Macedonia and neighbouring Bulgaria have signed a landmark friendship agreement that is designed to dampen a historic rivalry in a section of the Balkans where many countries remain at odds over old ethnic and territorial disputes.

Scores of protesters have broken through a police cordon and stormed Macedonia's parliament, attacking politicians amid anger over the election of an ethnic Albanian as speaker.

Macedonia has declared a state of emergency in parts of the capital hit by torrential rain and floods that left at least 21 people dead.

At least 15 people have died after the Macedonian capital was hit by torrential rain and floods, police said.

Greek riot police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at refugees and other migrants who tried to push a railway carriage through a cordon during a protest at a crowded camp on the border with Macedonia.

New clashes have broken out between Macedonian police and stranded refugees and other migrants trying to scale a fence on Greece's border with the country.

Refugees and migrants in Greece have staged protests at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast, as officials still are unsure when an international agreement to reduce migration would take full effect.

Macedonia's president says Greece is not being cooperative on the immigration crisis following a large influx of refugees into his country on Monday.

More than 2,000 migrants and refugees stranded in Greece braved torrential rain and waded across a fast-flowing river to walk into neighbouring Macedonia, defying Europe's border closures.

Authorities in Greece are hoping that an overcrowded refugee camp on the border with Macedonia can be emptied within two weeks, as people are slowly persuaded to move to nearby government-built shelters.

More than 7,000 refugees and other migrants are camped on Greece's northern border with Macedonia.

Macedonia is reinforcing a fence along its southern border with Greece to prevent illegal crossings by refugees.

Around 1,300 migrants have staged a protest in the Greek town of Idomeni against the decision by Macedonian authorities to turn away people who are not fleeing from war zones such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Tempers have flared at Greece’s main border crossing with Macedonia, where riot police pushed back thousands of people after the Macedonians blocked access to those deemed to be economic migrants and not refugees.

Up to 3,000 migrants are expected to cross into Macedonia every day in the coming months, most of them refugees fleeing war, particularly from Syria, the UN has said.

Macedonian police special forces have fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck in a no-man s land at the border with Greece.

Macedonian police special forces have fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck in a no-man s land at the border with Greece.

Macedonia has stepped up security on its border with Greece, stranding thousands of migrants in a dusty field.

A Macedonian government jet carrying Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski back from talks in Strasbourg has made an emergency landing in Zurich after suffering decompression in the air, officials said.

Eight police officers and 14 alleged members of an armed group have been killed in fighting in Macedonia, officials say.

Violent clashes between protesters and police in the Macedonian capital Skopje have left 38 police officers and one protester injured, while 30 people were detained.

There will be plenty of time for celebrating after the final whistle folks, remember that.

A peaceful repeat vote at dozens of polling stations in Macedonia confirmed today the ruling coalition's landslide victory in parliamentary elections that had initially been marred by violence.

Macedonia’s parliamentarians voted early today to dissolve parliament and hold an early election within the next two months.

Uefa will start disciplinary proceedings against the Macedonian Football Association following racist abuse which marred Saturday's clash.

Macedonia's Artim Sakiri has made light of David Beckham's claims he threatened the England captain during Saturday's game.

David Beckham has warned England to expect “one of the hardest games in the group” when they take on Macedonia in a vital Euro 2004 qualifier in Skopje this evening.

Macedonian police will allow England fans who have bought tickets on the black market into the Euro 2004 qualifier in Skopje.

EU foreign Ministers today agreed on a German proposal for a new multi-national force to replace the current NATO mission in Macedonia when it ends later this month.

Nato soldiers today gathered more weapons surrendered by ethnic Albanian rebels as part of a peace agreement granting greater minority rights.

Nato has resumed collecting weapons from ethnic Albanian rebels.

Macedonia’s parliament has voted in favour of a peace agreement with the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army, clearing the way for NATO to resume collecting weapons from the rebels.

The speaker of Macedonia’s Parliament today urged Ministers to end the debate over the NATO-designed peace accord and move quickly to vote.

An international human rights watchdog has accused the Macedonian Government of murdering ethnic Albanian civilians and burning their houses in a village near the capital, Skopje.

There has been a small explosion in Macedonia, as NATO enters day three of Operation Essential Harvest in the country.

NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson will arrive in Macedonia today to inspect the weapons-collecting mission.

Macedonians have blockaded a main road to Macedonia’s second city today, preventing the army from withdrawing its tanks and heavy weapons.

The British Government says it will press on with its NATO Operation Essential Harvest in Macedonia despite the death of one of its soldiers.

A British soldier travelling in a military vehicle has been killed after being struck by a piece of concrete in Macedonia.

An explosion has shaken an Albanian neighbourhood in Macedonia's capital, Skopje.

Two people have reportedly died in an explosion that flattened a Macedonian-owned hotel this morning in an area controlled by the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army.