2010-03-03Due to its strategic location between narcotics producing centres in Southwest Asia and consumers in Western Europe, the Balkans remain a key route for drug trafficking, the US State Department concludes in a new report.

2010-03-09Market speculation must be reined in if a future world economic crisis is to be avoided, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said during a meeting with the US secretary of state.

2010-02-24NICOSIA, Cyprus -- UN Special Envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer said on Tuesday (February 23rd) that talks to resolve the long-standing dispute betwee...

2010-02-25NICOSIA, Cyprus -- President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met on Wednesday (February 24th) to continue intensifie...

2010-03-02NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou on Monday (March 1st) rejected any notion of holding an international meeting based on the formu...

2010-03-02WASHINGTON, United States -- The Balkans remain a major transit route for drugs moving from production to consumer countries, despite efforts by loca...

2010-03-08NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday (March 6th) in the northern part of the divi...

2010-03-09NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The justice ministry announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that the motive behind the theft of late President Tassos Papadopoulos's bod...

2010-03-10NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Police announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that they have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of late President Tassos...

2010-03-12NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos was reburied on Thursday (March 11th), three months after it was stolen from its...

2010-03-16ANKARA, Turkey -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged the EU on Monday (March 15th) to end visa requirements for Turkish citizens. The request cam...

2010-03-16NICOSIA, Cyprus -- UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer rejected media speculation Monday (March 15th) about an upcoming international conference on C...

2010-03-17NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cypriot President Demetris Christovias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed EU issues on Tuesday (March 16th) at...

2010-03-19NICOSIA, Cyprus -- President Demetris Christofias told a press conference Thursday (March 18th) that he will not seek re-election if talks to reunify...

2010-02-24Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis beat India's Devvarman. Also in cultural news: Faithless comes to Belgrade and Skopje, and a Turkish film wins the Golden Bear Award.

2010-03-03Ivica Kostelic wins a second silver medal at the Winter Olympics. Also in cultural news: Albania joins the world in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Polish composer Chopin, and Kosovo's Dokufest is listed among the world's 25 best festivals.

2010-03-05The finance minister of Cyprus warns of the fiscal deficit. Also in business news: the jobless rate reaches 14% in Turkey and Skopje hosts an international construction fair.

2010-03-09Western Balkan countries co-operate on border control to shut down smuggling routes. Also in diplomatic news: Sarajevo will host an EU-Western Balkans summit and Albania plans to open six new embassies.

2010-03-10Sarajevo screens films from around the world as host of a big cinema event. Also in culture and sports news: Bulgarian poet Lubomir Levchev is honoured in Macedonia, and Armand Duka is re-elected head of the Football Association of Albania.

2010-03-12The global downturn translates into fewer holiday travellers in the Balkans. Also in business news: Turkey has the most billionaires in the region and an Italian company plans an automobile plant in Montenegro.