When the spirit moves him Sep 23, 2008
Bregovic now divides his time between Paris and Belgrade. With Slovenia already part of the European Union and Serbia, Croatia and other former Yugoslav republics angling for membership, I ask whether he is hopeful about the future of the Balkans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Wash. state man denies role in Nazi crimes Sep 18, 2008
Accused of being a guard of squad that killed thousands in Belgrade ... He is accused of being a guard and interpreter for a Nazi squad that killed thousand of Jews, Gypsies and political dissidents in Belgrade, in what now is Serbia ... The documents say the police unit operated as the Belgrade Einsatzgruppe, a special mobile death unit undertaking early efforts to systematically murder Jews as part of Hitler's "final solution.". (MSNBC -- Crime)
Karadzic tackles immunity Sep 18, 2008
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Nazi hunter urges Serbia to extradite suspects Sep 16, 2008
BELGRADE, Serbia - The world's top Nazi hunter urged Serbia on Monday to seek the extradition of three elderly war-crimes suspects and blasted Austria and Hungary for failing to help bring two of them to justice ... This summer, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court to revoke Egner's American citizenship, saying he had served as a guard and interpreter with the Nazi-controlled Security Police and Security Service in Belgrade from April 1941 to September 1943. (MSNBC -- International)
EU to Put Final Touches on Observer Mission in Georgia Sep 15, 2008
At the same meeting, the ministers are expected to debate whether they should implement a trade deal with Serbia following Belgrade's arrest of war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic in July. The Netherlands say they will not approve the implementation of the deal until the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Serge Brammertz, confirms that Belgrade is fully cooperating with his organization. (Deutsche Welle)
Clock ticking Sep 12, 2008
As Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) visited Belgrade to review progress, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic appealed to EU foreign ministers to recognise that Serbia is now in full cooperation with the tribunal ... But in Belgrade, the chief prosecutor offered only tentative praise ... In Belgrade, Serge Brammertz met members of the government action team - tasked with tracking down and co-ordinating the arrest of the... (BBC News -- Europe)
Serbia's EU candidate status 'possible' in 2009: Barroso Sep 4, 2008
Tadic headed the highest-ranking Serbian delegation to go to Brussels in recent years and the first such trip there since a new West-leaning government came to power in Belgrade on July 7. One of the first acts of the new Serb government was to order the arrest of Karadzic, who was captured in the Serbian capital Belgrade in late July, 13 years after he was indicted for war crimes ... That was followed by a decision to reinstate Belgrade's ambassadors withdrawn from European capitals that have... (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Karadzic refuses to enter war-crimes plea Aug 31, 2008
Mr. Karadzic wants to wait until prosecutors file a new indictment before entering a plea, lawyer Goran Petronijevic told media in Belgrade. Mr. Karadzic, 63, was making his second public appearance since his arrest late last month that ended 13 years on the run. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Karadzic refuses to plead at tribunal Aug 30, 2008
Referring to the decade he spent in hiding before his arrest in Belgrade last month, during which time he wore a white beard and created a new life for himself as an alternative-health guru under an alias, he said, "I have stopped using a false name, so I think all parties should do the same.". Judge Iain Bonomy told Karadzic that yesterday's hearing was not about the court's jurisdiction, but simply on how he planned to plead. (Boston Globe)
Karadzic challenges jurisdiction of UN court Aug 30, 2008
Brussels has refused to start serious accession talks with Belgrade until the latter "fully cooperate with the ICTY.". Following his arrest, only two people indicted by the ICTY are still at large -- former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic and former Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic. (Xinhuanet, China)
Karadzic Refuses to Give Plea to Genocide Charges at UN Court in The Hague Aug 30, 2008
Serbian authorities said he was held in Belgrade on July 21, while Karadzic has said he was arrested on July 18 and wasn't informed of his rights. He was extradited to the Netherlands on July 30. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Review: A History of Political Trials by John Laughland Aug 29, 2008
If a Hollywood scriptwriter had pitched a film idea in which Radovan Karadzic, the fugitive Bosnian Serb leader, was found in a drab Belgrade suburb working as a practitioner of alternative medicine, he would have been laughed out of the editorial meeting ... But the link between it and Milosevic in Belgrade was tenuous ... It was armed, funded and supplied by Belgrade, which paid its soldiers' salaries and pension long after the conflict ended in 1995. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Hague court charges ex-official Aug 29, 2008
