Week of 18 June through 24 June

UN refugee agency suspends operations in north of Kosovo's town of Mitrovica
JUNE 23 -- Following renewed attacks against international humanitarian staff and vehicles in Kosovo's divided town of Mitrovica, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today an initial 48-hour suspension of all humanitarian activities in the northern part of the city.  FULL STORY >>

UN Kosovo mission launches probe into yesterday's rioting in Mitrovica
JUNE 22 -- The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today it was pursuing an investigation into yesterday's rioting in northern Mitrovica, where a crowd of Serbs had stoned and set fire to UN police vehicles and scuffled with the police.  FULL STORY >>

Kosovo authorities deny reports of crop contamination
JUNE 22 -- Authorities in Kosovo today strongly denied reports that the first wheat crops since last year's conflict have been contaminated or poisoned.  FULL STORY >>

UN mission condemns shooting of two Kosovo Serbs in Pristina
JUNE 21-- The shooting of two Kosovo Serbs on a Pristina street yesterday evening received wide condemnation in the province's capital, where senior United Nations officials, along with the members of the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC), laid a wreath today on the spot where a man and a woman had been seriously wounded by unidentified suspects.  FULL STORY >>