Police say a Russian national suspected of shooting dead three Montenegrins at a firing range killed himself after being located in a wooded area in Herceg Novi. Montenegro police officer. Photo ...

A predominance of young trees and limited water resources are compounding the effects of climate change at Tirana Zoo. A white tiger plods slowly to a small pool, seeking respite from the 38-degree ...

BIRN has identified Andreas Maul, a town councillor for Germany’s far-right AfD party, as the man behind a Serbian company sanctioned by the US for aiding a Russian alleged cybercrime service provider ...

A BIRN analysis shows Montenegro’s government and Environmental Protection Agency are waving through solar power projects despite warnings of damage to potential conservation areas and endangered ...

Crowds gathered in towns across Bosnia's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska to mourn convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic after his death, with hundreds marching through Zvornik chanting his name. This ...

Albanian philosopher and writer Lea Ypi talks to BIRN about exploring the importance of freedom and dignity through the plight of her grandparents, who were persecuted by the communist regime.

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Former Bosnian Serb Army general Ratko Mladic will be remembered by most as a ruthless war criminal, but despite his convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, he is still seen a hero by ...

The Serbian government will organise the transportation of the body of the convicted Bosnian Serb general from The Hague to Belgrade and arrange his funeral with state honours. This post is also ...

A report by Montenegro’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography reveals that over half of the victims did not seek help after being assaulted by their partners. Protest march in ...

BIRN’s analysis of Hague Tribunal evidence reveals which Yugoslav People’s Army and Serb paramilitary units were deployed in villages around Vukovar in Croatia in November 1991 when Croat civilian ...

The European Court of Human Rights concluded that demolishing Roma houses in a Sofia neighbourhood was illegal and reflected systemic failures in Bulgaria. Demolition of Roma houses in Stara Zagora in ...