Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on how the Slavs came to the Balkans. Previously we talked about the origin of the Slavic peoples ...

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

From Bulgaria's massive Balkan Empire to Austria's dominance under the Habsburgs; from France’s Napoleonic expansion to Poland-Lithuania’s one-million-square-kilometer reach. Some, like ...

dies after falling from roof while 'climbing' scaffolding The men arrested were in their 30s and officers believe were acting as part of an organised crime group based in the Western Balkan region of ...