U.K.: Kosovo's declaration of independence

The Guardian blogs about worldwide reactions to Kosovo's declaration of independence in its newsblog. The blog offers brief, complementary coverage to the main news event. Its focus today is on the diplomatic complications that will ensue, and it mentions the favorable responses of the U.S. and U.K. to Kosovo's independence as well as the unfavorable ones in Spain and Russia. The blog links to responses from legal scholars in the U.S., a New York Times audio slideshow providing background on Kosovo's history, and a posting by a Serbian journalist on BoingBoing. It offers a multinational perspective by including these links and makes use of the blog medium to summarize other coverage on the Internet that the topic has already received.