports 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The Commission head was speaking in Tirana at the end of a summit with Western Balkan leaders. Live updates | Aid for Gaza stuck at border as Israeli siege persists and Biden plans trip to region 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Macron arrived in Tirana after a summit of European Union leaders with Western Balkan countries earlier in the day. Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare awarded French Legion of Honor title by Macron 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z He initially planned to attend a summit on the Western Balkans in Tirana, Albania. France’s Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Later that year, he returned to the Balkans as a U.N. special envoy. Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former president Ahtisaari dies at 86 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The EU had made it a requirement for Western Balkans to reform their economies and political institutions before joining the bloc. European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Mexican, Colombian and Balkan cartels have set down roots in Ecuador and operate with assistance from local criminal gangs. Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to fortune, wins presidency in violence-wracked Ecuador 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Mexican, Colombian and Balkan cartels have set roots in Ecuador and operate with assistance from local criminal gangs. Ecuadorians electing new president, choosing between an heir to a banana empire and an attorney 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z He presses one button and there's unrest in the Balkans. Putin is ready to take advantage of Israel-Gaza war, says Steve Rosenberg 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z She covers the issue of enforced disappearance in Latin America and the Balkans, as well as gender, violence and social justice. How northern Mexico’s La Indepe uses cumbias colombianas to resist displacement 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z EU officials have called on the Balkan countries to overcome regional conflicts and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine. European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Beyond Ukraine, several western Balkan nations and Moldova are also knocking with increasing impatience at the door. EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The migrants, predominantly young men from the Middle East and Afghanistan, have mostly come via the so-called Balkan route, through Hungary from Serbia. Slovakia's neighbours boost border checks to stem illegal migrant flows 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Serbia is an ally of Russia, fueling fears that Moscow was trying to stir up trouble in the Balkans to avert attention from the war in Ukraine. Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The migrants, predominantly young men from the Middle East and Afghanistan, have mostly come up via the so-called Balkan route, entering Hungary from Serbia. Czech Republic, Poland introducing checks on border with Slovakia 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The main topics at the annual talks — called the Berlin Process — are integrating the Western Balkans into a single market and supporting their green and digital transformation. European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Serbia and Montenegro were the first western Balkan countries to launch membership negotiations, followed by Albania and Macedonia last year. EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “Whether it’s Afghanistan fatigue, Iraq fatigue, Balkans fatigue. Fatigue is a naturally occurring condition in any kind of warfare, particularly involving the U.S. or other democracies. We get fatigued pretty fast. We want quick results.” Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The violence raised fears that this troubled Balkan region could be plunged into a wider conflagration. After Monastery Shootout, Residents Say Kosovo Villages Feel Like a ‘Jungle’ 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The incident in Banjska has raised concern in the West of possible instability in the Balkans as war also rages in Ukraine. Serbia says it has reduced army presence near Kosovo after US expressed concern over troop buildup 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The six Western Balkan countries are at different stages of integration into the bloc. European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z EU officials fear Russia could try to destabilize the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s, and thus shift world attention from its aggression in Ukraine. EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Serbia is Russia’s main ally in Europe, and there are fears in the West that Moscow could try to stir trouble in the Balkans to avert attention from the war in Ukraine. Serbia’s president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges ‘campaign of lies’ in wake of clashes 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The violence further raised tensions in the Balkan region at a time when European Union and U.S. officials have been pushing for a deal that would normalize ties between Serbia and Kosovo. Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z He took the Balkans route, trekking with other young Syrians north via Bulgaria through forests. Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Russia’s war in Ukraine has put integration of the Western Balkans into the EU at the top of the 27-nation bloc’s agenda. European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z About one quarter of all migrants who reach Germany come with the help of smugglers on dangerous routes across the Mediterranean Sea and through forests along the Balkans route, Faeser said. Germany increases border patrols along migrant ‘smuggling routes’ to Poland and Czech Republic 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z It came as the European Union and the U.S. are trying to mediate and finalize yeraslong talks on normalizing ties between the two Balkan states. What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z There are fears in the West that Russia, acting through Serbia, may want to destabilize the Balkans and shift at least some of the attention from Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The United States has supported the negotiations and the EU’s position in trying to resolve the ongoing source of tension in the Balkans. Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Gradually the table grape was genetically transformed into different wine grapes in the Balkans, Italy, France and Spain. Wine’s True Origins Are Finally Revealed 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The smuggling of wild and rare animals is believed to be widespread in the Balkan region. Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are trying to find out 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The deadlock has kept tensions simmering in the Balkan region following the bloody breakup of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Ethnic tensions still run high in the Balkan country 28 years after the end of its 1992-95 war in which about 100,000 died and millions were displaced from their homes. EU troops confront would-be rioters in exercise echoing Bosnia political crisis 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Located on the Adriatic Sea coast, Montenegro has been a key route for the smuggling of drugs into Western Europe through the Balkans. Whoever dug a tunnel into a courthouse basement attacked Montenegro’s justice system, president says 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z He warned that the stalemate affected the Balkan neighbours' aspirations to move closer to the EU and join the bloc one day. EU blames Kosovo over stalled normalisation pact with Serbia 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Ukraine, Moldova and countries in the Western Balkans are among those in line. EU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z There are fears in the West that Russia, acting through its ally Serbia, is trying to destabilize the Balkans and thus shift at least some attention from its aggression on Ukraine. What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z There are widespread fears that Russia, acting through its ally Serbia, could inflame tensions in the Balkans to divert at least some of the world’s attention from the war in Ukraine. Bosnian Serb separatist leader threatens top international envoy with arrest and deportation 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Kosovo hosts Switzerland on Saturday with strong ties between the squads stemming from immigration to the Alpine nation since war in the Balkans in the 1990s. Spain resumes Euro 2024 qualifiers without federation boss Rubiales. Italy starts post-Mancini era. 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Last week, Soros wrote in an op-ed in “POLITICO Europe” that OSF was not leaving Europe but that it would shift its priorities, highlighting its work in Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans. Open Society Foundations pledge €100 million to start new Roma foundation 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Concerns have been raised about Russia’s influence in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia. EU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z A herd of about 40 mares, stallions and foals graze lazily on dry grass over the rugged Stolovi mountain in Serbia's southwest, one out of three such bands of wild horses in the Balkan country. Abortion rights at heart of Democrats’ 2024 US election campaign 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z A herd of about 40 mares, stallions and foals graze lazily on dry grass over the rugged Stolovi mountain in Serbia's southwest, one out of three such bands of wild horses in the Balkan country. Western creditors and Cuba pledge to salvage debt deal 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z A herd of about 40 mares, stallions and foals graze lazily on dry grass over the rugged Stolovi mountain in Serbia's southwest, one out of three such bands of wild horses in the Balkan country. Nigeria's Tinubu to attend G20 summit in India to promote investment 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z A Bosnian girl is making traditional Balkan costumes with headdresses and decorative aprons for Barbie dolls, hoping to create interest in her folklore Barbie as the new "Barbie" movie wins fans worldwide. Venice jury chief says art must triumph over content in Hollywood 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Italy has been struggling to accommodate arrivals from North Africa and the Balkans and the country's Red Cross called on Monday for more international efforts against migration "chaos". Italy's Meloni convenes public safety body over migrant arrivals 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Italy was struggling on Monday to accommodate arrivals from North Africa and the Balkans as the country's Red Cross called for more international efforts against migration "chaos". At least 9 Iranian pilgrims killed in road crash in Iraq - medical sources 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Italy was struggling on Monday to accommodate arrivals from North Africa and the Balkans as the country's Red Cross called for more international efforts against migration "chaos". At least 14 killed in militant attack on Congo church- local official 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z EU officials fear that Russia could try to destabilize the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s, and thus shift world attention from its aggression in