Macedonia
This European Country Has Some of the World's Worst Air, and 'It's Too Expensive' to Fix
Skopje in North Macedonia is so polluted that the city stinks in winter. Residents blame decades of government corruption and inaction.
Goblins, Pigs, Presidents: Inside Macedonia's 800-Year-Old Carnival
The Vevčani festival is a celebration of "the overthrow of evil forces".
Greece and Macedonia are fighting over the right to use the name "Macedonia"
Macedonia wants to join the EU and NATO, but Greece won't allow it until the naming dispute is solved.
Thousands of Greeks Protested the Fact That Macedonia Is Called Macedonia
For decades, Greece has been worried that its neighbour, Macedonia, will one day claim the Greek province of the same name.
Live Pythons and Inflatable Ducks: Photos of Ordinary Macedonians on Holiday
It's a far cry from the turquoise waters of neighbouring Greece, but who cares about murky water when it's hot?
Rakija Is the Fire That Fuels the Balkans
“When you taste it, you can tell exactly what family made it,” one Macedonian man told me of rakija, a home-distilled spirit that's a staple in the Balkans.
Thousands of Refugees Are Being Removed from the Makeshift Refugee Village of Idomeni
Greek police started removing refugees from the camp near the border of Greece and the Republic of Macedonia on Tuesday. Journalists aren't allowed near the evacuation.
Greek Police Begin Evacuation of Thousands of Migrants from Idomeni
Greek riot police and undercover security officers disguised as migrants are overseeing an operation to evacuate more than 8,000 migrants from a makeshift camp near the border with Macedonia.
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Macedonian Police 'Relentlessly Tear Gassed' Migrants and Refugees on the Greek Border
Macedonian border guards fired tear gas and rubber bullets to push back hundreds of people from a fence near the sprawling Idomeni camp.
Quick Hit: Stranded Migrants Clash With Greek Police in Idomeni
Stranded refugees charged at riot police on the Greece-Macedonia border on Thursday, demanding authorities permit them to continue on to Western Europe.