An archive in Serbia holds rare images of the war that freed the Balkans from Ottoman rule 110 years ago. The photographer who made the striking pictures disappeared without a trace.

LONDON, Nov. 3, 1908 (UP) - Russia's refusal to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria has again muddled the Balkan situation.

Croatia only gained independence in 1991, during the bloody Balkan war which lasted until 1995 and its population is just under four million, ... Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images ...