Five minutes into a conversation, Albanians were telling you how they'd descended from the ancient Greeks. The Illyrians. Those folk tales had come from somewhere.

In his search for good luck, Sina, like thousands of his compatriots, has turned back to the superstitious traditions that largely disappeared but which have now made a come-back.

For now, Albanians can only hope their leaders will end their power plays and save the country themselves, before any more blood is spilled.

The new government has an Albanian minister of defence and deputy prime minister in charge of European integration.

Less than 10% of Kosovo's population is non-Albanian. Minorities live in enclaves protected by international peacekeepers.