Mr Karadzic, arrested last month in Belgrade, is due to appear before the tribunal for the second time on Friday. He is required to enter a plea to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (BBC News -- Europe)
Karadzic plea entered as "not guilty" by tribunal Aug 29, 2008
Arrested in July in Belgrade with a flowing beard and long hair that disguised him while he worked as an alternative healer, Karadzic appeared for his first pre-trial hearing shorn of the beard and dressed sombrely in a dark suit. Karadzic has demanded that former U.S. peace mediator Richard Holbrooke and ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appear at the tribunal. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Karadzic, refusing to enter plea, mocks 'court of NATO' Aug 29, 2008
Karadzic, 63, was making his second appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague since his arrest six weeks ago in Belgrade, and 13 years after his indictment. He is charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, notably in connection with the 44-month siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of several thousand Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in July 1995. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Karadzic to make second appearance in UN court Aug 29, 2008
Brussels has refused to start serious accession talks with Belgrade until the latter "fully cooperates with the ICTY". Editor: Sun Yunlong. (Xinhuanet, China)
Karadzic to enter pleas Friday Aug 28, 2008
When he was detained on a Belgrade bus, his familiar face was hidden behind a bushy beard and flowing white hair and he was working as a new age guru by the assumed name of Dragan Dabic. Now shorn of the beard and hair that disguised him so effectively, Karadzic looks like an older version of the swaggering Bosnian Serb wartime leader. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tivat: The Next Monaco Aug 23, 2008
But since winning independence from Belgrade in 2006, it has seen a rush to develop its pristine coastline, sparking worries among some locals that their patrimony may be sold off in unsustainable ways. "Montenegrins have good reason to be incredulous," says Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, during an interview in the just-completed Hotel Splendid in the bustling resort town of Becici. (Time.com)
Karadzic wants UN judge replaced Aug 20, 2008
Judge Orie presided over Mr Karadzic's first courtroom appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on 31 July - just days after his capture near Belgrade. Mr Karadzic - who had been more than a decade on the run - then declined to enter a plea. (BBC News)
A touch away, Cavic accepts his fate Aug 16, 2008
He has visited the Serbian capital, Belgrade, frequently throughout his life and represented Serbia, then a joint team with Montenegro, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he was 16. He also competed in the 2004 Athens Games, failing to reach an individual final. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Serbian foreign minister heads to New York Aug 14, 2008
(08-14) 04:59 PDT BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) ... Belgrade would need to persuade a majority of U.N. member states to vote to make such a request to the World Court in The Hague, the principal judicial body of the United Nations. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
* An evening staring across a table at the face of evil Aug 13, 2008
Standing with former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic 13 years ago on the veranda of a government hunting lodge outside Belgrade, I saw two men in the distance. They left their twin Mercedes and, in fading light, started toward us. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Serbia urges Mladic to surrender Aug 7, 2008
Serbian President Boris Tadic has said Belgrade will fulfil its international obligations to arrest the remaining war crime suspects. Mr Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade last month and transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. (BBC News -- Europe)
Karadzic challenges trial Aug 7, 2008
Karadzic (63) was arrested in Belgrade 13 years after the ICTY first issued an indictment against him over a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" during the Bosnian war in which 100000 people died. He faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, including for the 44-month siege of Sarajevo that left 10000 dead, and the July 1995 massacre of around 8000 Muslim men and boys in the UN-protected area of Srebrenica. (iAfrica.com)
Bosnia fugitive is hero to some, butcher to others Aug 5, 2008
Two construction workers walk past a portrait of former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic, in Belgrade ... Karadzic, a former psychiatrist, was finally captured on July 21 living openly in Belgrade, disguised as a New Age guru ... Ivan Milutinovic/Reuters A portrait of former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic, in Belgrade. (International Herald Tribune)
Tadic vows hunt for war criminals Aug 4, 2008
Serbian President Boris Tadic has said Belgrade will fulfil its international obligations to arrest remaining war crime suspects wanted by a UN tribunal ... Radovan Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade on 21 July after more than a decade on the run, and was extradited to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). (BBC News -- Europe)
Karadzic's general, Ratko Mladic, may be tougher to apprehend Aug 4, 2008
Now that Serbia has extradited the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to The Hague, intense pressure is building on Belgrade to arrest Mladic, Karadzic's stern-faced, chess-playing general, who led the three-and-a-half-year siege of Sarajevo and is accused of engineering the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.. "If Karadzic was the political brains behind the war in Bosnia, then Mladic was the butcher who executed his orders," said Hatidza Mehmedovic, who was present in the United... (International Herald Tribune)
Karadzic denounces 'witch-hunt' Aug 2, 2008
" There are alleged eyewitness accounts, but no smoking gun has been found Mr Karadzic had remained president of the Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Srpska) until 1996, despite having been indicted for war crimes the year before. But his continued refusal to resign was overshadowing Bosnia's first post-war elections, which were approaching. In July 1996, Mr Holbrooke announced in Belgrade that Mr Karadzic had been persuaded to step down. "He will not appear in public, or on radio or television... (BBC News)
Karadzic protected by US until he broke 'deal': Belgrade report Aug 2, 2008
Karadzic protected by US until he broke 'deal': Belgrade report - Yahoo ... Karadzic protected by US until he broke 'deal': Belgrade report ... BELGRADE, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was protected by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms of his 'deal', Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US intelligence source. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Karadzic: I made deal with U.S. to vanish Aug 2, 2008
Afterward it emerged that he had worked at a clinic in Belgrade as an alternative medicine therapist, using an elaborate disguise of a long white beard, white mustache, and long white hair ... Karadzic's letter also details his arrest in Belgrade, building on hints from his Belgrade lawyer that he was not arrested when Serbian authorities said he was. (CNN -- World)
Day of reckoning Aug 1, 2008
In the end, the surprise was spoilt by the publication of photos taken of Mr Karadzic in Belgrade, not long before he was transferred to The Hague on Wednesday ... But he also had some complaints about his arrest in Belgrade, during which he says he was kidnapped and denied his rights. (BBC News)
Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the US tried to assasinate him Aug 1, 2008
Any extension of the 2011 deadline would have to be agreed by the UN Security Council and would probably be vetoed by Russia, a key ally of Belgrade which has expressed concern about Western bias in the tribunal. Prosecutors are wary of a drawn-out trial after Slobodan Milosevic, the former Serbian President and ally of Karadzic, died after five years in custody, cheating the tribunal of a verdict. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Karadzic alleges deal with US Aug 1, 2008
The former fugitive, who was arrested in Belgrade on July 21, is facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity ... Photos of a clean-shaven Karadzic were taken on Monday while he was in his cell in Belgrade and appeared for the first time yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
US wants me dead, says Karadzic Aug 1, 2008
Karadzic, 63, was arrested in Belgrade 13 years after the ICTY first issued an indictment against him over a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" during Bosnia's war in which 100,000 people died. He faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Karadzic says he fears for his life Aug 1, 2008
BELGRADE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was being extradited to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Serbian official news agency Tanjug reported early on Wednesday. A motorcade of four jeeps with tinted windows was seen leaving the downtown Belgrade District Court at about 3:45 a.m. (0145 GMT)early Wednesday where Karadzic was held since his arrest July 21, said the reports, adding that Karadzic was taken from detention to the Belgrade airport to... (Xinhuanet, China)
Karadzic set to make first court appearance Jul 31, 2008
