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Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation, March 2006.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town

Conflict

Kosovan Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, who was standing trial over the killings of ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, was shot dead outside his party office in the northern town of Mitrovica on Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.

Air Canada travelers wait at the check-in area in Montreal.

Why I’m actually moving to Canada

Culture
Women walking in Pristina, Kosovo.

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

Conflict
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

Technology
The Digital Diplomat

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

Global Politics

Facebook saved these bears from a life in captivity

Environment

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

Environment

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

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.

Conflict & Justice

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.

American cars a sign of status, admiration in Kosovo

The United States is held in high regard in Kosovo because of its role in supporting the former Serbian province’s bid for independence. So, for many Kosovars, having a beefy American muscle car is a high sign of status. So much so that Kosovars living abroad, even in the U.S., often bring their cars home with them on vacation.

Slovenian website seeks to turn people’s passwords into art

Environment

A trio of Slovenians are taking an interest in cyber-security and turning it into art. They’re asking people to submit their online passwords to a database they make publicly available. Eventually, they hope to turn it into a real-world exhibit.