Sean Connery thinks a Scottish nation is a bonnie notion. How about Spain's Basque country becoming a REAL country? And what's wrong with a People's Republic of Vermont?

Kosovo's looming independence raises all those questions and more. For starters: Why is statehood OK for some people but frowned on for others? After all, isn't the right to self-determination the essence of democracy itself? picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A couple of Norwegian soldiers on a mission in Kosovo made a great parody of the Beach Boys song Kokomo. picked by Kevertje 6 months ago

Top political analysts on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Kosovo warning picked by tnebojsa 6 months ago

Ending months of speculation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last night that he will not launch a self-financed bid for the White House, but said he will consider endorsing a candidate who "takes an independent, nonpartisan approach" to running the country.

EDIT: I'm not sure why this got downvoted, it is news, and as far as I can tell is not a dupe. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

The proclamation was made by leaders of the breakaway province's 90 per cent ethnic Albanian majority, including former guerrillas who fought for independence in a 1998-99 war which claimed about 10,000 civilian lives. picked by lawrencee 6 months ago