Tensions rise as Kosovo prepares to declare its independence

Sunday, December 9, 2007

CAMP NOTHING HILL, Serbia -- Suddenly, they're almost everywhere: NATO peacekeepers patrolling Kosovo in trucks and Humvees. The increased presence is intended to reassure, but it's rattling nerves as the breakaway province gears up for independence.

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