Karadzic's extradition came hours after a rally in his support in Belgrade ... Serbian authorities arrested him July 21 in Belgrade, , after more than a decade on the run -- a time during which he disguised himself by growing a long white beard and mustache and re-invented himself as a practitioner of alternative medicine ... Karadzic's lawyer in Belgrade said last week that his client planned to defend himself at the tribunal. (CNN -- International)
Karadzic set to appear before UN tribunal Jul 31, 2008
Karadzic, 63, was flown from Belgrade to Rotterdam, under heavy security and secrecy early yesterday and transferred to a detention center in The Hague near the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ... Karadzic was indicted in 1995 and was found in Belgrade last week disguised as a heavily bearded alternative-medicine practitioner. (Boston Globe)
Karadzic due in war crimes court Jul 31, 2008
Mr Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade last week after 13 years on the run, and extradited to the Netherlands where he is being held at a detention centre ... Mr Karadzic left Belgrade on Wednesday hours after clashes at a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest about his arrest ... Mr Karadzic was arrested on 21 July in Belgrade. (BBC News)
Fragile unity Jul 31, 2008
"My arrest will mean the end of the Bosnian Serb Republic [Republika Srpska]," he has been quoted as saying, by his brother Luka, who visited him in his cell in Belgrade's special war crimes court ... Even more important, he believes, is the coming to power of a pro-EU government in Belgrade, which made the arrest possible. (BBC News -- Europe)
Radovan Karadzic arrives in The Hague for trial at UN war crimes tribunal Jul 31, 2008
Less than two weeks after the police pulled him off a bus in downtown Belgrade, Radovan Karadzic, the onetime psychiatrist turned warmonger who hid from the law as a peddler of New Age medicine, has now taken on a fresh persona, that of prisoner of the United Nations war crimes tribunal ... Karadzic, who was arrested in Serbia last week, was taken from the Belgrade war crimes court at roughly 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, escorted by masked Serbian security officers, according to the Serbian war crimes... (International Herald Tribune)
Aide to wanted Mladic is arrested Jul 31, 2008
Rasim Ljajic, head of Serbia's office for cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), said the detention showed a new determination on the part of Belgrade. "This is the first time that not a single fugitive from the ICTY can sleep peacefully, because our civilian and military intelligence will work simultaneously on locating them," he said. (Yahoo News -- Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Will Karadzic's genocide trial redeem The Hague? Jul 31, 2008
Extradited to The Hague: Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic was whisked out of Belgrade at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday and taken to a Hague prison ... Karadzic has said he wants to conduct his own trial, as Milosevic did, but he has a legal team in Belgrade the "International Committee for the Truth about Radovan Karadzic" backing him up ... Mr. Brammertz, a Belgian who replaced the tough-minded and flamboyant Swiss prosecutor Carla del Ponte in January, praised the Serbian government of... (Christian Science Monitor)
Karadzic photos emerge of first court appearance Jul 31, 2008
"It is him!" said the front-page headline of the daily, which said the picture was taken just prior to his transfer Wednesday from Belgrade to the UN war crimes court in The Hague, where he is indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity ... Serbia's justice ministry said Wednesday it had authorised Karadzic's transfer to the ICTY after a Belgrade court ruled "that all conditions have been met for the turnover," despite efforts by the defendant and his lawyers to delay the move.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Karadzic's lawyer want to delay trial Jul 31, 2008
"We agreed in Belgrade that he would ask for a 30-day delay and he will certainly do that," the lawyer, Svetozar Vujacic, told AFP. ... Both Vujacic and Petronijevic were speaking from Belgrade ... Karadzic, 63, was transferred to The Hague on Wednesday, eight days after he was captured in the Serbian capital Belgrade. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Karadzic extradited to The Hague for genocide trial Jul 30, 2008
The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is in UN custody in The Hague following his overnight extradition from Belgrade, a UN spokesman said today. Liam McDowall of the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia confirmed that Karadzic had arrived at the UN detention centre near the court, where he will stand trial for genocide. (guardian.co.uk)
Q&A: Karadzic's legal position Jul 30, 2008
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is in custody in Belgrade after being arrested by the authorities in Serbia's capital on Monday ... A Serbian judge ruled on Tuesday that Mr Karadzic, who is being held at the War Crimes Court in Belgrade, should be extradited. (BBC News -- Europe)
* Hardliners protest against looming Karadzic transfer Jul 30, 2008