Ukraine. EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Balkan policy, said during talks in the capital Skopje that the U.S. strongly backs the country’s EU accession bid. US official voices hope North Macedonia will be able to proceed with EU membership bid 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Indeed, after the anarchic crash of Communism in the southern Balkan nation, the building's pyramid-like flanks - preserved in the renovation - were used by children as a slide in the absence of playgrounds. Late Albanian dictator's museum transformed into tech centre for young 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Serbia remains almost entirely dependent on natural gas supplies from Russia, maintains trade and military ties with Moscow and pro-Russian sentiments in the Balkan country are high. Ukrainians in Serbia mark independence day as Belgrade, Kyiv seek to improve ties 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Eight decades on, however, Italians form a major part of a burgeoning and increasingly lucrative tourist trade that accounted for 20% of GDP last year in a Balkan country where underdevelopment remains widespread. Italian tourists flock to Albania in key boost for economy 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Russia’s Balkan ally Serbia has refused to join EU sanctions against Moscow, although Belgrade says it respects Ukrainian territorial integrity. EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The constitution already lists Albanians, Turks, Serbs and Roma among other ethnic groups living in the small Balkan country. US official voices hope North Macedonia will be able to proceed with EU membership bid 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Both leaders, who were in Athens as Greece hosts a meeting of Balkan leaders, issued words of support for each other's countries' bids to join the EU. Ukrainian and Serbian presidents hold 'good' and 'open' talks 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Zelenskyy flew to Athens for his fourth visit to a European Union capital in three days, where he later attended an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z ATHENS, Greece — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew to Greece on Monday for talks with the country’s leadership and to attend an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The Balkan states are at different stages of their EU accession talks. EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Before being pulled from retirement to oversee the cathedral reconstruction, Georgelin previously served as chief of France’s military general staff, overseeing operations in Afghanistan, the Balkans and beyond. French general overseeing restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral, Jean-Louis Georgelin, dies at 74 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Before being pulled from retirement to oversee the cathedral reconstruction, Georgelin previously served as chief of France’s military general staff, overseeing operations in Afghanistan, the Balkans and beyond. French general overseeing restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral, Jean-Louis Georgelin, dies at 74 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z The dinner was to discuss the Western Balkans’ future in the EU, which many of the region’s countries have already joined and the rest are jockeying to enter. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The dinner was scheduled to discuss the Western Balkans region’s future in the EU, which many countries have already joined and the rest are jockeying to enter. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Some of the Balkan leaders attending the forum showed disappointment with the offered accession date. EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The lineup of guests, devoid of any leaders from Hungary’s allies in the European Union and NATO, reflects Orbán’s push to increase diplomatic and political cooperation with autocracies in the Balkans and Asia. Hungary’s Orban to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Violence against women is widespread in Bosnia and elsewhere in the Balkans where societies are mainly conservative and male-dominated. Thousands in Bosnia protest against violence after man livestreamed killing of ex-wife on Instagram 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Mexican drug cartels and criminal groups from the Balkans have gained a foothold in South America and explored new routes. Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The Athens dinner was being hosted on the 20th anniversary of an EU-Western Balkan summit in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as Balkan states sought to join the bloc. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s a key ingredient in a sauce so common across the Balkan region that it’s found in many variations and known by many names. Turn on the char to make your own lutenitsa, the awesome sauce of summer 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The disease is found in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia - and could spread further with climate change. Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z There are widespread fears that Serbia, an ally of Russia, could inflame tensions in the Balkans to divert at least some of the world attention from the war in Ukraine. 4 separatist Bosnian Serb leaders are sanctioned by US Treasury for undermining a 1995 peace deal 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-democracy Russians in Serbia protested Sunday after two prominent anti-war activists and critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin said they faced problems with entry and residence permits in the Balkan country. Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z After the war ended in Kosovo in 1999, the Balkan country saw a boom in construction, though the government has said more than 70% of all apartments and houses were constructed without official approval. In Kosovo, graffiti rejuvenates Pristina's concrete jungle 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z It was the first instance of the government closing a media entity since the Balkan country declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Kosovo government moves to close TV station, alarming journalists 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The extreme weather engulfing Europe has sent temperatures in southern parts of the continent to record highs, worsened wildfires and brought thunderous storms to the Balkans. Your Friday Briefing 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The heat in Spain, Italy, Greece and some Balkan states is likely to reoccur every decade in the current climate, the study said. Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The Balkan nation has maintained friendly relations with Russia and has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow, despite condemning its invasion of Ukraine. Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Serbia, a southeastern European nation located on the Balkan peninsula, is at the heart of a key land route for migrants trying to reach the European Union. 2 arrested in Serbia suspected of smuggling Cubans to Spain as part of an international crime group 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Serbia, a southeastern European nation located on the Balkan peninsula, is at the heart of a key land route for migrants trying to reach European Union. 2 arrested in Serbia suspected of smuggling Cubans to Spain as part of an international crime group 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Both countries lie on the so-called Balkan land route used by migrants trying to reach Western Europe. Croatian police detain 9 people suspected of smuggling migrants over the Danube from Serbia 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z And in the Balkans, a storm that followed an intense heat wave left six dead, including a Coatian firefighter. CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The two formed the Russian Democratic Society in Serbia, which gathers democracy-minded Russians in the Balkan country. Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Throughout the Balkan region, authorities reported hundreds of injured, including some seriously, from fallen trees, roof parts or other object blown off by the swirling winds. A Croatian firefighter has died in a storm that swept the Balkans, bringing the toll to 6 dead 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Red alerts also remain in place across Spain, Greece and parts of the Balkans. Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Red alerts, warning people of a very high health risk due to the intense heat, remain in place for most of Italy, Spain, Greece and parts of the Balkans. Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Serbia and Montenegro were the first Western Balkan countries to launch membership negotiations. followed by Albania and Macedonia last year, Bosnia and Kosovo have only begun the first step of the integration process. After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z "Temperatures will reach a peak between 19 and 23 July - not only in Italy but also in Greece, Turkey and the Balkans," Italian meteorologist and climate expert Giulio Betti told the BBC. Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Some 200,000 Russian citizens have moved to Serbia since the start of the war in Ukraine as the Balkan country requires no entry visas for Russians and is a fellow-Slavic nation. Russian antiwar activist allowed into Serbia after spending more than a day at the Belgrade airport 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z He was appointed spy chief for the Balkan state last year after previously serving as both the minister of defense and interior. Serbia halts arms exports after US sanctioned the country’s spy chief for alleged illegal arms trade 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Governments are bracing for higher temperatures, issuing alerts to warn residents, in the expectation that things will only get hotter in southern Europe and the Balkans in the coming days, according to meteorological experts. Heat Wave Hits Europe, and It’s Only Going to Get Hotter 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The EU has not deemed the remaining Western Balkan countries’ economies and political institutions ready for integration into the EU’s single market of borderless trade and Western democratic ideals. After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Lawyer Kovacevic says that the numbers of Cubans who have used Serbia as a gateway to Europe represent merely a trickle compared to other nationalities migrating along the so-called Western Balkan land route. For Cuban asylum seekers, options dwindle after Serbia slaps restrictions on visas to curb migration 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The EU and also the United States fear the recent flare-up of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia threatens to push the Balkan region into instability amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Defense Minister Miloš Vučević said that the export ban is necessary in order to fulfill the needs of the Serbian army and boost its combat readiness amid the simmering crisis in the Balkan region. Serbia halts arms exports after US sanctioned the country’s spy chief for alleged illegal arms trade 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The EU and also the United States fear the recent flare-up of the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia threaten to push the Balkan region into instability amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The war in Ukraine has put integration of the Western Balkans high on the bloc’s agenda as the EU works to reinvigorate