From 1910 to 1913, between the First Balkan War and the Italo-Turkish war Ottoman territory shrank from roughly 1.39 million square miles to 928,000 square miles, while the empire’s population ...

The Balkans has a long and colourful history sitting between western and eastern Europe and at the gateway to the near east.

The Greeks, in a pocket, had no choice but to surrender. Here came one of the strangest curiosities of World War II. On Monday, April 21, Greek General Tsolakoglou capitulated to the Germans.

Igor Štimac, who played in all of Croatia’s 1998 World Cup matches during its run to third place, told CNN that the country’s recent history has helped play a part in forging elite ...

Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky said Russia may ignite a conflict in the Balkans to distract the West from its ongoing war with Kyiv.

Maja Mitic is Serbian.The tale needed two women to tell it, stressed Hoxha's co-director Mitic, a prominent figure in Serbian theatre since the 1990s.

The most hushed-up campaign of World War II is the war in the steep barren mountains of Serbia that the Axis has not, after more than six months, been able to end. Some of last week's ...

As the Russia-Ukraine war grinds on, a border dispute between Kosovo and Serbia could further test the EU’s ability to manage security around its borders.

Herzegovina, to mark the 30th anniversary of the only acknowledged act of genocide in Europe since World War II.

In late September, Belgrade dispatched troops to the border with Kosovo, marking one of the largest mobilizations since the end of their war late in the 20th century. US Secretary of State Antony ...

Bosniaks in the Balkans want a monument built to commemorate their ancestors who fought on the side of Ottoman forces in World War One. But the design has led to disappointment.

EU leaders and their counterparts in the Western Balkans have worked to strengthen their partnership during a summit in Albania as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical ...