Radical Islam on rise in Balkans, raising fears of security threat to Europe

Radical Islam on rise in Balkans

SKOPJE, Macedonia — An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans.

Macedonia’s largest-ever antiquities smuggling crackdown busts ring, recovers artifacts

Macedonia: Police bust antiquities smuggling ring