its enlargement process. After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z An unlikely migration route brought them to Serbia — on the Balkan peninsula, at Europe’s southeastern edge — where they sought political asylum. For Cuban asylum seekers, options dwindle after Serbia slaps restrictions on visas to curb migration 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Vulin was appointed spy chief for the Balkan state last year. US is sanctioning the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence for alleged corruption 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z BELGRADE, Serbia — The presidents of Serbia and Montenegro agreed Monday to try to patch up strained relations between the historic Balkan allies. Presidents of Serbia, Montenegro agree to patch up strained relations between historic allies 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z She came to Germany as a Fulbright scholar in 1996, and previously worked for The Associated Press in Frankfurt, Vienna and the Balkans. How a Distant War Is Threatening Livelihoods in the Arctic Circle 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z In 2013, Croatia, also a Western Balkans country, became the EU’s newest member. After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Civilians, including children in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Lebanon, the Balkans and Laos, continue to suffer from incidents involving remnants of cluster munitions. U.S. Expected to Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Official Says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z They both called on Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopes 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The event was arranged by Albania's prime minister, Edi Rama, who presented Clinton, 76, with a medal for his role in bringing peace and stability to the Balkans region. On Albania visit, Bill Clinton meets Clintons and Hillarys of Kosovo 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Western efforts to resolve the crisis have increased recently, to avert possible instability in the Balkans as war ravages Ukraine. Dutch and Luxembourg PMs urge Serbia and Kosovo to defuse tensions under shadow of war in Ukraine 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Rama said he expected “the summit to have a meaningful outcome for the Western Balkans and serve as a further step” in facilitating interactions with the EU. After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Experts described the vote as a "legal secession" that is set to deepen political divisions in the volatile Balkan country. U.S. condemns Bosnian Serb actions on constitutional court 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Denmark supports EU membership for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the western Balkans but "geopolitical circumstances" did not justify skating over governance reforms, Finance Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told the Financial Times on Thursday. Japanese populist calls for say over any use of U.S. nuclear bombs 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Denmark supports EU membership for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the western Balkans but "geopolitical circumstances" did not justify skating over governance reforms, Finance Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told the Financial Times on Thursday. UK panel says Conservatives tried to intimidate members over Boris Johnson ruling 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Notable elements included neon accents on loafers and tennis shirts, geometric Balkan motifs, and an array of bags in diverse shapes, colors and textures. Dior celebrates 5 years as designer in gender-fluid Paris men’s show 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The move defies the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the Balkan country's war in the 1990s, under which an international envoy was installed to oversee the implementation of peace. Bosnian Serb MPs vote to ignore peace envoy's decisions, laws 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z A top Albanian government official told The Associated Press that the authorities in Tirana would not be against keeping Afghans more long-term in the Balkan country, if they can find jobs. After escaping the Taliban, hundreds of Afghans languish in Albania in a prolonged US visa process 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Depleted uranium munitions have been used in the Gulf War in 1990-1991, the Kosovo conflict in the Balkans in 1998-1999 and in U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine — an expert explains their health effects 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Passengers were also adamant about getting to Italy, which borders visa-free EU member states permitting safe passage, rather than Greece, circled by Balkan states that are taking an increasingly tough line on migration, they said. How migrant tragedy unfolded on the high seas off Greece 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z She did note a new commitment to E.U. enlargement for Ukraine and Moldova, beyond the Western Balkans, but said the major weakness was “no commitment to increases in budget spending.” Germany Adopts a More Muscular Security Plan. Critics Call It ‘Weak.’ 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z For the small Balkan state of just over 6 million people, June has been a month few will ever forget. Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z For the small Balkan state of just over six million people, June has been a month few will ever forget. Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Nuggets’ first NBA title 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Montenegro, a picturesque Adriatic Sea country of about 620,000 people, was once viewed as the country first in line to join the EU from the Western Balkans. Montenegro holds snap parliamentary election that could determine EU path 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Montenegro, a picturesque Adriatic Sea country of about 620,000 people, was once considered the first in line to join the EU from the Western Balkans. Montenegro holds snap parliamentary vote that could determine its EU path 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z She praised the Balkan leaders for choosing to work together. Western Balkans states discuss how to improve migration governance 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z When police forces in Western Europe cracked an encrypted phone app popular with narco-traffickers, the messages they deciphered from the Balkan nation of Montenegro provided shocking evidence of a state captured by crime. How a Cracked Phone App Upended a Crime-Ridden Balkan State 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z He was transferred to The Hague to stand trial at the residual mechanism, a court that deals with remaining cases from United Nations tribunals for Rwanda and the Balkan wars, which are now closed. Defendant in Rwanda Genocide Found Unfit to Stand Trial 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The Balkan country of 6.5 million is one of the most corrupt nations in the EU. Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In southern Europe, May was wetter than the average between 1991 and 2020, with heavy rains leading to floods in Italy and the western Balkans. World sees second-hottest May in 30 years as Antarctic ice reaches new low 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “These actors are a part of Russia’s global information operations that have also targeted the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and countries in the Balkans,” U.S. US sanctions Russian intelligence-linked group over efforts to destabilize pro-Western Moldova 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z His four decades with the BBC have included reporting from more than 70 countries and 20 wars including conflicts in the Middle East, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Africa, Central America and most recently Ukraine. Bowel cancer: BBC war reporter Jeremy Bowen says disease changed him 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z We know that in the past 15 months, around 155,000 Russians received temporary residence permits in, collectively, EU countries, in several countries of the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia. Why are people leaving Russia, who are they, and where are they going? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z In Central America, the Persian Gulf, the Maghreb, the Balkans and Central Asia, successive administrations embarked on a series of interventions that rarely produced any long-term successes, while exacting staggering cumulative costs. Seduced by war yet again: Why Washington is underwriting violence in Ukraine 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z From The Times: Three days into the French Open, Novak Djokovic has put himself at the center of the mounting international crisis in the Balkans, where ethnic Serbs and Albanians have clashed in recent days. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z They were also held responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to eliminate non-Serbs from swathes of land during the Balkan wars. Yugoslav war: UN increases sentence on two Serbian war criminals 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The move drew a protest from neighbouring Austria, a top destination for smuggled migrants heading for the heart of the European Union via Hungary from the Balkans. Hungary frees 777 foreigners convicted of people smuggling -statement 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The flights were a demonstration of “a rock-solid commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Bosnia, said the U.S. ambassador to the Balkan country, Michael Murphy. US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threats 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z She previously was Istanbul bureau chief, covered the aftershocks of the Arab Spring from Tunisia, and reported from the Balkans during the war in Kosovo and Serbia, and from Afghanistan and Pakistan after 2001. Shocks, Beatings, Mock Executions: Inside Kherson’s Detention Centers 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The operation against the so-called Balkan Cartel followed the discovery by Croatian police of a cell of the gang in Zagreb last year, officials said. Gun and drug trafficking ring busted in raids across Europe 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z His family was among the ethnic Greeks forcefully relocated to the region near Thessaloniki in the population exchanges driven by the Balkan Wars a century ago. Firewalkers in Greece honor Saint Constantine in mystery-shrouded, centuries-old rituals 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z They are part of a congressional delegation visiting the Balkans. Kosovo must implement Serbia peace deal before it can join NATO - US senators 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “The time is now for the Europeans to give us clear support, to integrate the Western Balkans economically through free trade in Western Europe,” Mr. Lagumdzija said. Bosnian diplomat warns about Russian meddling in Balkans 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z "We see U.S. commercial banks retreating from real estate lending," in some cases because regulators have instructed banks to reduce their exposure, said Andrea Balkan, managing partner overseeing Brookfield Asset Management's real estate finance funds. Analysis: Private equity steps up lending as US banks pull back 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z They destroyed the remaining Byzantine cities in the northern Balkans, slaughtered or enslaved the inhabitants, and crushed Byzantine armies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It was formed by a small group of Turkic-speaking warriors assisted by Anatolian and Balkan Christian warlords and their followers at the end of the thirteenth century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z At his death, the Ottoman Empire controlled all of Anatolia and nearly all of the Balkans. