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Rising ethnic tensions in Kosovo

The trigger to all this might have been a new policy on license plates in Kosovo, but Ramadan Ilazi, head of research at the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies, says there's much deeper roots to these tensions.

Rising ethnic tensions in Kosovo
A Kosovo police officer crosses the bridge that connects north and south Mitrovica. The Ibar River serves as a natural divider in Mitrovica, where Serbs live on the northern side of the river and Albanians on the southern side.

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco
Roma community boys sit on the wall around Riza Lushta stadium as they watch the Kosovo's superleague soccer match between KF Trepca '89 and KF Istogu in Mitrovica, Kosovo, April 3, 2016.

Kosovo's Roma are still struggling with lead-poisoning suffered in UN camps

Kosovo's Roma are still struggling with lead-poisoning suffered in UN camps
The team behind "Kosovo if Trump Wins" (from left) Fitim Krasniqi, Argjend Haxhiu and Kushtrim Krasniqi. All three are devout Muslims. They are also pro-American like most people in Kosovo.

These Kosovo website creators treated Trump as a joke. Then he won.

These Kosovo website creators treated Trump as a joke. Then he won.
Air Canada travelers wait at the check-in area in Montreal.

Why I’m actually moving to Canada

Why I’m actually moving to Canada
Rita Parashumti walks around Pristina similar to the “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” for Prishtina’s Take Back the Night.

Young women in Kosovo are writing code to fight harassment

Developers of a new app, Walk Freely, hope it will help solve Kosovo’s sexual harassment problem.

Young women in Kosovo are writing code to fight harassment
Women walking in Pristina, Kosovo.

'I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at'

Since moving back to Kosovo, my birthplace, from Canada four years ago, I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at, and heard all sorts of disgusting commentary about my legs, my body, my genitals, you name it, all while simply walking down the street. New research shows what Kosovar women have always known: street harassment affects women across Kosovo, regardless of geographical location, ethnicity, sexual orientation and able-bodiedness.

'I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at'
Lousiana native Sam Craft taks to Wikitongues about his identity as a young Louisiana French speaker.

This nonprofit wants to build a tool to share and document all the world’s languages

A New York-based nonprofit has launched a Kickstarter campaign to build open source software that will make it easier to create video dictionaries on the fly — a tool they hope will facilitate the teaching and preservation of endangered languages.

This nonprofit wants to build a tool to share and document all the world’s languages
The Digital Diplomat

Kosovo can't get recognition from the UN, but it can get it from Facebook

Kosovo can't get recognition from the United Nations, so it's gone for digital recognition from the likes of Facebook and Google. But while it's mostly been a success, some Kosovars aren't sure that digital legitimacy amounts to much.

Kosovo can't get recognition from the UN, but it can get it from Facebook
The World

Facebook annexed Kosovo — and that’s a good thing

Getting your country recognized by the United Nations is an important step for global recognition. But it may be a bigger deal when Facebook acknowledges statehood. That's just what happened for Kosovo. Now when you tag your friends in a photo at a posh bar in Pristina, you can list Kosovo as the location.

Facebook annexed Kosovo — and that’s a good thing
Fans and players of Serbia and Albania clash during their Euro 2016 Group I qualifying soccer match at the FK Partizan stadium in Belgrade on October 14, 2014.

Soccer goes to war during a match between Serbia and Albania

A scoreless match turned into a riot in Belgrade on Tuesday — literally. When a banner-toting drone flew over the match between political rivals Albania and Serbia, it touched off a riot between the teams and hardcore Serbian fans.

Soccer goes to war during a match between Serbia and Albania
Afghanistan, early spring 2003. At a Special Forces camp near the Pakistan border.

Post traumatic stress can be hard to understand — for those going through it and those trying to treat them

When Army veteran Ron Capps first exhibited symptoms of post traumatic stress he was unsure about what to do and where to turn. We take a look at his journey to get help and talk and speak with a military psychiatrist about the path to diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.

Post traumatic stress can be hard to understand — for those going through it and those trying to treat them

Facebook saved these bears from a life in captivity

Animal activists rescued three brown bear cubs who were turned into pets... thanks to a posting by the owners on Facebook.

Facebook saved these bears from a life in captivity
Nebojsa Jovic is urging Serbs to boycott the Kosovo municipal elections. He says the government in Belgrade is betraying Serbs in Kosovo by telling them to vote.

Serbs in Kosovo say Serbia is abandoning them. Again.

Serbia withdrew its forces from Kosovo 13 years ago, but have supported a sort of Serbian parallel government in northern Kosovo. Now Serbia is telling Serbs there to vote in the Kosovo election, and many Serbs see that as a betrayal.

Serbs in Kosovo say Serbia is abandoning them. Again.

Kosovo: A State Stuck in Purgatory

Kosovo: A State Stuck in Purgatory