This European capital city has a tumultuous history and was the site that sparked the outbreak of World War 1.

The commanding Clock Tower, which is a stone’s throw from the light rail stop, was built in in 1900 in “Palestine” by the ...

"We had to relive all our horrors all over again," said Pejovic, 63, who for three years has lobbied politicians to enact stricter gun controls in the small Balkan country. "We are devastated again as ...

Much of that has come at the instigation of Brussels. Under an initiative called the Western Balkans Action Plan launched by the European Commission in 2022, deals have been struck with Serbia ...

"He would say 'Only God knows the pain I have'." As much of the world moves to reduce the use of fossil fuels, pollution in Western Balkan countries remains stubbornly high due to household ...

Old coal plants, cars keep Balkan pollution high Health impacts include high pollution-related deaths Economic hardship hinders progress towards reducing emissions OBILIC, Kosovo/BELGRADE ...

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. African “iroko” hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African ...

Back then, the rich and powerful in Romania and the Balkans would frequent its rooms. Afterwards, it was briefly used as a war hospital in WW1, and transformed into a hospital during the Second ...

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 ...

Declaring Donald Trump's victory in the US elections "a miracle", Sali Berisha said he will call on the new US administration to remove his 'persona non grata' designation, which he called a ...

Grandson to Queen Victoria, the old-fashioned but popular King George V, who reigned over an empire from which the sun never set, had a dark side to his personality that today would make him the most ...