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “This is a concrete step that the European Union could take in order to show people in the Balkans that Western Europe is serious about accepting us,” he said. Bosnian diplomat warns about Russian meddling in Balkans 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z In justifying the move, Hungary demanded guarantees that other regions, such as the Balkans or North Africa, would also get money from the fund. Hungary to block EU military aid fund for Ukraine unless Kyiv takes OTP bank off blacklist 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Simultaneously, the Austrian Empire collapsed, with Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the new Balkan nation of Yugoslavia all becoming independent countries and Austria a short-lived republic. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Losing ground in Africa from June through December 1940, Mussolini turned his eyes on the Balkans. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1453, he summoned his Muslim and Christian vassals from Anatolia, Thrace, and the Balkans. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “But now over the past year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has actually united Europe around so many things, including around the Western Balkans and Bosnia in particular.” Bosnian diplomat warns about Russian meddling in Balkans 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The country, which applied to join the EU in 2016, was granted candidate status last December following concern the war in Ukraine may destabilise the Balkan region. Our allies don't go to Russia, EU commissioner tells Bosnian Serb leader 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Simply put, the Christian-dominated Balkans that had been part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries slipped away thanks to the strength of modern nationalism and the military support they received from sympathetic European powers. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In exchange, Stalin promised to leave control of the Balkans to the British. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 284, however, Diocletian, a military official from Illyria in the Balkans, was declared emperor by his troops. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar, who oversees the Biden administration’s Balkan policy, honed in on Russian meddling during the hearing, telling lawmakers that Moscow has seized on ongoing political friction in the region. Bosnian diplomat warns about Russian meddling in Balkans 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Days of rainstorms stretched across a broad swath of northern Italy and the Balkans, where “apocalyptic” floods, landslides and evacuations were also reported in Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia. Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 5, cancel Formula One Grand Prix 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Russia feared German power and resented Austria for threatening the interests of Slavs in the Balkans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z When Turkey refused, the Soviets increased their naval presence in the Black Sea and sent troops to the Balkans. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Bronze Age Greeks appear to have migrated from the Balkans into mainland Greece around 2000 BCE and adopted Minoan civilization around the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, in 1600 BCE. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Opponents also have accused populist President Aleksandar Vucic of hate speech against critics and a crackdown on democratic freedoms, which they say fuel tensions and divisions in the troubled Balkan nation. Dozens of schools in Serbia receive bomb threats amid concerns following mass shootings in early May 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z In the Balkans, the swollen Una river flooded parts of northern Croatia and northwestern Bosnia, where authorities announced a state of emergency. 3 dead as heavy rains in northern Italy burst riverbanks, flood towns 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The Italians were largely ineffective, however, and all their attack did was inspire a spirited British counter-offensive and a strong anti-Italian resistance movement in the Balkans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Clinton aimed to strengthen relationships in Asia, bring post–Soviet Russia into the international community, and address ethnic and political strife in the Middle East, the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Latin America, and East Africa. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z When he made alliances with Balkan tribes that threatened to invade Italy, Roman armies invaded Macedon and defeated his army at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BCE. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It said other areas where the funds could be used included the Balkans or North Africa. Hungary blocks next tranche of EU off-budget military support for Ukraine 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Days of heavy rain stretched across a broad swath of northern Italy and the Balkans, where “apocalyptic” floods, landslides and evacuations were also reported in Croatia and Bosnia. 3 dead as heavy rains in northern Italy burst riverbanks, flood towns 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The Germans, however, needed supplies from the Balkans and southeastern Europe, including both foodstuffs and natural resources like oil. