Kosovo holds municipal elections Oct. 12. Around 11,400 people died, mostly from Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority, in the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, which was formerly a province of Serbia.

World Kosovo declares independence CBC News · Posted: Feb 17, 2008 5:56 AM PST | Last Updated: February 17, 2008 ...

Kosovo, a Serbian province that is more than 90 per cent ethnic Albanian, is expected to declare independence unilaterally on Sunday over the objections of Serbia.