Skopje

Skopje was gripped Friday for the second consecutive day by a cloud of polluted air and fog which practically paralysed the Macedonian capital and perturbed air traffic.

Italy, who had needed a late penalty to salvage a point against Group G rivals Spain on Thursday, were staring at a shock defeat in Skopje against a Macedonia side ranked a lowly 146 in the world.

A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake, preceded by two and followed by several tremors, struck the Macedonian capital Skopje on Sunday, causing panic but only minor damage, officials said. Skopje was almost destroyed by a powerful quake in 1963 which killed around a thousand people.

Fierce storms packing strong winds and torrential rains overnight killed at least 20 people in Macedonia's capital of Skopje, the health minister said today.

An image from the protests in Macedonia has fired up public imagination and social media.

Police in western Macedonia have used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters angry over the verdict in a murder trial.

Police in Macedonia say 32 people were injured when a train crashed into a long-distance bus at a railroad crossing.

Macedonians trickled to the polls Sunday to elect a new assembly and president, with the ruling conservatives tipped to cement their hold on power despite widespread poverty and a stalemate in Skopje's bid to join the EU.

Violent ethnic riots rattled Macedonia's capital, culminating on Saturday with hundreds raging through the city center, clashing with police, overturning cars and attacking a bus station. At least 22 people were injured, 13 of them police officers.

Skopje was gripped Friday for the second consecutive day by a cloud of polluted air and fog which practically paralysed the Macedonian capital and perturbed air traffic.

Italy, who had needed a late penalty to salvage a point against Group G rivals Spain on Thursday, were staring at a shock defeat in Skopje against a Macedonia side ranked a lowly 146 in the world.

A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake, preceded by two and followed by several tremors, struck the Macedonian capital Skopje on Sunday, causing panic but only minor damage, officials said. Skopje was almost destroyed by a powerful quake in 1963 which killed around a thousand people.

Fierce storms packing strong winds and torrential rains overnight killed at least 20 people in Macedonia's capital of Skopje, the health minister said today.

An image from the protests in Macedonia has fired up public imagination and social media.

Police in western Macedonia have used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters angry over the verdict in a murder trial.

Police in Macedonia say 32 people were injured when a train crashed into a long-distance bus at a railroad crossing.

Macedonians trickled to the polls Sunday to elect a new assembly and president, with the ruling conservatives tipped to cement their hold on power despite widespread poverty and a stalemate in Skopje's bid to join the EU.

Violent ethnic riots rattled Macedonia's capital, culminating on Saturday with hundreds raging through the city center, clashing with police, overturning cars and attacking a bus station. At least 22 people were injured, 13 of them police officers.