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They extended throughout the Balkan region and shared many of the same animosities toward the imperial powers of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It is awash with weapons, many in stockpiles that remain from the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Serbia Offers Amnesty for Illegal Firearms, and Thousands Are Turned In 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Experts say the Balkan nation’s recent history has left a deep mark on the entire society. Serbia’s mass shootings prompt national reckoning for war-scarred nation 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Scholz said it was important for the EU to keep its promise toward prospective members such as the Western Balkans countries, while ensuring they undertake the necessary reforms to be able to join the bloc. Germany’s Scholz urges EU to reform, strike migrants deal 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Thus, Germany sent forces to the Balkans and Africa to support their Italian allies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Its policy was characterized by hatred of Austria-Hungary and opposition to that empire’s forays into Balkan issues. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years, solemnly marched through the city centre behind a banner reading "Serbia Against Violence". After two mass shootings, Serbians rally against violence 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The violence, which also wounded 21 people, has stunned and anguished the Balkan nation. Serbia mourns shooting victims, prepares illegal gun amnesty 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z It and the rest of the Western Balkans are awash with military-grade weapons and ordnance that stayed in private hands after the 1990s wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. Serbia's education minister resigns over school shooting 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z As noted above, its forces were soon making headway in the Balkans and North Africa as well. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, Russia saw itself as the natural leader of any potential pan-Slavic political entity that might emerge in the Balkans. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The back-to-back bloodshed sent shockwaves through a Balkan nation scarred by wars, but unused to mass murders. 2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z This small Balkan nation, which had not had a mass shooting in seven years, had suffered two of them in as many days. 2 Days, 17 Dead, 21 Wounded: Back to Back Massacres Rock Serbia 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Serbia is awash in weapons, many of them left over from the Balkan wars of the 1990s. What’s Behind Serbia’s Gun Violence 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In this case, the Serbs hoped to conquer and unite the Balkans in one Serbian-dominated country. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Balkans was a prime example of both the threat of nationalism and the threat from the weakening power of the Ottoman Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The populist-led Balkan country has refused to fully face its role in the wars of the 1990s, war criminals are largely regarded as heroes and minority groups routinely face harassment and sometimes physical violence. Burials held in Serbia for some victims of mass shootings 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Sitting around a garden table, strewn with pastries and small glasses of rakija, a fruit spirit popular in the Balkans, his father nodded in agreement. ‘We Can’t Believe That’s Happening Here’: Serbia Reflects After Shootings 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Despite strong gun controls, Serbia and the rest of the Western Balkans are awash with military-grade weapons and ordnance that stayed in private hands after the 1990s wars. Girl wounded in Serbia school shooting is in critical condition, RTS state TV reports 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z In the meantime, a series of events shifted the focus of the war to North Africa, Greece, and the Balkans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Balkan Wars also forced continued displacement of Muslims from the region. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The western Balkans are also awash with illegal weapons following wars and unrest in the 1990s. Serbian mass shootings: President vows crackdown on gun ownership 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The bloodshed sent shockwaves through a Balkan nation scarred by wars, but unused to mass murders. Gunman kills 8 in Serbia’s second mass shooting in 2 days 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The western Balkans are awash with illegal weapons following wars and unrest in the 1990s. Second mass shooting in Serbia leaves eight dead 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Heraclius managed to save the core of the empire, Anatolia and the Balkans, by recruiting free peasants to fight instead of relying on mercenaries. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This drive spread throughout the Balkans as Christians increasingly attacked Muslims, causing hundreds of thousands to relocate to the Ottoman Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The bloodshed sent shockwaves through the Balkan nation unused to such mass murders. 8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Gun ownership is common in Serbia and elsewhere in the Balkans: The country has one of the highest number of firearms per capita in the world. Gunman kills 8 in Serbia’s second mass shooting in 2 days 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z |
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