Balkan

Serbia gets its first openly gay woman prime minister: All you need to know about Ana Brnabic

On Thursday, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic named an openly gay woman as the prime minister — a watershed moment for the conservative Balkans.

My baby has no future: Trapped in Greece, Syrian women give birth in Idomeni refugee camp

Trapped by the closure of the Macedonian border, dozens of women have brought their children into the world in refugee camps in Greece

Europe migrant crisis: Refugees left stranded as Balkan nations deny them entry

Migrants hoping to trek from Greece towards northern Europe found their path blocked on Wednesday after a string of western Balkan nations slammed shut their borders

Balkan floods: Worst in 120 years

Balkan countries of Serbia and Bosnia have been battered by the worst floods in 120 years after the region, in six days, received rainfall that it normally gets over three months.