Eurasia

International Court of Justice says it cannot rule on dispute over alleged atrocities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The International Court of Justice has said it cannot hear a complaint by Georgia that Russia committed human rights abuses in two breakaway provinces, saying it had no jurisdiction over the case.

Delegation from the Kosovo Ministry of Interior, headed by Minister Bajram Rexhepi, will pay a working visit to their Macedonian counterparts today. Macedonian Minister of Interior Gordana Jankuloska will have a tete-a-tete meeting with colleague Rexhepi, followed by a plenary session of the two delegations. The two will sign a …

Serbian President Boris Tadic has began his meeting with PMs of Slovenia Borut Pahor and Croatia Jadranka Kosor in the central Serbian town of Smederevo today. The meeting would be held at the Golden Hill (Zlatni Breg) villa near Smederevo. After the talks, Tadić, Pahor and Kosor will address the …

There is ambiguity over Kosovo’s Behgjet Pacolli’s status as president Thursday (March 31st), following a full ruling Wednesday by the Constitutional Court. The court agreed that Pacolli’s election by parliament last month violated

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Wednesday (March 30th) as part of ongoing direct talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. This round focused on internal security issues and was attended by UN special representative for Cyprus Lisa Buttenheim, who said afterwards it was …

The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board wrapped up two days of meetings in Sarajevo on Wednesday (March 30th) expressing deep concern that six months after the October 3rd general elections, BiH still

The second round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina has led to some progress, although not within the expectations of Serbia. According to the head of the Serbian delegation Borislav Stefanovic there is progress on issues related to the cadastre and birth certificates.

Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on June 5. That is the proposal of the ruling party that would be submitted to the parliament. The country’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski stated earlier that Macedonia has no alternative except for holding early elections. Earlier leader of the opposition Social Democracy Union …

Finland’s President Tarja Halonen has arrived here for a two-day visit and is holding meetings with Serbia’s top officials. She was welcomed with a ceremony in front of the Palace of Serbia, and is meeting with SerbianPresident Boris Tadić. Finland’s President is also to meet Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković …

The U.S. Navy has planned to widen its activities in the Black Sea region by involving 14 countries in its envisaged military training drills this year. Quoting four-star U.S. admiral James Stavridis said that the chief of the U.S. European Command said on March 30 in his testimony in Congress …