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An illustration shows several bodies layed out in in various positions with one red body.

In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives

Conflict

DNA testing is making it possible for thousands of families to recover and identify the skeletal remains of loved ones decades after they were murdered or disappeared. But some families are traumatized and distressed by these discoveries. 

Protesters carry a hand-painted sign.

Thousands in Serbia continue to march in nationwide, anti-government protests

Global Politics
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

Culture
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.

Conflict
Portrait of man, outdoors

Muslim refugees of another era could put Missouri in play for Clinton

Election 2016

More countries, organizations seeking to use aerial drones for peaceful, nefarious purposes

Environment

The United States’ near monopoly on drones is quickly coming to an end. Countries, terrorist groups and individuals are all trying to use drones both to make their lives easier as well as in contexts that very much resemble warfare.

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

Sports

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.

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.

Petition for the monument

The Sarajevo shoeshine man everyone loved — and misses

Lifestyle & Belief

“Uncle Miso” was a much-beloved shoeshiner in Sarajevo. He died on Monday at age 83 and now, city residents want to erect a monument in his memory.