Former Bosnian Serb leader tells genocide trial he was merely a servant of his people trying to save their countryHe is accused of masterminding the worst crimes in Europe since the Nazis, the first acts of genocide since the Holocaust.But Radovan Karadzic was having none of it today. He bent over backwards repeatedly to save a country he is widely seen as having destroyed, he said. A reluctant p
Federalists bleat buzzwords about Serbia's European ambitions but the EU, like Nato, only wants to force it into neoliberal lineA blizzard of platitudes has been unleashed by Europe's leaders this week as Serbia formally applies for EU membership. No opportunity to declare the occasion "historic" or to assert that Serbia has a European "vocation" is being passed up.Yet once these asinine buzzword
A ruling in the international court of justice on Kosovo's status has important implications for secessionist regions worldwideWith proceedings at the international court of justice (ICJ) now firmly under way, the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence is once again under the spotlight. With an advisory opinion expected within the next six months, the outcome of the case will
After years on the run, the former Bosnian Serb leader will finally face charges of war crimes – on a webcam and in two languagesArrested last year in Serbia under a false identity after 13 years on the run, Radovan Karadzic has been indicted on two counts of genocide, the gravest charges possible, for allegedly overseeing the mass murder and deportation of tens of thousands of Bosnia's Muslims i
Biljana Plavsic, a colleague of Radovan Karadzic in the Bosnian war, returns to Belgrade after serving six yearsThe sole Bosnian Serb political leader to plead guilty to war crimes in the 1992-95 conflict walked free from a Swedish prison today after serving six years in jail for crimes against humanity.Biljana Plavsic, a former president of the Serbian half of Bosnia and close colleague of Radov
Radovan Karadzic, the highest civilian and military authority in the Bosnian Serb republic between 1992 and 1996, is standing trial before an international tribunal at the Hague. He is charged with 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of warPaddy Allen
Trial of Bosnian Serb warlord brings to a climax 14-year battle to punish crimes against humanityThe former offices of a Dutch insurance company in The Hague will tomorrow morning see the climax of an extraordinary 14-year battle to seek redress for victims of the Balkan wars when the former Bosnian Serb warlord Radovan Karadzic goes on trial for genocide.Poet and psychiatrist, convicted embezzle
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is due to go on trial for war crimes next week. But the truth about the infamous 1995 Srebrenica massacre is still being sought by victims' families, who say the world has forgotten this terrible crimeHasan Nuhanovic has the eyes of a man who has seen too much. His day job is helping to pursue international sex traffickers. In the evenings and at weeken
Hail in Britain is rarely more than an inconvenience. At worst it can flatten crops, break glass in greenhouses and dent cars - although if it is that bad it makes headlines. In mainland Europe, however, hail is a serious hazard and the further east you get the worse it seems to be. In Serbia and Bulgaria hail is a threat to life and limb as well as a serious economic problem for farmers. The cas
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is concerned about the safety of Serbian journalist Milos Vasic following threats to his life. A letter sent by a Chetnik group to a paper in Bosnia and Herzegovina said it hoped to ensure that Vasic, who writes for the Belgrade weekly Vreme, would end up like Zoran Djindjic, the former Serbian prime minister, who was assassinated in Belgrade in 20
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