The British blogger Eliot Higgins, who writes on the war in Syria under the pen name Brown Moses, began an appeal for financial support from readers this week.
Serbia and Kosovo were edging toward a deal Wednesday aimed at overcoming ethnic enmities in the former Serbian province, a senior Kosovo official said.
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has become as influential as a head of state in Europe, causing controversy both inside and outside the region.