Through his three-year photography project across the Balkans, Syracuse professor Bruce Strong captures the resilience and ...

On Oct. 8, 1912, the tiny Kingdom of Montenegro declared war on a weakened Ottoman Empire, kicking off what is now known as the First Balkan War. Three other Balkan states in league with the ...

The island of Chios marks a significant historical milestone: the 113th anniversary of its liberation from centuries of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia may be planning to ignite a war in the Balkans to distract from its ongoing fight with Ukraine. “Pay attention to the Balkans. Believe me, we are ...

Former "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" star Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson have signed on to star in an as-yet untitled film based on the book "Fools Rush In," reports Variety. Based on a ...

The Hague-based war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia handed down its most high-profile verdict yet, Thursday sentencing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to 40 years in jail after ...

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, the rebel turned politician who abruptly resigned last week to face war crimes charges, ...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Cradle of the First World War, the Balkans have been a flashpoint, a place where empires, ethnicities and religions abut and contest. Now, analysts warn, the region ...

It took Germany exactly three weeks to conquer Yugoslavia and Greece. To most of Britain, Australia and the U.S., that seemed a matter for profound gloom. But although the campaign had been lost, ...

The last fugitive wanted by the UN Balkan war crimes tribunal has been arrested by Serbian authorities after evading capture for seven years. Goran Hadzic was being hunted over alleged atrocities ...

The World Bank on Wednesday cut its forecast for economic growth of six countries of the Western Balkans to 3.1% from 4.1% previously, citing risks from the Ukraine war following a rebound from the ...