Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo police officers, tensions rise.

Serbian prosecutors have opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying US and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release. The dispute adds to tensions between the two countries that have flared into recent violent clashes in the Serb-majority north of Kosovo, stirring fears of a renewal of the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that left more than 10,000 people dead, mostly Kosovo Albanians.