AFP, BELGRADE Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, Page 6. Belgrade braced yesterday for an ultra-nationalist protest rally in defiance of Radovan Karadzics arrest and impending transfer to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague ... The demonstration was expected to be the biggest in Belgrade since February, when 150,000 protested Kosovos declaration of independence from Serbia in a rally that sparked attacks on Western embassies, wild rioting and looting. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Karadzic arrives in the Hague to face trial Jul 30, 2008
Earlier, he was escorted to the airport in Belgrade by masked officials from the Serbian secret service ... On Tuesday, some 10,000 hardline nationalists, many brought by bus from rural nationalist strongholds, showed their support for Karadzic in downtown Belgrade, chanting his name and holding up giant banners with his picture ... (Additional reporting by Julian Rake, Ellie Tzortzi and Ivana Sekularac in Belgrade; Editing by Catherine Evans). (AlertNet)
Karadzic in UN custody ahead of war crimes trial Jul 30, 2008
Karadzic , who arrested in Belgrade on July 21, was put on a special flight to the Netherlands in the early hours of Wednesday, shortly after Serbian police clashed with his supporters in the capital. Serbia's justice ministry said it had authorised Karadzic's transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after a Belgrade court had ruled "that all conditions have been met for the turnover." ... Karadzic's transfer came hours after clashes between Serbian riot... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Karadzic handed over to war crimes tribunal Jul 30, 2008
A hero to some police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as pro-Karadzic protesters throw stones at them in Belgrade ... The 63-year-old Karadzic, who was arrested in Belgrade on July 21, left the Serbian capital on a special flight to the Netherlands in the early hours of today, just after Serbian police clashed with his supporters in Belgrade ... It added that the Belgrade District Court had ruled "that all conditions have been met for the turnover of Radovan Karadzic to the ICTY". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
No appeal received against extradition of Karadzic Jul 30, 2008
BELGRADE, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Belgrade District Court received no appeal against the extradition of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague by the end of office hours on Tuesday, a court spokeswoman said. "Considering the fact that an appeal did not arrive, the court didn't make any decision," the court's spokeswoman Ivana Ramic told reporters in Belgrade ... Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (C) attends a party in Novi Banovci... (Xinhuanet, China)
The plane carrying Radovan Karadzic, who was being extradited to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, arrived in Rotterdam on Wednesday. He was indicted for genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.• Karadzic extradited to UN war crimes tribunal Jul 30, 2008
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (C) attends a party in Novi Banovci near Belgrade in this image taken from a June 22, 2008 video footage ... BELGRADE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was being extradited to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Serbian official news agency Tanjug reported early on Wednesday ... A motorcade of four jeeps with tinted windows was seen leaving the downtown Belgrade District Court at about 3:45 a.m. (0145 GMT)early... (Xinhuanet, China)
Plane carrying Karadzic arrives in Netherlands Jul 30, 2008
Serbia's Belgrade District Court received no appeal against the extradition of Karadzic. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (C) attends a party in Novi Banovci near Belgrade in this image taken from a June 22, 2008 video footage ... Karadzic, seen as a hero by Serb nationalists in Bosnia and Serbia, had been kept in a Belgrade prison while his legal team had been fighting a legal battle against his transfer to the ICTY.. (Xinhuanet, China)
Why Karadzic Wants No Lawyer Jul 30, 2008
About 15,000 Serbian nationalists took to the streets Tuesday in Belgrade to show support for the former Bosnian Serb leader they consider a hero. Karadzic, awaiting extradition to the Hague, is facing a life sentence for at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). (Time.com)
Violence feared as right-wing Serbs rally for Karadzic Jul 29, 2008
Supporters of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic gathered yesterday in Belgrade to protest his extradition ... BELGRADE - Right-wing Serbs called an antigovernment rally for tonight to protest the extradition of Radovan Karadzic, as authorities raced to whisk the former Bosnian Serb leader to a United Nations war crimes tribunal amid fears the demonstration could be violent ... When Serb nationalists held a rally against Western countries after Kosovo's February declaration of... (Boston Globe)
