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Kosovo's parliament has unanimously endorsed a declaration of independence from Serbia, in an historic session. The declaration, read by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, said Kosovo would be a democratic country that respected the rights of all ethnic communities. The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognise Kosovo on Monday. Serbia's PM denounced the US for helping create a "false state". Serbia's ally, Russia, called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting. Correspondents say the potential for trouble between Kosovo's Serbs and ethnic Albanians is enormous. Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica blamed the US which he said was "ready to violate the international order for its own military interests". "Today, this policy of force thinks that it has triumphed by establishing a false state," Mr Kostunica said. "Kosovo is Serbia," Mr Kostunica said, repeating a well-known nationalist Serb saying. Search for eq...

CNews Kosovo: Tens of thousands of Kosovans have been dancing in the streets, setting off fireworks and waving Albanian flags. The festivities follow a statement by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci that Sunday would be a big day for "implementing the will of the citizens of Kosovo". But correspondent say the potential for trouble between Kosovo's Serbs and ethnic Albanians is enormous. Mr Thaci's comments on Saturday were the clearest indication yet that the province would declare independence from Serbia on Sunday. Without confirming the move, he said the influence of Belgrade had ended, and nothing Serbia could do would have an impact on developments in Kosovo. Flashpoint town Shortly after the announcement, scores of drivers took to the streets of Pristina, honking their horns. Strains of Albanian music blared from car stereos as distinctive red and black Albanian flags fluttered in the winter breeze. Posters have been stuck on the walls of buildings expressing thanks ...

CNews PRISTINA: Prime Minister Hashim Thaci confirmed Saturday that Kosovo would declare its independence from Serbia on Sunday, the day when the "will of the citizens of Kosovo" would be implemented. "Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding, and of state engagements for the implementation of the will of the citizens of Kosovo," he told reporters after a meeting with religious leaders from around the province. Expectations that independence would be declared on Sunday have running high, but Thaci's comments marked the first top-level confirmation that the long-awaited break with Serbia would take place on that day.