Right-wing Serbs plan pro-Karadzic rally Jul 29, 2008
Belgrade fears violence from pro-Karadzic rally ... Supporters of war crimes suspect andex-Bosnian Serb leaderRadovan Karadzic demonstrate in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday ... BELGRADE, Serbia - Right-wing Serbs called an anti-government rally for Tuesday night to protest the extradition of Radovan Karadzic, as authorities raced to whisk the former Bosnian Serb leader to a U.N. war crimes tribunal amid fears the demonstration could be violent. (MSNBC -- International)
Karadzic appeal late as protesters gather to rally Jul 29, 2008
(07-29) 02:59 PDT BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) ... Under Serbian law, if the appeal is not filed, or if it is sent by mail but doesn't arrive at the Belgrade court, the court's investigative judge can rule to extradite Karadzic to The Hague, Netherlands, without considering his objection ... Hague spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said the tribunal is ready to take Karadzic into custody whenever the Belgrade court rules. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Hardliners rally in anger at looming Karadzic transfer Jul 29, 2008
Belgrade was bracing Tuesday for an ultra-nationalist protest rally in defiance of Radovan Karadzic's arrest and impending transfer to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague ... The protest is expected to be the biggest in Belgrade since February, when 150,000 protested Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in a rally that sparked attacks on Western embassies, wild rioting and looting ... It is due to start at 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) in Belgrade's main Republic Square, which is much... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Men on the run Jul 28, 2008
FORMER Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was arrested near Belgrade last Monday, is one of several prominent figures who long eluded international justice. Many Nazi war criminals escaped in the confusion at the end of World War II, seeking protection from friendly regimes in Latin America and the Middle East. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Will arrest bring Serbia back to Europe? Jul 27, 2008
BELGRADE - As the streets of Belgrade make their lazy, appealing descent from the art-nouveau pomp of the official city to the intimate laneways near the Danube and Sava rivers, they are punctuated several times by the off-kilter silhouettes of large, darkened modern buildings that seem to have imploded on themselves ... Partizan Belgrade fans wave a picture of Radovan Karadzic during a friendly soccer match against Olympique Lyon in Belgrade July 23, 2008 ... The crowd turned angry and violent,... (Globe and Mail)
Karadzic Trial Revives Bosnian Hopes For Justice Jul 27, 2008
Belgrade lawyer Sveta Vujacic has indicated Karadzic also plans to conduct his own defense, raising the specter of a repeat of Milosevic's courtroom antics. But it gives the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia a chance to avoid the pitfalls of the Milosevic case. (CBS News -- World)
Lawyers post off appeal to keep Karadzic from trial Jul 26, 2008
BELGRADE (AFP) - Radovan Karadzic's bid to dodge trial for war crimes was reportedly in the mail Saturday after his lawyers sent off an appeal at the last possible minute against his transfer to a UN tribunal ... Speaking to journalists outside the Belgrade prison cell where Karadzic is in custody, Vujacic declined to comment on the report, saying he was acting on the "explicit request" of his client ... Karadzic, 63, indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Karadzic fights transfer Jul 26, 2008
This recent handout photo released on 22 July, 2008 in Belgrade shows top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic (R) at an undisclosed location. Indicted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, was practising medicine and living in Belgrade when he was arrested on genocide charges on 21 July, 2008 ... Karadzic (63) the war-time Bosnian Serb leader indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, was arrested in Belgrade on Monday having evaded capture... (iAfrica.com)
Karadzic extradition deadline looms Jul 26, 2008
BELGRADE, Serbia (CNN) -- The lawyer of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was expected to launch an appeal Friday to block his client's extradition to The Hague to face an international war crimes tribunal ... A three-day deadline for the appeal to be filed was due to expire later Friday, a court spokesman in Belgrade told The Associated Press ... Meanwhile, further details emerged Friday of Karadzic's bizarre life in hiding following revelations that he had been living in Belgrade... (CNN -- World)
Area Bosnians say indicted Serb leader now getting justice Jul 25, 2008
But on Monday, Serbian security forces arrested Karadzic in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. He will face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity at a United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
